David, Joanna 1947–

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DAVID, Joanna 1947–

PERSONAL

Original name, Joanna Hacking; born January 17, 1947, in Lancaster, England; daughter of John Almond and Davida Elizabeth (maiden name, Nesbitt) Hacking; married Edward Charles Morice Fox (an actor), 2004; children: Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (an actress), Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox. Education: Attended Elmhurst Ballet School, Camberley, England; studied acting at Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and Royal Academy of Dancing.Religion: Church of England.

Addresses: Agent—Dallas Smith, Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Career: Actress. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, member of council; member of Unicorn Theatre for Children. Ralph and Meriel Richardson Foundation, trustee and director; King George V Fund, member of council.

Member: Theatrical Guild.

Awards, Honors: Publishers Weekly Award (with others), best spoken audio, 1997, for Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: How Do I Love Thee? Their Story and Poetry.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

The Edwardians, BBC-2, 1972–73, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS.

Elizabeth Kerslake, First among Equals, Granada and Television and PBS, 1986–87.

Mrs. Elizabeth Quail, Bramwell II (also known as Bramwell), Independent Television, c. 1996, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1996.

Mrs. Badger, Bleak House, BBC, 2005, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, BBC, 1971.

Alice Munro, The Last of the Mohicans, BBC, 1971, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1972.

Sonia, War and Peace, BBC-2, 1972–73, then PBS.

Princess Alexandra, Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill (also known as Jennie), Thames Television, 1974.

Jeanne Marie as an adult, Lillie, BBC, 1978, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1979.

The girl/the second Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca, BBC, c. 1978, also broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1980.

Ann Artingstall, Fame Is the Spur, BBC, 1982.

Christine, Alexa, BBC, 1982.

"The Lady's Maid Bell," Shades of Darkness, Granada Television, 1984, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1984.

Hannah, Tender Is the Night, Showtime and The Movie Channel, 1985.

Emma Crackenthorpe, "The 4.50 from Paddington," Miss Marple (originally an episode of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple," Series IV; also known as Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington), BBC, Seven Network (Australia), and PBS, c. 1987.

Voice of Trufflehunter, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," The Chronicles of Narnia (also known as The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader), BBC, 1988, PBS, 1989.

Children of the North, BBC, 1991.

Mrs. Gardiner, Pride and Prejudice (also known as Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

Isobel Tolland later in life, A Dance to the Music of Time, Channel 4 (England), 1997.

Victoria St. John, Berkeley Square, BBC, 1998.

Mary Duggan, The Glass, Independent Television, 2001.

Mrs. Pomona Longstaffe, The Way We Live Now, BBC, 2001, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2001.

Mrs. Heron, The Forsyte Saga, Independent Television, 2002, broadcast on.

Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2002.

Mrs. Stanbury, He Knew He Was Right, BBC, 2004, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alice, The Dancing Princesses, 1984.

Dolly, Anna Karenina, CBS, 1985.

Murders at Lynch Cross (also known as Time for Murder: The Murders at Lynch Cross), BBC, 1985.

Elizabeth, Unexplained Laughter, BBC, 1988.

Kate, Secret Friends, c. 1991.

Caroline Harris, The Dark Room, BBC, 1999.

Chloe Wulfstan, Dalziel and Pascoe: On Beulah Height, BBC, 1999.

Mrs. Peter Baring, Rogue Trader, BBC, 1999.

Diana Kennedy, The Blind Date, London Weekend Television, 2000.

Elizabeth Burnham, The Brides in the Bath, Independent Television, 2003.

Averil, Belonging, Independent Television, 2004.

Lady Carteret, Falling, Independent Television, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mabel Purdy, Play for Today: Dear Brutus, BBC, 1981.

Sophy Deane, The Mill on the Floss, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1997.

Herself, The Last Morse: A Documentary (also known as The Last Morse), Independent Television, 2000, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 2001.

Herself, The John Thaw Story, [Great Britain], 2002.

Clara Schumann (title role), Beloved Clara, 2004.

Narrator of Reputations: Sir Anthony Eden, BBC.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Cathy Carter, "Missing, Presumed Dead," Colditz, BBC, 1972.

Cathy Carter, "Odd Man In," Colditz, BBC, 1974.

Monica Ashby, "High Life," Softly Softly, BBC, 1975.

Marian Pearce, "Vacuum," Within These Walls, Independent Television, 1976.

Margaret, "A Test of Love," The Duchess of Duke Street, BBC and PBS, c. 1977.

