Nicky Ladanowski (born 1974 in Liverpool) appeared on Coronation Street in two roles: firstly in October 2000 as Saskia Benson, the fiancée of businessman Harvey Reuben; and she returned to the programme intermittently between March and July 2003 as Merle Jackson, the girlfriend of Tony Stewart.
Her other credits include roles in Jonathan Creek, The Bill, Paradise Heights, Dream Team, Grease Monkeys, Brookside, My Family, Doctors, Hollyoaks, Little Miss Jocelyn and Waterloo Road, along with the films Appetite, These Foolish Things and LovecraCked! The Movie.
On stage, she appeared in productions of Corialanus, Death of a Salesman, Vanity Fair and Cherished Disappointments in Love.