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Susannah Harker


Susannah Harker Biography

Susannah Harker (born in London, England) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. She is the daughter of actress Polly Adams and actor Richard Owens. She was nominated for a Bafta TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in House of Cards.

Early life

Harker was brought up as a Catholic and educated at a "strict" independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in North London.

Acting career

Harker appeared alongside Clive Owen in Chancer. She later played Dinah Morris in the 1991 adaptation of Adam Bede. She starred as Jane Bennet in the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and appeared as Trevor Eve's love interest in Heat of the Sun. She also appeared in the play On the Shore of the Wide World.

She played Sapphire in Big Finish Productions' audio revival of Sapphire & Steel, produced as a series of CD plays in 2005, with a second series following in 2006-2007. In 2003 she played Clare Keightley in the audio version of the Doctor Who adventure Shada, alongside Paul McGann.

In December 2011 she appeared in the BBC drama Young James Herriot.

In 2012 she played the role of Sue in a London production of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party.

Personal life

Harker's sister, Caroline Harker, is also a TV and stage actor. She was married to Iain Glen from 1993 to 2004. They have one son. She was later in a relationship with Paul McGann from 2006 to 2008.

Selected filmography

Film

  • Burke & Wills (1985)
  • The Lady's Not for Burning (1987)
  • Troubles (1988)
  • White Mischief (1987)
  • A Dry White Season (1989)
  • The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
  • Surviving Picasso (1996)
  • Intimacy (2001)
  • Trance (2001)
  • Offending Angels (2002)
  • Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007)
  • The Calling (2008)

Television

  • The Fear (1988)
  • Chancer (1990)
  • House of Cards (1990)
  • Adam Bede (1991)
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - The Dying Detective (1994)
  • Faith (1994)
  • Pride and Prejudice (1995)
  • Heat of the Sun (1998)
  • Ultraviolet (1998)
  • Murder in Mind (2001)
  • Waking the Dead (2002)
  • Perfect Parents (2006)
  • Midsomer Murders (2009)



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