Sue Wallace is a British
character actress
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.
Early life
Wallace was born in the north of England.
Education
Wallace studied
Drama
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and English at the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
.
Career
Wallace started her career as a teacher. Wallace went on to have a lengthy career on television and the stage since the early 1980s in among others, ''
Juliet Bravo
''Juliet Bravo'' is a British television police procedural drama series, first broadcast on 30 August 1980, that ran for six series and a total of 88 episodes on BBC1. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over c ...
'', ''
Bergerac'', ''
Making Out
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'', ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
'', ''
Common as Muck'', ''
Heartbeat
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'' and ''
Doctors''.
Wallace appeared in different roles in various television works by Victoria Wood, including ''Screenplay:
Happy Since I Met You
''Happy Since I Met You'' is a television play written by Victoria Wood, and broadcast on ITV on 9 August 1981.
It stars Julie Walters and Duncan Preston and was directed by Baz Taylor as part of ITV's ''Screenplay'' series. In ''Happy Since I ...
'' in 1981, ''
Victoria Wood as Seen on TV
''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' is a British comedy sketch series written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, with appearances from Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. The show was televise ...
'' in the mid-1980s, the television film ''
Pat and Margaret
''Pat and Margaret'' is a British television film written by comedian Victoria Wood. The story follows sisters Margaret, a cook, and Pat, a successful actress in the United States, after they are reunited on a television programme after spending ...
''
in 1994, one episode of ''
Dinnerladies'' in 1998 and finally in Wood's television historical drama film ''
Housewife, 49
''Housewife, 49'' is a 2006 television film based on the wartime diaries of Nella Last. Written by and starring English actress and comedian Victoria Wood, it follows the experiences of an ordinary housewife and mother in the Northern English ...
'' in 2006.
Film roles include ''
Is There Anybody There?'' and as Janet in ''
I Give It a Year
''I Give It a Year'' is a 2013 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Dan Mazer and starring Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris and Simon Baker. The film was based and filmed in London and was released on 8 February 2013.
''I Give It a Yea ...
''.
Filmography
Films
* 1978 ''She Loves Me''
* 1985 ''Blue Money'' - Letty.
* 2008 ''Is Anybody There?'' - Mrs. Hitler.
* 2013 ''
I Give It a Year
''I Give It a Year'' is a 2013 romantic comedy film, written and directed by Dan Mazer and starring Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris and Simon Baker. The film was based and filmed in London and was released on 8 February 2013.
''I Give It a Yea ...
'' - Janet.
References
External links
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English television actresses
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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