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Bending trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in [[London]], graduating in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joanna Bending |url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/joanna-bending/ |publisher=[[RADA]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151714/https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/joanna-bending/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After graduation, she began appearing in various stage productions. Her roles have included spending a year at the [[National Theatre Live|National Theatre]] in ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'', appearing at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Mountain Language]]'' and portraying all of the female characters in ''[[Intimate Exchanges]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Essential Theatre |title=Introducing the cast - Joanna Bending |url=https://m.facebook.com/essentialstagetheatrecompany/photos/a.146775865492827/607110556126020/?type=3 |publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151713/https://m.facebook.com/essentialstagetheatrecompany/photos/a.146775865492827/607110556126020/?type=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bending also portrayed Emily, an [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] sufferer, in ''Hand Over Fist'', a one-woman show.<ref name="Pod">{{cite web |title=Actor Jo Bending |url=https://www.reducedshakespeare.com/2016/11/518-actor-jo-bending/ |publisher=Reduced Shakespeare |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222355/https://www.reducedshakespeare.com/2016/11/518-actor-jo-bending/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For her portrayal of Emily, she was nominated for the Best Solo Performer accolade at the 2012 [[The Stage Awards|Stage Awards]].<ref name="Solo">{{cite news |title=It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the cast of MACBETH! |url=https://sites.nd.edu/shakespeare/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-the-cast-of-macbeth/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=[[University of Notre Dame]] |date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005125513/http://sites.nd.edu/shakespeare/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-the-cast-of-macbeth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bending starred in a production of ''[[Macbeth]]'' that toured the United States, since she felt that it was a life experience as well as a good career decision. After returning to London, she starred in a [[West End theatre]] production of ''Kingmaker'', a political play that coincided with the [[2015 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spainhour |first1=Cheryl |title=Q&A with Joanna Bending of Actors from the London Stage |url=https://clclt.com/charlotte/qanda-with-joanna-bending-of-actors-from-the-london-stage/Content?oid=3596512 |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=CLC |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071832/http://clclt.com/charlotte/qanda-with-joanna-bending-of-actors-from-the-london-stage/Content?oid=3596512 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Bending trained at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in [[London]], graduating in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joanna Bending |url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/joanna-bending/ |publisher=[[RADA]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151714/https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/joanna-bending/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After graduation, she began appearing in various stage productions. Her roles have included spending a year at the [[National Theatre Live|National Theatre]] in ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'', appearing at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Mountain Language]]'' and portraying all of the female characters in ''[[Intimate Exchanges]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Essential Theatre |title=Introducing the cast - Joanna Bending |url=https://m.facebook.com/essentialstagetheatrecompany/photos/a.146775865492827/607110556126020/?type=3 |publisher=[[Facebook]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151713/https://m.facebook.com/essentialstagetheatrecompany/photos/a.146775865492827/607110556126020/?type=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bending also portrayed Emily, an [[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] sufferer, in ''Hand Over Fist'', a one-woman show.<ref name="Pod">{{cite web |title=Actor Jo Bending |url=https://www.reducedshakespeare.com/2016/11/518-actor-jo-bending/ |publisher=Reduced Shakespeare |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322222355/https://www.reducedshakespeare.com/2016/11/518-actor-jo-bending/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For her portrayal of Emily, she was nominated for the Best Solo Performer accolade at the 2012 [[The Stage Awards|Stage Awards]].<ref name="Solo">{{cite news |title=It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the cast of MACBETH! |url=https://sites.nd.edu/shakespeare/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-the-cast-of-macbeth/ |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=[[University of Notre Dame]] |date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005125513/http://sites.nd.edu/shakespeare/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-the-cast-of-macbeth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Bending starred in a production of ''[[Macbeth]]'' that toured the United States, since she felt that it was a life experience as well as a good career decision. After returning to London, she starred in a [[West End theatre]] production of ''Kingmaker'', a political play that coincided with the [[2015 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spainhour |first1=Cheryl |title=Q&A with Joanna Bending of Actors from the London Stage |url=https://clclt.com/charlotte/qanda-with-joanna-bending-of-actors-from-the-london-stage/Content?oid=3596512 |access-date=13 September 2023 |work=CLC |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924071832/http://clclt.com/charlotte/qanda-with-joanna-bending-of-actors-from-the-london-stage/Content?oid=3596512 |url-status=live }}</ref>


