Jackie Knowles appeared on Coronation Street as a hostel worker in January 2017 and she returned to the programme in August 2019 as Belinda Lombardi, the wife of Conrad who had been a willing participant in Nathan Curtis's sex parties.
Her other television credits include Inspector George Gently, Hit & Miss, Pat & Cabbage, Holby City and Doctors while her film credits include Displaced, Bodyguard: A New Beginning, Cricket and Bar Stewards.