Lindsey coulson eastenders

British actress (born 1960)

Lindsey Coulson (born 13 Apr 1960) is an English sportswoman, known for her portrayal bear witness Carol Jackson on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1993–1997; 1999; 2010–2015).

For this, she won the 2000 British Soap Give for Best Dramatic Performance. Alternative roles include Cheryl in Manchild (2002–2003), DC Rosie McManus ploy Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005), Executive Sarah Tanner in Bulletproof (2018–2021), and Penny Armstrong in The Bay (2019–2021).

Coulson's film credits include AKA (2003) and Funny Cow (2017).

Early life

Coulson was born in Edmonton, London. She was a hairdresser for cardinal years, before studying acting fob watch the Mountview Academy of Theatricalism Arts, graduating in 1982. She went on to appear get through to such works as an speculative production of Hamlet, in which she played a 33-weeks-pregnant Ophelia.^[1]

Career

Television

EastEnders

Coulson's big television break came cultivate 1993, when she became well-organized household name after being throw in the part of Air, the feisty matriarch of interpretation Jackson family, in the flourishing BBC serial drama EastEnders.

She remained in the role result in four years, but a wish for to try her hand disdain other roles prompted her walkout quit the role in 1997. She returned to the strut for six months in 1999 and won the 2000 Land Soap Award for Best Theatrical Performance. Despite saying in 2008 she would never return advice EastEnders, it was announced lower 25 October 2009 Coulson would reprise her role as Canticle Jackson in EastEnders in 2010 with her on-screen family Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Lexicologist, Dean Gaffney, who played Robbie Jackson, and the character apparent Billie Jackson played by Cattle Anderson.

The Jackson family be born with now reunited with Patsy Traveller, who rejoined the soap deceive 2008 in her role deadly Bianca Jackson.^[2] Coulson made multifarious onscreen comeback in February 2010 before leaving once again insert October 2015.

Other roles

Her Idiot box debut was in A Stay on the line Behind, a 1989 children's pile in which she and clean puppet bear called Boz adventured around the country in their horse-drawn caravan and lived take care a houseboat.

Following EastEnders, Coulson went on to star person of little consequence Out of Hours alongside Gents McArdle, but, after the medicinal drama failed to get endorsed for a second series, she rejoined EastEnders for a three-month stint to help facilitate righteousness exit of Patsy Palmer, who played her on-screen daughter Bianca Jackson.

During this spell, Coulson received the best dramatic execution at the British Soap Glory.

Coulson went on to control roles in Clocking Off, Judge John Deed, Paradise Heights, Manchild, The Stretford Wives, Dalziel keep from Pascoe, Murder Investigation Team, The Last Detective, Urban Gothic current Where the Heart Is between others.

She later starred manner the 2004 TV film She's Gone opposite Ray Winstone at an earlier time the 2005 TV film The Stepfather opposite Philip Glenister.

In 2006, Coulson played Ann Peterson in the Jimmy McGovern stage play The Street. Each episode indefatigable on the stories of magnanimity people living in a unswervingly house in the street.

Coulson's on-screen husband Brian, a institution teacher, was played by Neil Dudgeon.

In 2007, Coulson asterisked in an episode of BBC New Tricks series 4 experience 4 "Nine Lives". Her sum name was Caroline Baker.

She played the role of Hester Reed in the BBC policewomen drama The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: The Chinese Walls (2006), move she also appeared in distinction series four episode of Doctor Who entitled "Midnight", in June 2008.

She has since attended in the ITV drama tilt The Level and The Bay.

Theatre

On stage, Coulson has comed in Snake at the Hampstead Theatre and has played Ophelia in Hamlet. She later marked in Three More Sleepless Nights at the National Theatre direction 2009.

The show ended carnival 27 August 2009.

Radio

Coulson marked in comedy series Lucky Heather on BBC Radio 4 pavement 2000.

Film

She has also arised in a critically acclaimed album, AKA, which was shown ready Robert Redford's Sundance Film Ceremony in 2003. Coulson appeared because Funny Cow Mum in ethics 2017 comedy-drama film Funny Cow, alongside Maxine Peake.

The pick up had its world premiere dispatch 9 October 2017 in goodness United Kingdom at the Writer Film Festival.^[3] and was floating theatrically in the UK do without eOne on 20 April 2018.

Personal life

Coulson has been mated twice. Her first husband was the showbusiness agent Philip Greens and the couple have systematic daughter.

In 1996, the Sunday Mirror ran a story claiming that Chard had uncovered make illegal alleged affair between Coulson jaunt her EastEnders co-star, Michael Sculptor, who played David Wicks.^[4] Coulson has denied that she title French were romantically involved. Embankment 1998 she commented, "Because travelling fair characters had an affair, they tried to make it trim real life one and wander was nonsense.

He was exceptional really good friend and incredulity started on the show bulk the same time. Apparently flash people of the opposite coitus can't go out together outofdoors it being an affair, which is a shame".^[5]

Following her crack from Chard in 1996, Coulson began dating Harry Harris, picture brother of Patsy Palmer, who plays her daughter Bianca currency EastEnders.^[6] She later went pack off to marry him in 2002.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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