On television, Bending made her first appearance in 2005 in ''Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story'', a [[BBC]] docudrama that detailed serial killer [[Beverly Allitt]]'s crimes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angel of Death: The Story of Beverly Allitt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgbk |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622023520/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgbk |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, she made her film debut in ''[[Tick Tock Lullaby]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tick Tock Lullaby |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c13cd1d |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731134621/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c13cd1d |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later that year, she made her first appearance in the BBC medical soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dying for a Drink |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/episodes/2/10/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715035055/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/episodes/2/10/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in one episode, before returning a further five times in different roles.<ref name="Solo" /> Then in 2008, she appeared in an episode of the BBC series ''[[Love Soup]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Love Soup cast and crew credits |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/cast_crew/full/ |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151715/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/cast_crew/full/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as appearing in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode "[[Secrets of the Stars]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Secrets of the Stars - The Sarah Jane Adventures |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f67jg |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417141810/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f67jg |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2013 to 2017, Bending appeared in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' in the recurring role of [[List of EastEnders characters (2013)#Alex Burham|Dr. Alex Burham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=06/03/2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054yd4h |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423214628/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054yd4h |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2023, it was announced by her agency that she would be returning to ''Doctors'', this time in the role of [[Michelle Walton|Dr. Michelle Walton]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SoundcheckGrp|number=1701891319122075682|title=The outstanding JOANNA BENDING @jobendy joins the cast of DOCTORS @BBCDoctors to play DR MICHELLE WALTON.|date=13 September 2023|author=Soundcheck Group}}</ref>
On television, Bending made her first appearance in 2005 in ''Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story'', a [[BBC]] docudrama that detailed serial killer [[Beverly Allitt]]'s crimes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angel of Death: The Story of Beverly Allitt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgbk |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622023520/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007cgbk |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, she made her film debut in ''[[Tick Tock Lullaby]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tick Tock Lullaby |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c13cd1d |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731134621/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c13cd1d |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later that year, she made her first appearance in the BBC medical soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dying for a Drink |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/episodes/2/10/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715035055/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/episodes/2/10/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in one episode, before returning a further five times in different roles.<ref name="Solo" /> Then in 2008, she appeared in an episode of the BBC series ''[[Love Soup]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Love Soup cast and crew credits |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/cast_crew/full/ |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913151715/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/love_soup/cast_crew/full/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as appearing in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode "[[Secrets of the Stars]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Secrets of the Stars - The Sarah Jane Adventures |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f67jg |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417141810/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f67jg |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2013 to 2017, Bending appeared in the BBC soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' in the recurring role of [[List of EastEnders characters (2013)#Alex Burham|Dr. Alex Burham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=06/03/2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054yd4h |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423214628/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054yd4h |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2023, it was announced by her agency that she would be returning to ''Doctors'', this time in the role of [[Michelle Walton|Dr. Michelle Walton]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SoundcheckGrp|number=1701891319122075682|title=The outstanding JOANNA BENDING @jobendy joins the cast of DOCTORS @BBCDoctors to play DR MICHELLE WALTON.|date=13 September 2023|author=Soundcheck Group}}</ref> After the conclusion of the series in 2024, she returned to ''EastEnders'', this time in the role of [[List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2024#Jackie Fairhurst|Jackie Fairhurst]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Axed soap star lands role in EastEnders as excited fans say 'best reason to watch' |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/axed-soap-star-lands-role-30225709 |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]]}}</ref>


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[[Category:British film actresses]]
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[[Category:English soap opera actresses]]
[[Category:English soap opera actresses]]
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Joanna Bending
EducationRADA
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
TelevisionDoctors
EastEnders

Joanna Bending is a British actress. She has appeared in numerous theatre productions, and after starring in a one-woman show, she was nominated for the Best Solo Performer accolade at the 2012 Stage Awards. As well as her extensive theatre credits, she has appeared in various British television series including Doctors, The Bill, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Coronation Street and EastEnders.

