British actress (born 1947)
Joanna David
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Born
| Joanna Elizabeth Hacking
(
1947-01-17
)
17 January 1947
(age 77)
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Other names
| Joanna Ward
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1968?present
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Spouse
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Children
| Emilia Fox
Freddie Fox
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Family
| Fox
(by marriage)
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Joanna David
(born
Joanna Elizabeth Hacking
; 17 January 1947)
[1]
is an
English
actress, best known for her television work.
[2]
Early life and education
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David was born in
Lancaster
, England,
[
citation needed
]
daughter of Major John Almond Hacking and Davida Elizabeth, nee Nesbitt. She was educated at
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
,
Elmhurst Ballet School
in Birmingham, the
Royal Academy of Dance
, and the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
.
[3]
Career
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Her first major television role was as Elinor Dashwood in the
BBC
's 1971 dramatisation of
Sense and Sensibility
followed a year later by
War and Peace
, in which she played Sonya. David also appeared in the TV series
The Last of the Mohicans
(BBC), and in two episodes of
Colditz
, ("Missing, Presumed Dead" and "Odd Man In", 1972) as Cathy Carter, the wife of Flt. Lt. Simon Carter (played by
David McCallum
).
In 1975, she played Theo Dane in the BBC's television adaptation of
Ballet Shoes
by
Noel Streatfeild
. 32 years later in 2007, her daughter,
Emilia Fox
, starred in a new adaptation of the same book.
In 1978, David appeared in the mini series
Lillie
as Jeanne Marie, the daughter of
Lillie Langtry
. The following year, she played the heroine of
Daphne du Maurier
's
Rebecca
, opposite
Jeremy Brett
in the
BBC miniseries
of the same name. In 1985 she appeared as Dolly in
Anna Karenina
. In 1987, she acted in the
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple
episode, "4:50 from Paddington", as Emma Crackenthorpe.
In 1990, she appeared as a contestant on
Cluedo
, facing off against her future husband and fellow actor
Edward Fox
.
In 2005, she appeared in two episodes of
Bleak House
, playing Mrs. Bayham Badger, alongside
Gillian Anderson
,
Charles Dance
,
Alun Armstrong
and
Warren Clarke
. Mr. Bayham Badger was played by
Richard Griffiths
.
David's many other television appearances have included
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
,
Miss Marple
,
Foyle's War
,
Rumpole of the Bailey
,
Inspector Morse
,
Midsomer Murders
,
The Darling Buds of May
and, in 2004,
Rosemary & Thyme
in an episode entitled "Orpheus in the Undergrowth". More recent appearances include the BBC comedy series
Never Better
,
[4]
Mutual Friends
,
[5]
and
Death in Paradise
(2014, series 3, episode 8).
She gradually moved on to more mature parts and appeared as Mrs. Gardiner in the acclaimed 1995 BBC TV series of
Pride and Prejudice
, in which her daughter Emilia Fox had her first major television role as Georgiana Darcy. In 1998, she appeared in the
Midsomer Murders
episode "Written in Blood" as Amy Lyddiard. In 2009, she appeared in
Alan Ayckbourn
's
Woman in Mind
.
Her film appearances have included roles in
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
(1969), the horror short
Sleepwalker
(1984),
Comrades
(1986),
Secret Friends
(1991),
Rogue Trader
(1999),
Cotton Mary
(1999),
The Soul Keeper
(2002, as the mother of her real-life daughter Emilia) and
These Foolish Things
(2006). She played Mother Julian in the
Midsomer Murders
episode, "Sacred Trust" (2011). In 2013, she appeared in
Downton Abbey
as Duchess of Yeovil in two episodes and also in the
Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
episode, "Greenshaw’s Folly", as Grace Ritchie. She appeared in the "Murderous Marriage" episode of
Agatha Raisin
as Lady Derrington in 2016.
She is a vice-president of the Theatrical Guild.
[6]
In 2022, she starred in an animated short film adaptation of
Leonora Carrington
's short story
The Debutante
, voicing the eponymous character and her mother.
[7]
Selected theatre performances
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- Sonia in
Uncle Vanya
by
Anton Chekhov
, directed by
Michael Elliott
at the
Royal Exchange, Manchester
, (1977).
- Mary in
The Family Reunion
by
T S Eliot
, directed by
Michael Elliott
at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, (1979).
- Pat Green in
Breaking the Code
by
Hugh Whitemore
at the
Theatre Royal, Haymarket
, London (1986).
- Margaret in
The Ghost Train Tattoo
by
Simon Robson
(world premiere) directed by
Braham Murray
and
Sarah Frankcom
at the
Royal Exchange, Manchester
, (2000).
- Miss Prism in
The Importance of Being Earnest
by
Oscar Wilde
, directed by
Braham Murray
at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, (2004).
Personal life
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In 1971, she began a relationship with
Edward Fox
, with whom she has two children:
Emilia
(born 1974) and
Frederick
"Freddie" (born 1989). They married in 2004.
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Charity work
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David is a trustee of the National Brain Appeal, the charity dedicated to the
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
in
London
.
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David underwent brain surgery in 1993 to correct a congenital
Arnold?Chiari malformation
.
[10]
In January 2013, David became a patron of
Pancreatic Cancer Action
, a charity focussed on raising the awareness of
pancreatic cancer
. David's friend
Angharad Rees
died from the illness in 2012. She is also a patron of the refugee charity Firefly International.
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References
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Rose, Mike (17 January 2023).
"Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey"
.
Cleveland.com
. Retrieved
17 January
2023
.
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Pitts, Michael R. (15 December 2004).
Famous movie detectives III
. Scarecrow Press. p. 154.
ISBN
978-0-8108-3690-7
. Retrieved
18 April
2011
.
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People of Today, Debrett's Ltd, 2006, p. 406
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Never Better
at BBC2 web site
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Mutual Friends
at BBC web site
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"Who We Are"
. The Theatrical Guild.
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Hobbs, Elizabeth (19 April 2024).
"
The Debutante
"
.
Vimeo
.
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Lee-Potter, Words Adam (17 September 2014).
"Joanna David talks family, career and shares her favourite things about Dorset"
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Great British Life
. Retrieved
1 July
2021
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"Joanna David's first time back in Chichester since 1971"
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Chichester
. Retrieved
1 July
2021
.
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"Downton Abbey star Joanna David tells how she 'owes her life' to neurology hospital"
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Camden New Journal
. 2 September 2014. Archived from
the original
on 2 April 2015
. Retrieved
13 March
2015
.
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Maureen Paton (18 September 2006).
"We all make fantastic blunders…"
.
The Daily Telegraph
. Retrieved
13 March
2015
.
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"About Us"
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