Caroline Lee-Johnson

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Caroline Lee-Johnson is a British actress. She is best known for her starring roles in Chef! as Janice Blackstock and The Knock as Diane Ralston. Her work has been primarily in television, but she has also had roles in films, including The Defender . Lee-Johnson trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. [1]

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Career performances

TV programmes

The following are selected television programmes with performances by Caroline Lee-Johnson. [2]

YearTV ProgramRoleNotes
1988CampaignDee VincentAppeared in all 6 episodes.
1993 Chef! Janice Blackstock [3] Lead character. Appeared in series 1–3.
1994 The Knock Diane RalstonLead character. Appeared in all 37 episodes.
1997 The Uninvited Sarah ArmstrongAppeared in three episodes.
2002 Holby City Patsy BrassvineAppeared in nine episodes from 2002-2015.
2003 Silent Witness Alice PettmanAppeared in two episodes.
2004 Waking the Dead Assistant Commissioner DysonAppeared in two episodes.
2007 The Whistleblowers Barbara WatersAppeared in one episode.
2015 Humans Brothel MadamAppeared in three episodes.
2015From DarknessSuperintendent Lola KeirAppeared in four episodes.
2021 Vera Darlene HoughtonAppeared in one episode.
2021 Midsomer Murders Jeanie Saint-StephensAppeared in one episode.
2022 Ridley Gill MorelandAppeared in one episode (The Peaceful Garden).
2024 Rebus Gill TemplerAppeared in six episodes (As Caroline Lee Johnson).

Films

The following are selected films with performances by Caroline Lee-Johnson. [2]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Monday’s GirlsLee-Johnson narratesEducational documentary explores a Nigerian female initiation ceremony from perspective of two young Waikiriki women from the Niger delta. Ngozi Onwurah, director. [4] [5]
1991Who Needs a HeartNaomiDocumentary film inspired by the story of 1960s black revolutionary leader Michael X.
1997 The Saint Private Hotel Receptionist
2004 The Defender Mrs. Roberta Jones, National Security Agency headBritish-German action film
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyAppeared as self in this TV documentary film.

Theatre

Below are selected live performances by Caroline Lee-Johnson.

YearPlayRoleTheatreNotes
1991 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Performed at the Haworth Shakespeare Festival, Committed Artists Theatre Company, New York International Festival of the Arts [6] The play was a modern-day adoption based in South Africa. [7] UK actor Patrick Miller recalled, "Caroline Lee Johnson was stunning as Lady M. She used to get a standing ovation after her first speech." [8] [9]
1990Joe Turner's Come and GoneMolly CunninghamTricycle Theatre, LondonUK premiere [10] [11]
1989IndigoPrince's bride-to-be Almeida Theatre, LondonLee-Johnson performs with Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Dougray Scott and Brian Protheroe. Directed by Keith Boak. [12]
1988The ChangelingJoanna's maidNational Theatre London [13] Art critic Gabriele Annan wrote of the performance, "[t]he sexiest and best-spoken performance comes from Caroline Lee Johnson as Joanna's black maid...". [14]
1986 Romeo and Juliet Lady [9] Royal Shakespeare Company
1986 The Winter's Tale Played Dorcas, Lady [9] Royal Shakespeare Company

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References

  1. ↑ "Caroline Lee Johnson – Creative Artists Management". cam.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Caroline Lee-Johnson". IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Chef!". IMDB. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Crucial Films. 28 January 1993. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "MONDAY'S GIRLS". newsreel.org. California Newsreel. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Lloyd; Onwurah, Ngozi; Johnson, Caroline Lee (1993). Monday's girls. California Newsreel. OCLC   31965549 . Retrieved 30 May 2022– via Worldcat.org.
  6. ↑ Willis, John (1994). Theatre World 1991-1992. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 76. ISBN   978-1-55783-143-9 . Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Willis, John A. (1994). John Willis' Theatre World. Crown Publishers. p. 76. ISBN   978-1-55783-143-9 . Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Rogers, Jami (24 March 2022). British Black and Asian Shakespeareans: Integrating Shakespeare, 1966–2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-350-11293-3 . Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Caroline Lee–Johnson | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Shulman, Milton (7 March 1990). "Thunder in the Air". Evening Standard. p. 92. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Shulman, Milton (13 March 1989). "Hell afloat". Newspapers.com. Evening Standard. p. 34. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Changeling - National Theatre London 1988". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Annan, Gabriele (26 June 1988). "Othello in the negative". Newspapers.com. Sunday Telegraph. p. 19. Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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