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'''Jacqueline |
'''Jacqueline Leonard''' is an English actress. She is known for her various roles in British soap operas, including [[Lorraine Wicks]] in the [[BBC]] soap ''[[EastEnders]]'', [[Caroline Powers]] in the [[BBC]] medical soap ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', Lydia Murdoch in the Scottish soap ''[[River City]]'' and [[Linda Hancock]] in the [[ITV Network|ITV]] soap ''[[Coronation Street]]''. She also appeared in the ITV medical drama ''[[Peak Practice]]''. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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She grew up near [[Bathgate]] and [[Falkirk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/river-city-star-jacqueline-leonard/|title=Jacqueline Leonard on going back to her roots and a surprise return to River City|date=10 April 2022}}</ref> Leonard trained at the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] and was the winner of the Michael Warre Award for Best Actress in 1988.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lark |first1=Claire |title=14 Blackpool celebrities and the schools and colleges they attended including David Thewlis, Chris Lowe and Lucy Fallon |url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/people/14-blackpool-celebrities-and-the-schools-and-colleges-they-attended-including-david-thewlis-chris-lowe-and-lucy-fallon-4074876?page=2 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Blackpool Gazette]] |date=22 March 2023}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Leonard has been appearing on British television since the early 1990s. She has had roles in ''[[May to December]]'' in 1992, ''A Time to Dance'' in 1992, ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' in 1993 and ''[[Peak Practice]]'' 1993 to 1996, where she played Sarah Preston for four series. Following this she was cast as [[Lorraine Wicks]] in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', a role she played from 1996 to 1997. She took a year off work when she left '' |
Leonard has been appearing on British television since the early 1990s. She has had roles in ''[[May to December]]'' in 1992, ''A Time to Dance'' in 1992, ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' in 1993 and ''[[Peak Practice]]'' 1993 to 1996, where she played Sarah Preston for four series.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Gemma |title=Coronation Street Corrie's Jacqueline Leonard's soap star past as she returns as Linda Hancock |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/corries-jacqueline-leonards-soap-star-23130391 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=17 February 2022}}</ref> Following this, she was cast as [[Lorraine Wicks]] in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', a role she played from 1996 to 1997. She took a year off work when she left ''EastEnders'' to move from [[London]] to [[Lancashire]] and care for her sick mother.<ref>{{cite news|title=Doctors go on call|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=23 March 2000|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/688406.stm}}</ref> |
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Leonard subsequently appeared in television series including ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' where she played one of the original characters Dr. Caroline Powers from 2000 to 2001, ''Nice Guy Eddie'' (2002), ''[[Holby City]]'' (2003), ''[[The Bill]]'' (2004), ''The Courtroom'' (2004), ''[[Goldplated]]'' (2006) and ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' (2007), ''[[Holby City]]'' (2010). In 2007, Leonard joined the cast of Scottish soap opera ''[[River City]]'' playing Lydia Murdoch. She quit the role in 2010. In 2017 Leonard reprised the role of Lydia Murdoch, she then quit the role again in 2019 when her character was accidentally killed by her husband Lenny. Although her character was killed off, Leonard continued to appear in the show several times as a ghost only visible to her widower Lenny. Leonard's final appearance was on 30 September 2019. |
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Her film credits include ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992), ''[[I.D. (1995 film)|ID]]'' (1995), ''[[There's Only One Jimmy Grimble]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Wicker Tree]]'' (2011). On stage she has appeared in ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'',''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music|A Clockwork Orange]]'', ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' and ''Behind the Green Curtain''. |
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Leonard was then cast in the BBC medical soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', where she played one of the original characters, [[Caroline Powers]] from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="Heart">{{cite news |title=Inside Coronation Street star Jacqueline Leonard's life away from Linda Hancock role |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/coronation-street/jacqueline-leonard-linda-hancock-eastenders/ |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Heart (radio network)|Heart]] |date=17 February 2022}}</ref> She then appeared in various other series including ''Nice Guy Eddie'' (2002), ''[[Holby City]]'' (2003), ''[[The Bill]]'' (2004), ''The Courtroom'' (2004), ''[[Goldplated]]'' (2006) ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' (2007) and ''[[Holby City]]'' (2010).<ref name="Heart" /> In 2007, Leonard joined the cast of the [[BBC Scotland]] soap opera ''[[River City]]'' playing Lydia Murdoch. She quit the role in 2010, before reprising it in 2017. Producers killed off her character in 2019, but in 2022, she reprised the role, with her return being explained as Lydia having faked her death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meehan |first1=Abbie |title=River City's Jacqueline Leonard urges people to 'speak out' after sexual assault storyline |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/tv/river-citys-jacqueline-leonard-urges-25969065 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Glasgow Live]] |date=15 January 2023}}</ref> |
