Caroline Lee-Johnson

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Caroline Lee-Johnson
Born
United Kingdom
Occupation Actress

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

Selected TV programmes

YearTV ProgramRoleNotes
1988CampaignDee Vincent6 episodes
1993 Chef! Janice Blackstock [2] Series 1–3
1994 The Knock Diane Ralston37 episodes
1997 The Uninvited Sarah Armstrong3 episodes
2002 Holby City Patsy Brassvine9 episodes
2003 Silent Witness Alice Pettman2 episodes
2004 Waking the Dead Assistant Commissioner Dyson2 episodes
2007 The Whistleblowers Barbara Waters1 episode
2015 Humans Brothel Madam3 episodes
2015From DarknessSuperintendent Lola Keir4 episodes
2021 Vera Darlene Houghton1 episode
2021 Midsomer Murders Jeanie Saint-Stephens1 episode
2022 Ridley Gill Moreland1 episode
2024 Rebus Gill Templer6 episodes

=Selected filmography

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. [3] [4]
1991Who Needs a HeartNaomiDocumentary inspired by 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 ComedySelfDocumentary

Selected theatre

YearPlayRoleTheatreNotes
1991 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Performed at the Haworth Shakespeare Festival, Committed Artists Theatre Company, New York International Festival of the Arts [5] The play was a modern-day adaptation based in South Africa. [6] UK actor Patrick Miller recalled, "Caroline Lee Johnson was stunning as Lady M. She used to get a standing ovation after her first speech." [7] [8]
1990Joe Turner's Come and GoneMolly CunninghamTricycle Theatre, LondonUK premiere [9] [10]
1989IndigoPrince's bride-to-be Almeida Theatre, LondonLee-Johnson performs with Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Dougray Scott and Brian Protheroe. Directed by Keith Boak. [11]
1988The ChangelingJoanna's maidNational Theatre London [12] 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...". [13]
1986 Romeo and Juliet Lady [8] Royal Shakespeare Company
1986 The Winter's Tale Played Dorcas, Lady [8] Royal Shakespeare Company

References

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