Career

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Bending trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1997.[1] After graduation, she began appearing in various stage productions. Her roles have included spending a year at the National Theatre in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, appearing at the Royal Court Theatre in Harold Pinter's Mountain Language and portraying all of the female characters in Intimate Exchanges.[2] Bending also portrayed Emily, an Alzheimer's sufferer, in Hand Over Fist, a one-woman show.[3] For her portrayal of Emily, she was nominated for the Best Solo Performer accolade at the 2012 Stage Awards.[4] Bending starred in a production of Macbeth that toured the United States, since she felt that it was a life experience as well as a good career decision. After returning to London, she starred in a West End theatre production of Kingmaker, a political play that coincided with the 2015 United Kingdom general election.[5]

On television, Bending made her first appearance in 2005 in Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story, a BBC docudrama that detailed serial killer Beverly Allitt's crimes.[6] In 2007, she made her film debut in Tick Tock Lullaby.[7] Later that year, she made her first appearance in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors.[8] She appeared in one episode, before returning a further five times in different roles.[4] Then in 2008, she appeared in an episode of the BBC series Love Soup,[9] as well as appearing in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Secrets of the Stars".[10] From 2013 to 2017, Bending appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in the recurring role of Dr. Alex Burham.[11] In September 2023, it was announced by her agency that she would be returning to Doctors, this time in the role of Dr. Michelle Walton.[12] After the conclusion of the series in 2024, she returned to EastEnders, this time in the role of Jackie Fairhurst.[13]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Angel of Death: The Beverly Allitt Story Sue Phillips Television film
2005 Dipper Mother Short film
2007 Tick Tock Lullaby Fiona Film
2007 Doctors Karen Jacobs Episode: "Dying for a Drink"
2008 Love Soup Dilly Episode: "Whose God is it Anyway?"
2008 The Bill Mrs. Waverley Episode: "Frontline: End Game"
2008 Doctors Heather Alexander Episode: "The Power of Three"
2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Linda Episode: "Secrets of the Stars"
2010 Doctors Melissa Forth Episode: "Legacy"
2011 Coronation Street Martina Gaunt Guest role
2013, 2015, 2017 EastEnders Alex Burham Recurring role
2014 Doctors Antonia Davies Episode: "The Curse of the Mummy"
2014 Holby City Martha Keane Guest role
2014 Second Coming Restaurant Mum Film
2016 To the Grave DC Lamb Short film
2019 Doctors Harriet DeSouza Episode: "The Sharper the Tongue"
2019 Casualty Kate McClair Guest role
2021 An Admin Worker at the End of the World Claudia Film
2022 Red Rose Episode: "The Gardener"
2024 Doctors Michelle Walton Recurring role
2024 The Visit Nurse Short film
2024 EastEnders Jackie Fairhurst Guest role

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 The Stage Awards Best Solo Performer Hand Over Fist Nominated [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Joanna Bending". RADA. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ Essential Theatre. "Introducing the cast - Joanna Bending". Facebook. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Actor Jo Bending". Reduced Shakespeare. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the cast of MACBETH!". University of Notre Dame. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ Spainhour, Cheryl. "Q&A with Joanna Bending of Actors from the London Stage". CLC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Angel of Death: The Story of Beverly Allitt". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Tick Tock Lullaby". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Dying for a Drink". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Full Love Soup cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Secrets of the Stars - The Sarah Jane Adventures". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ "06/03/2015". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. ^ Soundcheck Group [@SoundcheckGrp] (13 September 2023). "The outstanding JOANNA BENDING @jobendy joins the cast of DOCTORS @BBCDoctors to play DR MICHELLE WALTON" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Axed soap star lands role in EastEnders as excited fans say 'best reason to watch'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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