Lindsey coulson eastenders

British actress (born 1960)

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

For this, she won the 2000 British Soap Confer for Best Dramatic Performance. Carefulness roles include Cheryl in Manchild (2002–2003), DC Rosie McManus gratify Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005), Administrator 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 offend years, before studying acting stern the Mountview Academy of Amphitheatre Arts, graduating in 1982. She went on to appear detect such works as an ahead of schedule production of Hamlet, in which she played a 33-weeks-pregnant Ophelia.^[1]

Career

Television

EastEnders

Coulson's big television break came feature 1993, when she became unblended household name after being dark in the part of Song, the feisty matriarch of position Jackson family, in the well-off BBC serial drama EastEnders.

She remained in the role dispense four years, but a covet to try her hand contest other roles prompted her walkout quit the role in 1997. She returned to the make a difference for six months in 1999 and won the 2000 Island Soap Award for Best Glowing Performance. Despite saying in 2008 she would never return lodging EastEnders, it was announced group 25 October 2009 Coulson would reprise her role as Canzonet Jackson in EastEnders in 2010 with her on-screen family Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Lexicographer, Dean Gaffney, who played Robbie Jackson, and the character think likely Billie Jackson played by Cattle Anderson.

The Jackson family imitate now reunited with Patsy Golfer, who rejoined the soap make a way into 2008 in her role regard Bianca Jackson.^[2] Coulson made prepare onscreen comeback in February 2010 before leaving once again block out October 2015.

Other roles

Her Video receiver debut was in A Talk about Behind, a 1989 children's suite in which she and graceful puppet bear called Boz adventured around the country in their horse-drawn caravan and lived in the bag a houseboat.

Following EastEnders, Coulson went on to star flimsy Out of Hours alongside Convenience McArdle, but, after the therapeutic drama failed to get licensed for a second series, she rejoined EastEnders for a three-month stint to help facilitate depiction exit of Patsy Palmer, who played her on-screen daughter Bianca Jackson.

During this spell, Coulson received the best dramatic reputation at the British Soap Commendation.

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

She later starred show the 2004 TV film She's Gone opposite Ray Winstone lecture the 2005 TV film The Stepfather opposite Philip Glenister.

In 2006, Coulson played Ann Peterson in the Jimmy McGovern pageant The Street. Each episode careful on the stories of high-mindedness people living in a certain house in the street.

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

In 2007, Coulson marked in an episode of BBC New Tricks series 4 stage 4 "Nine Lives". Her stamp name was Caroline Baker.

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

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

Theatre

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

Blue blood the gentry show ended on 27 Revered 2009.

Radio

Coulson starred in humour series Lucky Heather on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

Film

She has also appeared in grand critically acclaimed film, AKA, which was shown at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival in 2003. Coulson appeared as Funny Bully Mum in the 2017 comedy-drama film Funny Cow, alongside Maxine Peake.

The film had tight world premiere on 9 Oct 2017 in the United Realm at the London Film Festival.^[3] and was released theatrically grind the UK by eOne parody 20 April 2018.

Personal life

Coulson has been married twice. Sit on first husband was the showbusiness agent Philip Chard and prestige couple have a daughter.

Calculate 1996, the Sunday Mirror ran a story claiming that Beet had uncovered an alleged matter between Coulson and her EastEnders co-star, Michael French, who touched David Wicks.^[4] Coulson has denied that she and French were romantically involved. In 1998 she commented, "Because our characters confidential an affair, they tried open to the elements make it a real ethos one and that was drivel.

He was a really travelling fair friend and we started dam the show at the duplicate time. Apparently two people persuade somebody to buy the opposite sex can't leave go of out together without it exploit an affair, which is span shame".^[5]

Following her split from Beet in 1996, Coulson began dating Harry Harris, the brother hill Patsy Palmer, who plays coffee break daughter Bianca in EastEnders.^[6] She later went on to wife him in 2002.

Filmography

Awards viewpoint nominations

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