Jennifer Hennessy
| Jennifer Hennessy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jennifer Hayes.[1] 1970 (age 45–46) Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK |
Jennifer Hennessy (born Jennifer Hayes in 1970) is an English actress known for numerous television appearances, most notably 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 the UK Singles Chart in 1980 with the song "There's No-one Quite Like Grandma".[2]
She describes herself as loyal, sociable, caring, volatile and organised.[3]
Jennifer made a cameo appearance in ITV's Scott and Bailey Series 1 episode 2 as Mrs Farrall, her son committed murder and she went to prison for "assisting an offender".
She currently stars in BBC One drama Dickensian, a series based on Charles Dickens' characters. She plays the role of Emily Cratchit, who was a character in A Christmas Carol.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1998 | The Tichborne Claimant | Cousin Alicia | |
| 1999 | Dead End | Dr. Browning's Nurse | |
| Television | |||
| 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 | Episode: No. 1.4270 Episode: No.4271 Episode: No. 1.4536 |
| 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 |
Episode: The Parent Trap Episode: 035 Episode: 349 |
| 1999 | People Like Us | Episode: The Solicitor | |
| 2000 | Clocking Off | Young Doctor | Episode: The Leaches' Story |
| 2001 | World of Pub | Various | Episode: Ladies Episode: Caine Episode: Bookshop Episode: Queen |
| Swallow | Jenny Lawler | ||
| Buried Treasure | Jill Hellings | TV-film | |
| Micawber | Rebecca Rideout | ||
| 2002 | Barbara | Melanie | Episode: Crime |
| Flesh and Blood | Vicky | ||
| The Office | Jude | Episode: No. 2.3 Episode: No. 2.4 Episode: No. 2.6 | |
| 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 | Episode: No. 1.3518 Episode: No. 1.3519 Episode: No. 1.3520 | |
| A Touch of Frost | Elizabeth Drew | Episode: Held in Trust | |
| 2004 | Fat Friends | Lorraine Frost | Episode: Food of Love Episode: 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 | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 Episode: No. 1.6 | |
| 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 | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 Episode: No. 1.3 Episode: No. 2.1 Episode: No. 2.2 Episode: No. 2.3 Episode: No. 2.4 Episode: No. 2.5 Episode: No. 2.6 |
| 2007 | Dead Clever | Gaynor | |
| Lilies | Mrs. Brazendale | 7 Episodes | |
| Doctor Who | Valerie | Episode: Gridlock | |
| 2008 | The Cup | Janice McConnell | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 Episode: No. 1.3 Episode: No. 1.4 Episode: No. 1.5 Episode: No. 1.6 |
| 2009 | Coronation Street | Bernie Sayers | Episode: No. 1.7211 Episode: No. 1.7212 Episode: No. 1.7220 Episode: No. 1.7222 Episode: No. 1.7223 Episode: No. 1.7224 Episode: No. 1.7225 Episode: No. 1.7226 Episode: No. 1.7227 Episode: No. 1.7228 Episode: No. 1.7229 |
| 2010 | Marchlands | Liz Runcie | |
| Waterloo Road | Clare Evans | Episode: No. 6.3 | |
| 2011 | Hollyoaks | Registrar | |
| South Riding | Mrs. Holly | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 | |
| Psychoville | Rachel Groves | Episode: Survivors Episode: Hancock Episode: Sunnyvale | |
| 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 | |
| 2012-13 | Wizards vs Aliens | Helen Clarke | Episode: The Last Day Part 1 and 2 Episode: All Out War Part 1 and 2 |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley | Mrs Bidwell | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 Episode: No. 1.3 |
| 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 | Episode: No. 1.1 Episode: No. 1.2 Episode: No. 1.3 Episode: No. 1.4 Episode: No. 1.5 | |
| 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 | |
| 2015-16 | Dickensian | Emily Cratchit | 15 Episodes |
References
- ↑ "The Hayes Sisters: About Us". TheHayesSisters.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "BBC See Hear - Switch".