Claire Rushbrook (born 2nd January 1970 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) appeared on Coronation Street in February 1999 as solicitor Mrs Barratt She was educated at Fearnhill School in Letchworth, and then went on to train at the Rose Bruford College - mainly working in theatre for around five years before moving on to film and television. She has played a number of other roles since 1996 including Michelle Fenton in Linda Green and Karen Donnelly in the 2009 five-night ITV serial drama Collision.