Suzanne Burden (born 1958) is a British actress. A graduate of

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...

, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. She gained attention as Esther Summerson in ''

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'' (1985). In 1989, she played Patricia Matthews in ''

Poirot Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by the English writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is Christie's most famous and longest-running character, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (''Black Coffee (play), Black Coffee'' and '' ...

'' (episode "The Third Floor Flat"), and Joyce Blount in '' Campion'' (episode "Police at the Funeral"). Her leading roles have included ''You, Me and It'' (1993), ''A Mind to Murder'' (1995),''The Vet'' (1995–96), the children's series '' Microsoap'' (1998–2000). She played Rebecca Plunkett in ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'' "A Talent for Life" (2003) and Sarah in ''Fear, Stress and Anger'' (2007). She appeared in the series again in "The Great and the Good" (2009) as Zukie Richardson. Burden has also appeared on stage. At the

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, in the 2006 season, she played Lydia Cruttwell in

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's '' In Praise of Love'' and the following year, she was Maria in ''

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'' and Lady Macduff in ''

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''. At the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2009, she played Mrs Alving in

Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

's ''

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''. Burden appeared in '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'', released on

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on 28 December 2018. Burden has also co-starred in several radio dramas for

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, along with

Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Known for his work in numerous stage, television and film productions, he has received several awards including a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award, and ...

, in

Simon Brett Simon Anthony Lee Brett Order of the British Empire, OBE Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, FRSL (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a British author of detective fiction, a playwright, and a producer-writer for ...

's comedic murder mystery series ''Charles Paris''. She plays his "semi-detached" wife, Frances.

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* * 1958 births Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English stage actresses English television actresses {{UK-stage-actor-stub