Joanne Heywood is an English

England

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 television

Television

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 actress, probably best known for her role as Jessica Lovelock in Grace & Favour

Grace & Favour

Grace & Favour is a British sitcom sequel to the long-running series Are You Being Served? It aired on BBC1 for two series from 1992 to 1993 and marked the return of Are You Being Served? creators and writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft.-History:The idea of a spinoff was originally suggested by...

, a spin-off series of Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...

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Early Life and Career

Born in York, Heywood was educated in York, Guildford and in Sydney, Australia. She studied Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting and, after graduating, made her professional stage debut in 1985 production of the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at York's Theatre Royal. For the next decade, she regularly appeared in pantomime at the same venue, often in the coveted role of Principal Boy. During this period, she also performed in stage musicals, including regional productions of Annie

Annie (musical)

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, Gypsy

Gypsy: A Musical Fable

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and Camelot

Camelot (musical)

Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe . It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King....

, as well as the world premieres of Scrooge: The Musical and the stage adaptation of High Society

High Society (musical)

High Society is a musical with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.Based on the Philip Barry play The Philadelphia Story and the 1956 musical screen adaptation with Porter's songs, High Society, the plot centers on pretentious Long Island socialite Tracy Lord, who is planning...

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Heywood's television debut was in the role of Dilys on the short-lived BBC

BBC

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 series First of the Summer Wine

First of the Summer Wine

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. In 1991, she made guest appearances on the television shows The New Statesman

The New Statesman

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and The Brittas Empire

The Brittas Empire

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. In addition to her role as Jessica Lovelock, Heywood played Sally Bennett in the Gerry Poulson film Stanley's Dragon. She has also guest-starred in Knightmare

Knightmare

Knightmare is an English television program for children, produced by Broadsword Productions for Anglia Television and was broadcast on ITV from 7 September 1987 to 11 November 1994...

, Next of Kin, two episodes of Coronation Street

Coronation Street

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and A Prince Among Men.

In recent years, her television appearances have become less regular. She has appeared in Heartbeat, Emmerdale Farm

Emmerdale

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and My Hero. Since then, Heywood has continued to perform frequently in regional and West End theatre productions, including plays, musicals and pantomimes.

Television Roles

Year	Title	Role
1988-89	First of the Summer Wine First of the Summer Wine First of the Summer Wine is a sitcom written by Roy Clarke that aired on BBC1. The pilot originally aired on 3 January 1988, and the first series of episodes followed on 4 September 1988. The show ran for two series of six episodes each, with the final episode airing on 8 October 1989. The pilot...	Dilys
1992-93	Grace & Favour Grace & Favour Grace & Favour is a British sitcom sequel to the long-running series Are You Being Served? It aired on BBC1 for two series from 1992 to 1993 and marked the return of Are You Being Served? creators and writers Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft.-History:The idea of a spinoff was originally suggested by...	Jessica Lovelock
1994	Knightmare Knightmare Knightmare is an English television program for children, produced by Broadsword Productions for Anglia Television and was broadcast on ITV from 7 September 1987 to 11 November 1994...	Stiletta

Stage Roles

Year	Title	Venue	Role
1985	Jack and the Beanstalk	Theatre Royal, York	-
1987	High Society (musical)	Victoria Palace, London	-
1988-89	Camelot (musical)	Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool	-
1992	Scrooge: The Musical	Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham	Isabel
1998	Out of Order (play)	Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye	Jane Worthington
1999	The Strange & Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe	Palace Theatre, Watford	Dolly
2000	Behind the Scenes at the Museum (play)	Theatre Royal, York	Patricia
2000-01	Dick Whittington (pantomime)	Theatre Royal, York	-
2001	All for Mary (play)	Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye	Mary Millar
2002-03	Babbies in the Wood (pantomime)	Theatre Royal, York	Principal Boy
2003-04	Mother Goose's Silver Jubilee (pantomime)	Theatre Royal, York	Principal Boy
2005	Sleeping Beauty (pantomime)	City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds	Vulgaria
2007	Waiting for Gateaux (play)	Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	-
2007-08	Sleeping Beauty (pantomime)	Gala Theatre, Durham City	Carabosse
2008	Birthday Suite (play)	Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye	Kate
2008-09	Sleeping Beauty (pantomime)	Octagon Theatre, Yeovil	Carabosse
2010	Nightfright: The Nightmare of Your Life (play)	Connaught Theatre, Worthing	Jacqui
2010	Legacy Falls (musical)	New Players Theatre, London	Taylor Taylor

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