Susannah Jane Corbett (born 10 August 1968) is an English actress and author. Her acting career began in 1991 and she has performed on television, film and radio. As an author, she writes children's books.

Early life

Born in

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in London, Corbett is the daughter of actor

Harry H. Corbett Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'' ( ...

(known for the BBC Television sitcom ''

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'') and his second wife Maureen (née Blott). She attended Moira House School in

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, East Sussex, and trained as an actor at

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, Debden,

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Career

Acting

In 1991, Corbett had a small role (credited as "Lady in coach") in the adventure film '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''. She made her television debut in November that year, in an episode of the ITV comedy-drama series ''

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''. Her first major role came on ITV in 1993, in an episode of the third series of ''

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'', as a cystic fibrosis sufferer. She is best known for her role as Ellie Pascoe, wife of one of the title characters, Peter Pascoe, in ''

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'', a

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series based on

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novels. She appeared in the series regularly between 1996 and 2000, returning for a guest appearance in 2005. She then returned to ''Peak Practice'' to play Kerri Davidson, the

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, for three series. Corbett appeared in '' Holby City'' during October 2015.

Author

She began to write picture books for her children, and her first published work, ''Dragon's Dinner'', was published on 20 August 2009. A second book, ''One Cool Cat'', was published in spring 2011. She has also written the life story of her father, ''Harry H. Corbett: The Front Legs of the Cow'', which was published in March 2012.

Personal life

Corbett lives in a cottage in Ashburnham, East Sussex, with her family. She has two children.

Filmography

Selected works

*''Dragon's Dinner'' (2009) *''One Cool Cat'' (2011) *''Harry H. Corbett – The Front Legs of the Cow'' (2012)

References

External links

Susannah Corbett blog
*
Dalziel & Pascoe
at bbc.co.uk
Susannah Corbett's Literary agent
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