Jane Annabelle Apsion (born 17 September 1960 in

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, London) is an English actress best known for playing Monica Gallagher in the television

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'' Shameless'' (2004-2013), Joy Wilton in ''

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'' (1991-1995), and Violet Buckle in ''

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'' (2015-Present).

Career

Apart from ''Shameless'', Apsion is also known for her portrayals of Betty in '' My Good Friend'', Beverly in '' The Lakes'', Patricia Hillman in ''

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'', and Mrs. Beech in

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's '' Goodnight Mister Tom''. She has appeared in two separate episodes of ''

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'', ''Death in Chorus'' and ''Dead Man's 11'', as two different characters. She played Jenni Hicks, whose two daughters died at the 1989

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, in the docudrama '' Hillsborough'', which aired in 1996. She has since featured in an episode of ''

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'' and played a small role in the first episode of the sitcom '' In with the Flynns''. Most recently, she appeared in the BBC series '' The Village'' alongside her ''Shameless'' co-star

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. In 2001, she co-starred alongside

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, and

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in '' From Hell'' as Polly Nichols, the first known victim of

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. Other films she has appeared in include '' About a Boy'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Apsion appeared intermittently on '' Shameless'' as Monica Gallagher between 2004 and 2006 before becoming a regular cast member for the show's fourth series in 2007. She left the show in 2008, with her final scenes airing in March 2009 during the sixth series." Appeared in The Bill as Margeret Barnes [200
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She briefly returned to the role in 2011 during the eighth series and for the eleventh and final series in 2013. Outside of acting, she has appeared as a guest panellist on Five's ''The Wright Stuff'' during 2008 and 2009. In 2014, Apsion portrayed Annette Walker in an episode of the detective drama ''Suspects (TV series), Suspects'', and more recently she appeared in ''

'' since 2015 as Violet Buckle (née Gee), and in episodes of ''

Doc Martin ''Doc Martin'' is a British medical comedy-drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella developing the character of Dr Martin Bamford from the Nigel Cole comedy film '' Saving ...

'' as Jennifer Cardew. In 2020 Apsion played Beattie May in an episode of ''

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''.

Personal life

Apsion is a former student of Godalming College,

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and the

University of Wales The University of Wales () is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first universit ...

. She is also co-founder and practitioner of the '' Rosen Method Bodywork'' in the UK, an alternative health practice which integrates mind and body.Shameless actress Annabelle Apsion on the Rosen Method

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Apsion, Annabelle 1960 births English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people Actresses from London People from Hammersmith 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham