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Jennifer Hennessy

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Jennifer Hennessy
Born
Jennifer Hayes

1970 (age 53–54)
Stockport, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama

Jennifer Hennessy (born Jennifer Hayes in 1970[1]) is an English actress. She has made numerous television appearances, including as Mrs. Brazendale in the BBC TV series Lilies.

Hennessy trained for three years at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1992. She has since appeared in a number of theatrical roles, as well as on television, including the character of Jude in The Office; Julie, the man-hating shop-assistant, in the "Fockin Mokky Bokka" episode of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps; and, in 2007, as Valerie Brannigan (the wife of Ardal O'Hanlon's character, Thomas Kincade Brannigan) in "Gridlock", an episode of Doctor Who, playing a vet in the BBC3 comedy "Pulling" (2008) and in the BBC mini-series South Riding in 2011.

As a child, Hennessy was a member of the St Winifred's School Choir which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1980 with the song "There's No One Quite Like Grandma".[2] She also starred in BBC One drama Dickensian, a series based on Charles Dickens' characters. She played the role of Emily Cratchit, a character in A Christmas Carol. She returned to Doctor Who in 2017, playing Moira, the foster mother of Bill Potts.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Tichborne Claimant Cousin Alicia
1999 Dead End Dr. Browning's Nurse

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Pauline Calf's Wedding Video Other Pauline
1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Cheryl Wright Episode: "Poison Pen"
1997–1999 Coronation Street D.C. Kay 3 episodes
1998 The Broker's Man WPC Episode: "Swansong"
Undercover Heart Saffron
Casualty Gemma Fisher Episode: "One from the Heart"
1998–2005 The Bill Julie Houghton
Becky Foster
Marion Clarke
3 episodes
1999 People Like Us Episode: "The Solicitor"
2000 Clocking Off Young Doctor Episode: "The Leaches' Story"
2001 World of Pub Various 4 episodes
Swallow Jenny Lawler
Buried Treasure Jill Hellings TV-film
Micawber Rebecca Rideout
2002 Barbara Melanie Episode: "Crime"
Flesh and Blood Vicky
The Office Jude 3 episodes
2003 The Second Coming Female Reporter
Loving You Mrs. Smithson
William and Mary Sal Jordan Episode: No. 1.1
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Julie Episode: "Fockin Mokky Bokka"
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness DS Libby Marks
Emmerdale Juanita Taylor 3 episodes
A Touch of Frost Elizabeth Drew Episode: "Held in Trust"
2004 Fat Friends Lorraine Frost Episodes: "Food of Love" and "Eat Your Heart Out"
In Denial of Murder Jackie Dunn
The Lenny Henry Show Episode: No. 1.1
Blue Murder Mary Hunt Episode: Up in Smoke
Conviction Judy Fairley 3 episodes
2005 Holby City Moira Roberts Episode: "No Pain No Gain"
2006 Green Wing Suzie Episode: No. 2.5
2006–2007 Drop Dead Gorgeous Kerry Willis 9 episodes
2007 Dead Clever Gaynor
Lilies Mrs. Brazendale 7 episodes
Doctor Who Valerie Episode: "Gridlock"
2008 The Cup Janice McConnell 6 episodes
2009 Coronation Street Bernie Sayers Recurring role
2010 Marchlands Liz Runcie
Waterloo Road Claire Evans Episode: No. 6.3
2011 Hollyoaks Registrar
South Riding Mrs. Holly 2 episodes
Psychoville Rachel Groves 3 episodes
Scott & Bailey Mrs Farell Episode: No. 1.2
The Body Farm Eleanor Garrick Episode: No. 1.1
2012 Holby City Pam Barker Episode: "Butterflies"
Starlings WPC Episode: No. 1.5
Shameless Louise Episode: No. 10.5
Monroe Sally Indale Episode: No. 2.4
2012–2013 Wizards vs Aliens Helen Clarke 4 episodes
2013 Death Comes to Pemberley Mrs Bidwell 3 episodes
All at Sea Cynthia Brice Episode: "Biscuits"
2014 Utopia Coach Station Mum Episode: No. 2.6
The Village Charity Winkworth Episode: No. 2.6
The Passing Bells Susan 5 episodes
2015 4 O'Clock Club Mrs. Hazel Episode: "Poem"
Vera Deirdre Reeves Episode: "Muddy Waters"
The Violators Helen TV-film
Rough and Ready Dr. Winter TV-film
2015–2016 Dickensian Emily Cratchit 15 episodes
2017 Doctor Who Moira Episodes: "The Pilot" and "Extremis"
2019 Father Brown Sally Clegg Episode: "The Blood of the Anarchists"
2020 Doctors Lou Staunton Episode: "Too Proud"
Roadkill Bryony Beckett 1 episode
2024 Sherwood Chief Constable 6 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "The Hayes Sisters: About Us". TheHayesSisters.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Jamieson, Alastair (22 November 2009). "St Winifred's choir reunites for charity version of 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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