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In 2011, Leonard auditioned and was shortlisted for the role of [[Stella Price]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' but lost out to former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Michelle Collins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a323124/jacqueline-leonard-almost-landed-corrie-role/|title=Jacqueline Leonard 'almost landed Corrie role'|first=Tom|last=Eames|date=4 June 2011|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> |
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In 2014, it was announced that she was joining |
In 2011, Leonard auditioned and was shortlisted for the role of [[Stella Price]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' but lost out to former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Michelle Collins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a323124/jacqueline-leonard-almost-landed-corrie-role/|title=Jacqueline Leonard 'almost landed Corrie role'|first=Tom|last=Eames|date=4 June 2011|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> In 2014, it was announced that she was joining ''Coronation Street'' as [[Linda Hancock]], the ex-wife of established character [[Owen Armstrong]] and mother of [[Katie Armstrong]] and [[Izzy Armstrong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a610909/coronation-street-jacqueline-leonard-to-play-owens-ex-wife/|title=Corrie: Jacqueline Leonard joins cast|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|date=18 November 2014|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=27 March 2019}}</ref> She appeared in 2015, but reprised the role from 2022 to 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderton |first1=Joe |title=Coronation Street star Jacqueline Leonard discusses possible permanent return for Linda Hancock |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a39038196/coronation-street-jacqueline-leonard-permanent-return/ |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=10 February 2022}}</ref> Her film credits include ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' (1992), ''[[I.D. (1995 film)|ID]]'' (1995), ''[[There's Only One Jimmy Grimble]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Wicker Tree]]'' (2011). On stage she has appeared in ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'',''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music|A Clockwork Orange]]'', ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' and ''Behind the Green Curtain''.<ref name="Heart" /> |
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==Filmography== |
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|''May to December'' |
|''May to December'' |
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|Mrs Colding |
|Mrs Colding |
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|Episode: "I'm Old Fashioned" |
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|''A Time to Dance'' |
|''A Time to Dance'' |
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|Theresa Kennedy |
|Theresa Kennedy |
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|3 episodes |
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|''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' |
|''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' |
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|Yankee Doodle Dancer |
|Yankee Doodle Dancer |
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|Film |
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|''[[Screen Two]]'' |
|''[[Screen Two]]'' |
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|Gwen |
|Gwen |
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|rowspan="2"|1993 |
|rowspan="2"|1993 |
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|''Full Stretch'' |
|''Full Stretch'' |
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|Lisa Nelkin |
|Lisa Nelkin |
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|Episode: "Ivory Tower" |
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|''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' |
|''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' |
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|Miss Sarah Spillers |
|Miss Sarah Spillers |
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|Episode: "The Day of the Devil" |
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|1993–1996 |
|1993–1996 |
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|''[[Peak Practice]]'' |
|''[[Peak Practice]]'' |
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|Sarah Preston |
|Sarah Preston |
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|Main role |
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|Series Regular, 17 Episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|1995 |
|rowspan="2"|1995 |
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|[[Ghosts (1995 series)|''Ghosts'']] |
|[[Ghosts (1995 series)|''Ghosts'']] |
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|Sara |
|Sara |
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|Episode: "Three Miles Up" |
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|''[[I.D. (1995 film)|ID]]'' |
|''[[I.D. (1995 film)|ID]]'' |
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|Jaq |
|Jaq |
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|Film |
|Film |
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|1996 |
|1996 |
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|''In Suspicious Circumstances'' |
|''In Suspicious Circumstances'' |
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|Kathleen Smith |
|Kathleen Smith |
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|Episode: "The Silent Witness" |
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|1996–1997 |
|1996–1997 |
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|''[[EastEnders]]'' |
|''[[EastEnders]]'' |
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|[[Lorraine Wicks]] |
|[[Lorraine Wicks]] |
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|Regular role |
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|1999 |
|1999 |
