Johanna Hargreaves

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Johanna Hargreaves
Born (1963-06-18) 18 June 1963 (age 61)
England
OccupationActress
Years active1980–present

Johanna Hargreaves (born 18 June 1963) is a British television actress who has been active since 1980, best known for playing "Stella" in the 1983 teenage drama Johnny Jarvis and "Linda Jordan" in the 1992 police drama Between the Lines .

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