Lee Stanley - Angela Cunningham

Angela Cunningham was the ex-wife of Gordon Cunningham, and mother of Max Cunningham, Jude Cunningham, Cindy Longford and Dawn Cunningham. Since her first and last appearances as a regular character in 1995 and 1999, Angela has made several guest appearances in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She married her boyfriend, Terry Williams and when they married they were part of the first ever marriage on the show.

When Hollyoaks began, Angela and Gordon were already divorced, but Angela tried to play a part in the complicated lives of her children, including Cindy's teenage pregnancy and Dawn's death from leukemia. Angela returned for Max's wedding to Clare Devine, and again for his wedding to Steph Dean. Max was killed in a car accident soon after the ceremony, and Angela's last appearance was attending her son's funeral.

She was mentioned in February 2010 when her granddaughter Holly Hutchinson went missing however she did not come to support her daughter.