Sue Wallace is a British

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Education

Wallace studied

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and English at the

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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, ''

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'', '' Bergerac'', ''

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'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'', '' Common as Muck'', '' Heartbeat'' and ''

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''. 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 people, 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 wa ...

'' 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 spendi ...

'' 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 in his directorial debut. It stars Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris and Simon Baker. Set and filmed in London, it was released on 8 February 2013. Mazer w ...

''.

Filmography

Films

* 1978 ''She Loves Me'' * 1985 ''Blue Money'' - Letty. * 2008 ''Is Anybody There?'' - Mrs. Hitler. * 2013 ''

'' - Janet.

References

External links

*
''Sue Wallace''
at the

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