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|''[[Maisie Raine]]'' |
|''[[Maisie Raine]]'' |
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|Sally Murphy |
|Sally Murphy |
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|Episode: "Old Scores" |
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|2000 |
|2000 |
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|''[[There's Only One Jimmy Grimble]]'' |
|''[[There's Only One Jimmy Grimble]]'' |
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|Kath |
|Kath |
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|Film |
|Film |
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|2000–2001 |
|2000–2001 |
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|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
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|[[Caroline Powers|Dr. Caroline Powers]] |
|[[Caroline Powers|Dr. Caroline Powers]] |
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|Regular role |
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|2002 |
|2002 |
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|''[[Nice Guy Eddie (TV series)|Nice Guy Eddie]]'' |
|''[[Nice Guy Eddie (TV series)|Nice Guy Eddie]]'' |
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|Norma |
|Norma |
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|1 episode |
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|1 Episode, Episode Dated: 14 July 2002 |
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|2003 |
|2003 |
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|''[[Holby City]]'' |
|''[[Holby City]]'' |
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|Gwen Baker |
|Gwen Baker |
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|Episode: "Mum's the World" |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|''[[The Bill]]'' |
|''[[The Bill]]'' |
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|Tina Taylor |
|Tina Taylor |
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|1 episode |
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|1 Episode, Episode Dated: 3 March 2004 |
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|2006 |
|2006 |
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|''[[Goldplated]]'' |
|''[[Goldplated]]'' |
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|Faye Blonde |
|Faye Blonde |
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|Main role |
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|Regular Role, 8 Episodes |
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|2007 |
|2007 |
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|''[[Hollyoaks]]'' |
|''[[Hollyoaks]]'' |
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|Valerie Holden |
|Valerie Holden |
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|1 episode |
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|1 Episode, Episode Dated: 6 September 2007 |
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|2007–2012, 2017–2019, 2022–present |
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|''[[River City]]'' |
|''[[River City]]'' |
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|Lydia Murdoch |
|Lydia Murdoch |
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|Regular role |
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|Series Regular, (2007–2010), Recurring (2017–2019) |
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|2010 |
|2010 |
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|''[[Holby City]]'' |
|''[[Holby City]]'' |
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|Jackie Eddon |
|Jackie Eddon |
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|Guest role |
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|5 Episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2011 |
|rowspan="2"|2011 |
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|''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' |
|''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' |
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|Pamela Dunbar |
|Pamela Dunbar |
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|1 episode |
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|1 Episode, Episode Dated: 11 May 2011 |
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|''[[The Wicker Tree]]'' |
|''[[The Wicker Tree]]'' |
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| Lady Delia Morrison |
| Lady Delia Morrison |
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| Film |
| Film |
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|2012 |
|2012 |
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|''[[Stepping Up]]'' |
|''[[Stepping Up]]'' |
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|Miss Pearce |
|Miss Pearce |
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|Episode: "Home Games" |
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|2014 |
|2014 |
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|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' |
|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' |
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|Judith Miles |
|Judith Miles |
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|Episode: "Born Lucky" |
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|2015, |
|2015, 2022–2023, 2024 |
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|''[[Coronation Street]]'' |
|''[[Coronation Street]]'' |
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|[[Linda Hancock]] |
|[[Linda Hancock]] |
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|Recurring |
|Recurring role |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 22 October 2024
Jacqueline Leonard | |
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Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
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Spouse | Alex Mansfield |
Jacqueline Leonard is an English actress. She is known for her various roles in British soap operas, including Lorraine Wicks in the BBC soap EastEnders, Caroline Powers in the BBC medical soap Doctors, Lydia Murdoch in the Scottish soap River City and Linda Hancock in the ITV soap Coronation Street. She also appeared in the ITV medical drama Peak Practice.