Miss Gladwyn, "William—The Great Actor," Just William, Independent Television, 1977.

Margaret Haslemere, "Poor Catullus," The Duchess of Duke Street, BBC and PBS, c. 1977.

Margaret Haslemere, "Winter Lament," The Duchess of Duke Street, BBC and PBS, c. 1977.

Jane, "The Freezer," Two's Company, Independent Television, 1978.

Marian Pearce, "Raft," Within These Walls, Independent Television, 1978.

Mary Eleanor Pearcey, "Killing Mice," Lady Killers, Granada Television, 1980.

Claire Trent, "The Red Signal," The Agatha Christie Hour, Thames Television, 1982.

Prudence Makepeace, Brass, Granada Television and Channel 4 (England), 1983.

Jennifer Postern, "Rumpole and the Sporting Life," Rumpole of the Bailey (also known as Rumpole of the Bailey, Series III), Thames Television, 1983, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, c. 1984.

Sybil Verney, "Coup de Grace," Hannay, Thames Television, c. 1988.

Thompson, BBC, multiple episodes, c. 1988.

Panelist, "Politician's Funeral," Cluedo, Independent Television, 1990.

The Good Guys, Yorkshire Television, c. 1992.

Madame Gastin, "Maigret Goes to School," Maigret (also known as Maigret, Series One), Granada Television, 1992, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, c. 1992.

Mirabelle Jones, "Rumpole and the Children of the Devil," Rumpole of the Bailey (also known as Rumpole of the Bailey, Series VIII), Thames Television, 1992, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1995.

Miss Jimson, "The Happiest Days of Your Lives: Parts 1 & 2," The Darling Buds of May, Independent Television, 1993.

Susan Fallon, "Dead on Time," Inspector Morse (also known as Inspector Morse, Series VII), Central Television (England), later broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1994.

Susan Cushing, "The Cardboard Box," The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Granada Television, 1994, broadcast as an episode of Mystery!, PBS, 1995.

Prue Hastings, "Fun Times for Swingers," A Touch of Frost, Yorkshire Television, 1996.

Amy Lyddiard, "Written in Blood," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television, 1997, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Diana Firth, "Gabriel's Last Stand," Heartbeat, Independent Television, 2000.

Wendy Powell, "The Funk Hole," Foyle's War, Independent Television, 2003.

Julia Moore, "Orpheus in the Undergrowth," Rosemary & Thyme, Independent Television, 2004.

Ceclia Ford, Monarch of the Glen, BBC and BBC America, 2004.

Caroline, "Duty of Care," Heartbeat, Independent Television, 2005.

Appeared in Rude Britannia, Channel 4.

Television Appearances; Other:

Appeared as Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey (also cited as Carrington and Strachey) and No Need to Lie;as Queen Victoria, Treasure Houses; also appeared in Charlotte and Jane, Paying Guests, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home.

Film Appearances:

All Neat in Black Stockings, National General, 1968.

One Plus One (also known as 1 + 1 and Sympathy for the Devil), Grand National, 1969.

A Smashing Bird I Used to Know (also known as Hell House Girls, House of Unclaimed Women, and School for Unclaimed Girls), New Line Cinema, 1969.

The Mind of Mr. Soames, Amicus Productions, 1970.

Theo Danes, Ballet Shoes, 1975.

Angela Paradise, Sleepwalker, 1984.

Mrs. Frampton, Comrades, Curzon, 1987.

Mrs. Smythe, Cotton Mary, Universal, 1999.

Sabina's mother, Prendimi l'anima (also known as The Soul Keeper and L'ame en jeu), Cowboy Films/ Medusa Distribuzione, 2002.

Mrs. Bannock, These Foolish Things, 2005.

Some sources cite an appearance in the film In the Name of the Pharaoh, 1998; and in The Tulse Luper Suitcases.

Stage Appearances:

Cecily, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1968.

Dear Antoine, Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester, England, 1971.

The Rivals, Chichester Theatre Festival, 1971.

The Family Reunion, Chichester Theatre Festival, 1971, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1973, then London.

Uncle Vanya, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1977.

Varya, The Cherry Orchard, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1983.

Catherine Sloper, The Heiress, Northampton, England and London, 1984.

Pat, Breaking the Code, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1986.

Olivia, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will (also known as Twelfth Night), Ludlow Theatre Festival, 1988.

Marion, Stages, National Theatre, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1992.

Hester, The Deep Blue Sea, Royal Theatre, Northampton, England, 1997.

Marjorie, The Ghost Train Tattoo, Royal Exchange Theatre, 2000.

