Susannah Harker
| Susannah Harker | |
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| Born | 26 April 1965 London, England |
| Spouse | Iain Glen (1993–2004) |
Susannah Harker (born on 26 April 1965 in London, England) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. She is the daughter of English actress Polly Adams and actor Richard Owens, and the great-niece of Gordon Adams. She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in House of Cards.
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[edit] Early life
Harker was brought up as a Catholic and educated at a 'strict' independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in North London.[1]
[edit] Acting career
Harker has also appeared in the play On the Shore of the Wide World, appeared alongside Clive Owen in Chancer and starred as Jane Bennet in the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. She appeared as Trevor Eve's love interest in Heat of the Sun.
She played Sapphire in Big Finish Productions' audio revival of Sapphire & Steel, produced as a series of CD plays in 2005, with a second series following in 2006/07. In 2003 she played Clare Keightley in the audio version of the Doctor Who adventure Shada, alongside Paul McGann.
In December 2011 she appeared in the BBC drama Young James Herriot.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Harker's sister, Caroline Harker, is also a TV and stage actress.
She was married to Iain Glen from 1993 to 2004. They have one son, Finlay. She was romantically involved with Paul McGann from 2006[3] to 2008.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Film
- Burke & Wills (1985)
- The Lady's Not for Burning (1987)
- Troubles (1988)
- White Mischief (1987)
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
- Surviving Picasso (1996)
- Intimacy (2001)
- Trance (2001)
- Offending Angels (2002)
- Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007)
- The Calling (2008)
[edit] Television
- Chancer (1990)
- House of Cards (1990)
- Adam Bede (1991)
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - The Dying Detective (1994)
- Faith (1994)
- Pride and Prejudice (1995)
- Heat of the Sun (1998)
- Ultraviolet (1998)
- Murder in Mind (2001)
- Perfect Parents (2006)
- Midsomer Murders (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ Susannah Harker BBC Drama, April 2007
- ^ Young James Herriot - Gainful Employment BBC One, December 2011
- ^ May, Dominic (6 December 2006). "Beyond the TARDIS – McGann and Harker". Doctor Who Magazine (376): 7.
[edit] External links
- Susannah Harker at the Internet Movie Database
- Susannah Harker CV Hamilton Hodell Talent Management
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