Joanna Van Gyseghem
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Joanna Van Gyseghem is an English actress, educated at Malvern Girls' College
and Trinity College, Dublin
.
Her father, André van Gyseghem
, was an actor/director. Her mother, Jean Forbes-Robertson (16 March 1905 – 24 December 1962) was also an actress. Her maternal grandfather was Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
and her great aunt was the American actress Maxine Elliott
.
Joanna appeared in the TV series Fraud Squad as Detective Sergeant Hicks from 1969 to 1970.
In 1972, she played Olivia in Twelfth Night, with Punch
commenting on "Joanna Van Gyseghem's Olivia, veering from intimations of imperiousness to anticipations of lechery with great charm and fine technical control".
She is known for her roles as Linda Cochran in the television sitcom Duty Free
and as Marigold Featherstone, wife of Guthrie Featherstone, QC, MP, in Rumpole of the Bailey
.
She appeared in the series The Darling Buds of May
as Felicity Harran in 1993 and also in the TV series Heartbeat as Penelope Ealham in 2000 and more recently has also played the minor role of Camilla Greenwood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
in 2008.
She married actor Ralph Bates
; they divorced in 1973.
Her hobbies have included making jewellery.
Malvern Girls' College
Malvern St James is a leading independent school for girls in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Renamed in 2006 from Malvern Girls' College following a succession of amalgamations with other independent schools for girls in the Malvern area, it continues to occupy the same campus as...
and Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
.
Her father, André van Gyseghem
Andre Van Gyseghem
André van Gyseghem was an English actor and theatre director who also appeared in many British television programmes.- Early life :...
, was an actor/director. Her mother, Jean Forbes-Robertson (16 March 1905 – 24 December 1962) was also an actress. Her maternal grandfather was Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager. He was considered the finest Hamlet of the nineteenth century and one of the finest actors of his time, despite his dislike of the job and his lifelong belief that he was temperamentally unsuited to acting.-Early life:Born in...
and her great aunt was the American actress Maxine Elliott
Maxine Elliott
Maxine Elliott was an American stage actress.It is said that reviewers disagreed "over whether it was her beauty or her acting ability that attracted attention" In addition to her stage skills, Elliott was also a savvy businesswoman.Born Jessie Dermott in 1868...
.
Joanna appeared in the TV series Fraud Squad as Detective Sergeant Hicks from 1969 to 1970.
In 1972, she played Olivia in Twelfth Night, with Punch
Punch (magazine)
Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration...
commenting on "Joanna Van Gyseghem's Olivia, veering from intimations of imperiousness to anticipations of lechery with great charm and fine technical control".
She is known for her roles as Linda Cochran in the television sitcom Duty Free
Duty Free (TV series)
Duty Free is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell and Jean Warr that aired on ITV from 1984 to 1986. It was made by Yorkshire Television.-Cast:*Keith Barron – David Pearce*Gwen Taylor – Amy Pearce*Joanna Van Gyseghem – Linda Cochran...
and as Marigold Featherstone, wife of Guthrie Featherstone, QC, MP, in Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer which starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an ageing London barrister who defends any and all clients...
.
She appeared in the series The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV Network. It is set in an idyllic rural 1950s Kent, among a large, boisterous family. The three series were based on the novels by H. E. Bates. Originally...
as Felicity Harran in 1993 and also in the TV series Heartbeat as Penelope Ealham in 2000 and more recently has also played the minor role of Camilla Greenwood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
in 2008.
She married actor Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates was an English film and television actor, known for his role in the British sitcom Dear John and for being one of Hammer Horror's best-known actors from the latter period of the company....
; they divorced in 1973.
Her hobbies have included making jewellery.