Margarethe, Copenhagen, Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury, England, 2003.

Miss Prism, The Importance of Being Earnest, Royal Exchange Theatre, 2004.

Appeared as Miss Giddens, The Innocents, Royal Theatre, Northampton, England; performed in staged readings.

Radio Appearances:

Jane Eyre, the Sequel, 1996.

Les liaisons dangereuses, 1999.

The Summer of a Dormouse, 1999.

The Pilot's Wife, 2000.

The Pound—A Biography, 2000.

Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces, 2001.

Mother and Son, 2002.

"The Benefactress," "Hotel du Commerce," and "The Letter Writers," all Dangerous Calm: Stories by Elizabeth Taylor, 2003.

"The Concert Interval," Twenty Minutes, 2003.

Constance Spry (title role), Constance, 2005.

Appeared as Cherry, Moving Day; and as Mrs. Sims, The Twelve Pound Look.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks; Narrator:

Susan Sallis, Summer Visitors, G. K. Hall Audio Books, 1991.

Barbara Pym, Less Than Angels, Chivers Audio Books, 1992.

Sallis, By Sun and Candlelight, Chivers Audio Books, 1992.

Jean Stubbs, A Lasting Spring, G. K. Hall Audio Books, 1992.

Roald Dahl, Matilda, HarperChildrensAudio, 1993.

Pauline Fiske, Midnight Blue, Chivers Audio Books, 1993.

Rosamund Pilcher, Flowers in the Rain and Other Stories, Chivers Audio Books, 1993.

Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake, Pickwick Group Limited, 1994.

Margaret York, Dangerous to Know, Chivers Audio Books, 1994.

Jane Austen, Austen Audio Boxed Set 1 (consists of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion), Penguin Audio, 1995.

Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of Amaryllis/Tuck Everlasting, Pickwick Group Limited, 1995.

Dorothy Eden, Crow Hollow, Chivers Audio Books, 1995.

Noel Streatfield, White Boots, Pickwick Group Limited, 1995.

Austen, The Jane Austen Collection (consists of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion), Penguin, 1996.

Nicola Thorne, Trophy Wife, Chivers Audio Books, 1996.

Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: How Do I Love Thee? Their Story and Poetry (also known as Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning: How Do I Love Thee? and Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Best-Loved Poems), Audio Partners, 1997.

Claire Tomalin, Jane Austen: A Life, Books on Tape, 1998.

Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, Chivers Audio Books, 1999.

Margaret Graham, Out of the Night, Chivers Audio Books, 1999.

Thorne, The Good Samaritan, Chivers Audio Books, 1999.

Joy Adamson, Born Free, Macmillan Audio Books, 2000.

Marian Babson, Worlds Apart, Chivers Audio Books, 2000.

Dahl, Tales of the Unexpected, BBC Consumer Publishing, 2000.

Thorne, Old Money, Chivers Audio Books, 2000.

Classic Love Stories, CSA Word, 2000.

Thorne, Class Reunion, Chivers Audio Books, 2001.

Elizabeth Buchan, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman, Chivers Audio Books, 2002.

Teresa Crane, Treacherous Waters, Chivers Audio Books, 2002.

Marcia Willett, Looking Forward, Chivers Press, 2002.

Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Penguin Audiobooks, 2003.

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Penguin Global, 2003.

Mavis Cheek, Dog Days, Chivers Audio Books, 2003.

Agatha Christie, Bound to Talk: Agatha Christie Two, Pan Macmillan, 2003.

Christie, 4:50 from Paddington, Audio Renaissance, 2003.

E. M. Forster, A Room with a View, Audio Partners, 2003.

Thorne, A Friend of the Family, Chivers Audio Books, 2003.

Thorne, Silk, Chivers Audio Books, 2003.

Anita Brookner, The Rules of Engagement, Chivers Audio Books, 2004.

Elizabeth Buchan, The Good Wife, BBC Audiobooks, 2004.

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca, Penguin, 2004.

Dahl, Danny the Champion of the World, Puffin Books, 2005.

Asne Seierstad, The Bookseller of Kabul, translated by Ingrid Christophersen, Recorded Books, 2005.

Brookner, Leaving Home, BBC Audiobooks America, 2006.

Appeared in Ruth Boswell and Noel Streatfield's Emmy/White Boots, Pickwick Group Limited; in Dorothy L. Sayers's Gaudy Night (also known as Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Mystery); in The Ugly One: The Childhood Memoirs of Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly (also known as The Ugly One); and in Classic Love Stories 2.