Jacqueline Tong

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name = Jacqueline Tong
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location = Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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notable role = Daisy Barnes
in "Upstairs, Downstairs"

Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes in the period drama "Upstairs, Downstairs" from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Early life

Tong was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire in 1951, and attended Rose Bruford College. She started her television career in the 1970s, and one of her first roles was in an episode of "Thriller".

Career

In 1973, she joined the cast of "Upstairs, Downstairs" as the new housemaid Daisy Peel (later Barnes). She played this role for 32 episodes until the programme's end in 1975. After "Upstairs, Downstairs" finished she went back to theatre and played at Coventry rep. She also had a few roles on television including "Hard Times" and "Spearhead". From February to April 1982, Tong made a brief appearance in "Coronation Street" as Jackie Moffat, a neighbour of Gail Tilsley. During the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in "Growing Rich", "Middlemarch" and "David Copperfield".

Tong has also appeared in two films, "Princess Caraboo" and "How to Get Ahead in Advertising", and has done extensive radio work. Tong's stage credits include "The Winter's Tale", "What I Did in the Holidays" and "Albertine In Five Times". However, like most actors, Tong has also suffered from lengthy periods of unemployment. [cite news|url=|title=Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=|last=|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|date=2005]

Recent years

In 2000, she appeared in "The Bill" and "The 10th Kingdom". This was followed in 2001 by "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" and "The Cazalets". Tong played Lynn Walker in the fifth and sixth "Trial & Retribution" programmes. In 2005, she appeared in "Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky".

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