Judith Jacob
Encyclopedia
Judith Jacob is a British
actress best known for her role as the health visitor
Carmel Roberts in the BBC
soap opera
EastEnders
, a role she played from 1986 to 1989. During her stint in Albert Square
, her character suffered from severe marital abuse and her husband's attempted murder and eventual separation.
Jacob attended London’s Anna Scher Theatre
. Two of her classmates were also former EastEnders actors, Susan Tully
(Michelle Fowler
) and Phil Daniels
(Kevin Wicks
). Before landing her role on EastEnders, Jacob was a co-founder of Black Theatre Co-op (BTC), a London theatre group of black actresses.
Jacob's first appearance on UK television was in the BBC production Play for Today
(1976). Before her role in EastEnders, she had been a regular cast member in the hospital drama Angels
(1979 - 1981) and the sitcom No Problem! (1983 - 1985). Other television credits include various roles in the comedy sketch-show The Real McCoy
(1991); The Queen's Nose
(1995); Holby City
(2003); Doctors
(2003); and My Family (2004).
Most recently she starred as a prison guard in the drama Provoked (2006), which told the true story of a Punjabi
woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who leaves India
to marry a London-based man, only to be badly abused. She ends up in prison
for murdering her abusive husband.
Jacob's daughter, Aisha, worked with her on EastEnders during her time on the show in the 80s. She played her young niece Aisha Roberts. She is now in her 20s and plans to follow in her mother's footsteps by also becoming an actress.http://www.wgazette.com/spr06-carmel.html
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress best known for her role as the health visitor
Health visitor
Health visitors are UK community health nurses who have undertaken further training to work as part of a primary health care team. As their name suggests, their role is to promote mental, physical and social well-being in the community by giving advice and support to families in all age groups...
Carmel Roberts in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, a role she played from 1986 to 1989. During her stint in Albert Square
Albert Square
Albert Square is the fictional location of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is ostensibly located in the equally fictional London borough of Walford in London's East End. The square's design was based on the real life Fassett Square in Hackney, and was given the name Albert Square after the real...
, her character suffered from severe marital abuse and her husband's attempted murder and eventual separation.
Jacob attended London’s Anna Scher Theatre
Anna Scher Theatre
The Anna Scher Theatre is a community-based theatre school based in Islington, North London. The school turns out some of London's best child and adult actors.-Anna Scher:...
. Two of her classmates were also former EastEnders actors, Susan Tully
Susan Tully
Susan Tully is an English television producer, director and former actress.Her most prominent television roles to date have been those of single mother Michelle Fowler in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and her pivotal part in early Grange Hill...
(Michelle Fowler
Michelle Fowler
Michelle Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actress Susan Tully.Although she was one of the brighter people in Walford, that didn't stop Michelle making some huge mistakes during her time in Albert Square...
) and Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels
Philip W. "Phil" Daniels is an English actor, most noted for film and television roles as "cockneys" such as Jimmy in Quadrophenia, Richards in Scum, Stewart in The Class of Miss MacMichael, Mark in Meantime, Kevin Wicks in EastEnders, DCS Frank Patterson in New Tricks and Edward Kitchener "Ted"...
(Kevin Wicks
Kevin Wicks
Kevin Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Phil Daniels. He made his first appearance on 17 February 2006...
). Before landing her role on EastEnders, Jacob was a co-founder of Black Theatre Co-op (BTC), a London theatre group of black actresses.
Jacob's first appearance on UK television was in the BBC production Play for Today
Play for Today
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted...
(1976). Before her role in EastEnders, she had been a regular cast member in the hospital drama Angels
Angels (TV series)
Angels was originally a British television seasonal drama series dealing with the subject of student nurses and was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1978. The show's format then switched to a twice weekly soap opera format from 1979 to 1983. The show's title derived from the name of the...
(1979 - 1981) and the sitcom No Problem! (1983 - 1985). Other television credits include various roles in the comedy sketch-show The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy (TV series)
The Real McCoy was a BBC Television comedy show which ran from 1991 to 1996, featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars performing material aimed at an across-the-board black audience....
(1991); The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose
The Queen's Nose is a book, written by Dick King-Smith, that was adapted into a successful BBC television series.-The book:The book by Dick King Smith features the story of Harmony Parker, a 10 year old girl who wants an animal of her own but is not allowed by her parents who think they are dirty...
(1995); Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
(2003); Doctors
Doctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
(2003); and My Family (2004).
Most recently she starred as a prison guard in the drama Provoked (2006), which told the true story of a Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
woman named Kiranjit Ahluwalia who leaves India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to marry a London-based man, only to be badly abused. She ends up in prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
for murdering her abusive husband.
Jacob's daughter, Aisha, worked with her on EastEnders during her time on the show in the 80s. She played her young niece Aisha Roberts. She is now in her 20s and plans to follow in her mother's footsteps by also becoming an actress.http://www.wgazette.com/spr06-carmel.html