Sally Rogers
Encyclopedia
Sally Rogers is an English
actress currently best known for her role as Detective Constable / Sergeant Jo Masters in ITV
's The Bill
.
Sally grew up in Manchester and trained to work as a children's nanny - until at the age of 20 when she took up acting. She then studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
in London before starting work at the Royal National Theatre
.
.
Rogers' television work includes the BBC's Out of Hours in the late 90s and Murphy's Law
with James Nesbitt
. She has also appeared in Casualty
and EastEnders
(1992), where she played an escort named Debbie, who was hired by Ian Beale
. Additionally, she appeared as Paul Calf's former girlfriend Julie in Steve Coogan
's Paul and Pauline Calf's Video Diary and as Juliet Bray in The Lakes
.
In 2000, she starred as Yvonne in the cult BBC2 drama series Attachments
, where she worked with David Walliams
. Sally then went on to appear alongside Walliams in a number of sketches in Come Fly With Me
as FlyLo Check-In Manager Helen Baker, and in the first three series of Little Britain
.
In one of her first roles post The Bill, she appeared in Matt Lucas and David Walliam's new comedy show, Come Fly With Me
, which debuted on the BBC on Christmas Day 2010. She plays check-in desk manager Helen.
Sally lives in Epsom, Surrey with her husband, Jonathan Schofield, a chiropodist.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress currently best known for her role as Detective Constable / Sergeant Jo Masters in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
.
Sally grew up in Manchester and trained to work as a children's nanny - until at the age of 20 when she took up acting. She then studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...
in London before starting work at the Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
.
Acting career
From 1989 to 1990, Sally starred in many very successful plays at London's Royal Court TheatreRoyal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
.
Rogers' television work includes the BBC's Out of Hours in the late 90s and Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law (TV series)
Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Northern Ireland, starring James Nesbitt as an undercover police officer, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four...
with James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt is a Northern Irish actor. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Nesbitt grew up in the nearby village of Broughshane, before moving to Coleraine, County Londonderry. He wanted to become a teacher like his father, so he began a degree in French at the University of Ulster...
. She has also appeared in Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
and 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...
(1992), where she played an escort named Debbie, who was hired by Ian Beale
Ian Beale
Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Adam Woodyatt. He is the longest-serving character and the only remaining original character to have appeared continuously since the first episode on 19 February 1985...
. Additionally, she appeared as Paul Calf's former girlfriend Julie in Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
's Paul and Pauline Calf's Video Diary and as Juliet Bray in The Lakes
The Lakes (TV series)
The Lakes is the title of a television drama series in the United Kingdom, made by the BBC and created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. The Lakes brought writer Jimmy McGovern and actor John Simm a great deal of critical praise in 1997...
.
In 2000, she starred as Yvonne in the cult BBC2 drama series Attachments
Attachments (TV series)
Attachments is a BBC TV Series that ran for two seasons from 2000 to 2002, a total of 26 episodes. It focuses on a group of young professionals in London that work for an Internet startup company called "seethru" during the dot com boom...
, where she worked with David Walliams
David Walliams
David Edward Walliams is an English comedian, writer and actor, known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the TV sketch show Little Britain and its predecessor Rock Profile...
. Sally then went on to appear alongside Walliams in a number of sketches in Come Fly With Me
Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)
Come Fly with Me is a British mockumentary television comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Narrated by Lindsay Duncan, the series launched on 25 December 2010 on BBC One and BBC One HD...
as FlyLo Check-In Manager Helen Baker, and in the first three series of Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
.
In one of her first roles post The Bill, she appeared in Matt Lucas and David Walliam's new comedy show, Come Fly With Me
Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)
Come Fly with Me is a British mockumentary television comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Narrated by Lindsay Duncan, the series launched on 25 December 2010 on BBC One and BBC One HD...
, which debuted on the BBC on Christmas Day 2010. She plays check-in desk manager Helen.
Personal life
Rogers gave birth to her first child, Rafael, in February 2006 and resumed filming The Bill again in August 2006. Her character reappeared on screen on 19 December 2006.Sally lives in Epsom, Surrey with her husband, Jonathan Schofield, a chiropodist.