Early life
[edit]She grew up near Bathgate and Falkirk.[1] Leonard trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and was the winner of the Michael Warre Award for Best Actress in 1988.[2]
Career
[edit]Leonard has been appearing on British television since the early 1990s. She has had roles in May to December in 1992, A Time to Dance in 1992, Inspector Morse in 1993 and Peak Practice 1993 to 1996, where she played Sarah Preston for four series.[3] Following this, she was cast as Lorraine Wicks in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she played from 1996 to 1997. She took a year off work when she left EastEnders to move from London to Lancashire and care for her sick mother.[4]
Leonard was then cast in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors, where she played one of the original characters, Caroline Powers from 2000 to 2001.[5] She then appeared in various other series including Nice Guy Eddie (2002), Holby City (2003), The Bill (2004), The Courtroom (2004), Goldplated (2006) Hollyoaks (2007) and Holby City (2010).[5] In 2007, Leonard joined the cast of the BBC Scotland soap opera River City playing Lydia Murdoch. She quit the role in 2010, before reprising it in 2017. Producers killed off her character in 2019, but in 2022, she reprised the role, with her return being explained as Lydia having faked her death.[6]
In 2011, Leonard auditioned and was shortlisted for the role of Stella Price in Coronation Street but lost out to former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins.[7] In 2014, it was announced that she was joining Coronation Street as Linda Hancock, the ex-wife of established character Owen Armstrong and mother of Katie Armstrong and Izzy Armstrong.[8] She appeared in 2015, but reprised the role from 2022 to 2023.[9] Her film credits include Chaplin (1992), ID (1995), There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (1999) and The Wicker Tree (2011). On stage she has appeared in Look Back in Anger, The Taming of the Shrew,A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Clockwork Orange, Wuthering Heights and Behind the Green Curtain.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | May to December | Mrs Colding | Episode: "I'm Old Fashioned" |
A Time to Dance | Theresa Kennedy | 3 episodes | |
Chaplin | Yankee Doodle Dancer | Film | |
Screen Two | Gwen | Episode: "Memento Mori" | |
1993 | Full Stretch | Lisa Nelkin | Episode: "Ivory Tower" |
Inspector Morse | Miss Sarah Spillers | Episode: "The Day of the Devil" | |
1993–1996 | Peak Practice | Sarah Preston | Main role |
1995 | Ghosts | Sara | Episode: "Three Miles Up" |
ID | Jaq | Film | |
1996 | In Suspicious Circumstances | Kathleen Smith | Episode: "The Silent Witness" |
1996–1997 | EastEnders | Lorraine Wicks | Regular role |
1999 | Maisie Raine | Sally Murphy | Episode: "Old Scores" |
2000 | There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | Kath | Film |
2000–2001 | Doctors | Dr. Caroline Powers | Regular role |
2002 | Nice Guy Eddie | Norma | 1 episode |
2003 | Holby City | Gwen Baker | Episode: "Mum's the World" |
2004 | The Bill | Tina Taylor | 1 episode |
2006 | Goldplated | Faye Blonde | Main role |
2007 | Hollyoaks | Valerie Holden | 1 episode |
2007–2012, 2017–2019, 2022–present | River City | Lydia Murdoch | Regular role |
2010 | Holby City | Jackie Eddon | Guest role |
2011 | Waterloo Road | Pamela Dunbar | 1 episode |
The Wicker Tree | Lady Delia Morrison | Film | |
2012 | Stepping Up | Miss Pearce | Episode: "Home Games" |
2014 | Casualty | Judith Miles | Episode: "Born Lucky" |
2015, 2022–2023, 2024 | Coronation Street | Linda Hancock | Recurring role |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jacqueline Leonard on going back to her roots and a surprise return to River City". 10 April 2022.
- ^ Lark, Claire (22 March 2023). "14 Blackpool celebrities and the schools and colleges they attended including David Thewlis, Chris Lowe and Lucy Fallon". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Jones, Gemma (17 February 2022). "Coronation Street Corrie's Jacqueline Leonard's soap star past as she returns as Linda Hancock". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Doctors go on call". BBC. 23 March 2000.
- ^ a b c "Inside Coronation Street star Jacqueline Leonard's life away from Linda Hancock role". Heart. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Meehan, Abbie (15 January 2023). "River City's Jacqueline Leonard urges people to 'speak out' after sexual assault storyline". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Eames, Tom (4 June 2011). "Jacqueline Leonard 'almost landed Corrie role'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 November 2014). "Corrie: Jacqueline Leonard joins cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Anderton, Joe (10 February 2022). "Coronation Street star Jacqueline Leonard discusses possible permanent return for Linda Hancock". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 July 2023.