Hannah Jane Fox

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Hannah Jane Fox
Born (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976 (age 48)
Height5' 2''

Hannah Jane Fox (born 13 January 1976) is an English stage actress, best known for playing "Scaramouche" in the Queen jukebox musical We Will Rock You . [1] She is an alumna of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[ citation needed ]

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Theatre

YearShowRoleVenueNotes
2024 Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder! Felicia Taylor+ Ambassadors Theatre
2007 to 2008Dick Whittington Dick Whittington Hackney Empire
2002 to 2006 We Will Rock You Scaramouche Dominion Theatre Originated role
TabooVirus
2001All You Need is LoveEnsemble Queen's Theatre
Hot StuffEnsemble
1998 to 1999 Rent Maureen Shaftesbury Theatre
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Columbia English Theatre of Frankfurt

Television

Fox's best known role in television so far has been in Ben Elton's 2005 BBC sitcom Blessed , in which she played the character Vicky. She has also appeared in two episodes of The Bill in 2007, as well as a few smaller roles in various TV programs. [2] She then went on to star in another Ben Elton sitcom, The Wright Way . She later starred in the CBBC show, Millie Inbetween as Sharon, the mother of two.

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References

  1. "We Will Rock You London » The Unofficial Home of We Will Rock You on the West End!". Wwry-london.co.uk. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. Hannah Jane Fox, imdb.com