- Joanna Tope
Joanna Tope is a Scottish
actress . She has appeared in many TV programmes including "Emmerdale Farm " asDr. Clare Scott in 1973, "The Omega Factor " as Julia Crane in 1979 and "The Tomorrow People " as Mrs Boswell.After taking an Honours Degree in Drama at Manchester University, Joanna was fortunate to spend the next 10 years working in
London and the provinces and in both theatre and television, in a variety of parts, allowing her to explore and stretch her versatility.Her roles have included Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler", Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" and the Old Woman in Edward Bond's "Bingo". She appears regularly on BBC Scotland [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/09_september/06/scotland_radio.shtml] and has also acted on radio dramas. [http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/candc/tope_joanna.html]At the very beginning of her career she was an ASM and played small parts at
Pitlochry . She married a Glaswegian and lives in Scotland.She has appeared at the
Citizens Theatre as Jocasta in "Oedipus The King" and as Helen in "A Taste of Honey" and as Mrs. Eynsford Hill in "Pygmalion". In 1997, she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival as Dorimene in a Scottish Opera/Nottingham Playhouse production of Strauss' "Ariadne Auf Naxos" and has made numerous concert and cabaret appearances. She was Assistant Director on "The Rising Generation" atTheatre Royal, Lincoln .She has three children, Tom, John and Maggie.
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