Annabelle Apsion

Jane Annabelle Apsion (born 17 September 1960^[1] in Hammersmith, London) is an English actress best known for playing Monica Gallagher in the hit television comedy-drama Shameless, Joy Wilton in Soldier Soldier, and Violet Buckle in Call the Midwife.

Annabelle Apsion
Born	Jane Annabelle Apsion (1960-09-17) 17 September 1960 (age 62) Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present

Career

Apart from Shameless, Apsion is also known for her portrayals of Betty in My Good Friend, Beverly in The Lakes, Patricia Hillman in Coronation Street, and Mrs. Beech in Michelle Magorian's Goodnight Mister Tom.^[2] She has appeared in two separate episodes of Midsomer Murders, Death in Chorus and Dead Man's 11, as two different characters. She played Jenni Hicks, whose two daughters died at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in the docudrama Hillsborough, which aired in 1996.^[3] She has since featured in an episode of Lewis and played a small role in the first episode of the sitcom In with the Flynns. Most recently, she appeared in the BBC series The Village alongside her Shameless co-star Maxine Peake.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, she co-starred alongside Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, and Robbie Coltrane in From Hell as Polly Nichols, the first known victim of Jack the Ripper. Other films she has appeared in include About a Boy, The War Zone, Lolita, This Year's Love, and Ironclad.^[4]

Apsion appeared intermittently on Shameless as Monica Gallagher between 2004 and 2006 before becoming a regular cast member for the show's fourth series in 2007.^{[citation needed]} She left the show in 2008, with her final scenes airing in March 2009 during the sixth series.^[5] She briefly returned to the role in 2011 during the eighth series^[6][7] and for the eleventh and final series in 2013.^[8][6][7]

Outside of acting, she has appeared as a guest panellist on Five's The Wright Stuff during 2008 and 2009.^[9]

In 2014, Apsion portrayed Annette Walker in an episode of the detective drama Suspects, and more recently she appeared in episodes of Call the Midwife as Violet Buckle (née Gee) and in episodes of Doc Martin as Jennifer Cardew.^[10]

In 2020 Apsion played Beattie May in an episode of Father Brown.

Personal life

Apsion is a former student of Godalming College and the University of Wales.^[11][12] She is also co-founder and practitioner of the Rosen Method Bodywork in the UK, an alternative health practice which integrates mind and body.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	The Widowmaker	Kathy	TV film
1995	Out of My Head	Miss Multi Personality	Direct-to-video
	Killing Me Softly	Billi	TV film
1996	Hillsborough	Jenni Hicks	TV film
1997	Lolita	Mrs. Leigh
1998	Goodnight, Mister Tom	Mrs. Beech	TV film
1999	This Year's Love	Hostess
	The War Zone	Nurse
2001	From Hell	Polly Nichols
2002	About a Boy	Amnesty International Worker
	Tough Love	DI Karen Irving	TV film
	Darwin's Daughter	Emma Darwin	TV film
2004	Carrie's War	Older Carrie	TV film
	May 33rd	Jenny	TV film
	Lighthouse Hill	Honey
	Frances Tuesday	Christy West	TV film
2005	Peace & Quiet	Mrs. Wooley	Short film
2006	Driving Lessons	Trendy Mum
2011	Ironclad	Maddy
2018	Torvill & Dean	Betty Calloway	TV film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Emmerdale	Lucy Dowling	2 episodes
1990	Casualty	Carrie Potter	Episode: "Say It with Flowers"
1991	Screen One	Marie	Episode: "Alive and Kicking"
1991-1995	Soldier Soldier	Joy Wilton	Series regular, 30 episodes
1992	Framed	Susan Jackson	Mini-series, 4 episodes
1996	My Good Friend	Betty	Series regular, 7 episodes
1998	Big Women	Alice	Mini-series, 4 episodes
	The Bill	Sarah Ryman	Episode: "Love's Labours Lost"
1999	Sunburn	Susan Armitage	Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
	The Lakes	Beverly Fisher	Recurring role, 8 episodes
	Midsomer Murders	Jane Cavendish	Episode: "Dead Man's Eleven"
2000	The Mrs Bradley Mysteries	Mona Bunting	Episode: "Death at the Opera"
	The Sleeper	Claire Moon	Mini-series
2001	My Uncle Silas	Queenie White	Episode: "The Wedding"
2001-2002	Micawber	Emma Micawber	Series regular, 4 episodes
2002	In Deep	Lianne	Episode: "Abuse of Trust"
	Helen West	Kim Perry	Episode: "Deep Sleep"
	Coronation Street	Patricia Hillman	4 episodes
2003	The Second Coming	Fiona Morris	Mini-series, 2 episodes
	Spooks	Bridget Sands	Episode: "I Spy Apocalypse"
	Rockface	Jo	Episode: "Series 2, Episode 7"
	Silent Witness	Jayne Rooke	Episode: "Fatal Error"
	Foyle's War	Kate Farley	Episode: "The Funk Hole"
2004	Family Business	Mrs. Bartlett	Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
	Murder City	Celia Farrell	Episode: "Happy Families"
	Outlaws	Elaine Ross	Series regular, 12 episodes
2004-2005	The Bill	Margaret Barnes	Recurring role, 20 episodes
2004-2013	Shameless	Monica Gallagher	Series regular, 40 episodes
2006	Wild at Heart	Eileen Chapman	Episode: Series 1, Episode 5"
	Midsomer Murders	Ellen Barker	Episode: "Death in Chorus"
2009	Hotel Babylon	Alexis Warren	Episode: "Series 4, Episode 6"
2010	Lewis	Babs Temple	Episode: "Dark Matter"
2011	In with the Flynns	Theresa	Episode: "Santorini"
	The Body Farm	Jo Fields	Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
	Moving On	Maggie	Episode: "Tour of Duty"
2012	A Mother's Son	Kay Mullary	Mini-series, 2 episodes
	Doctors	Mrs. Dallison	Episode: "Party Time"
2012-2014	Holby City	Jean Rimini	Recurring role, 3 episodes
2013	Doc Martin	Jennifer Cardew	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2013-2014	The Village	Margaret Boden	Series regular, 12 episodes
2014	Suspects	Annette Walker	Episode: "Hard Target"
2015-present	Call the Midwife	Violet Buckle	Series regular, 46 episodes
2017	The Halcyon	Lillian Hobbs	Series regular, 8 episodes
2019	Treadstone	Bentley's Mother	Episode: "The Bentley Lament"
2020	Father Brown	Beattie May	Episode: "The Queen Bee"

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1987	Camille	Marguerite	The Old Red Lion, London
1988	The Bacchae	Bacchae	Lyric Theatre, London	with Shared Experience
1989	Heartbreak House	Ellie Dunn	Riverside Studios, London	with Shared Experience
	City Sugar	Nicola	The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre, Taunton	with Century Theatre
	Abingdon Square	Marion	Soho Poly Theatre, London & Cottesloe Theatre, London
1992	Anna Karenina	Anna Arkadyevna Karenina	Theatre Royal, Bath	also, UK tour
	Richard III	Lady Anne	Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon	with Royal Shakespeare Company
1993	A Handful of Dust	Lady Brenda	Theatre Royal, Bath	with Cambridge Theatre Company
1994	The Editing Process	Tamara Dell Fuego	Royal Court Theatre, London
1995	The Blue Ball	Sylie/Gina	Cottesloe Theatre, London
1998	Trade	Mam	Royal Court Theatre, London
1999	Remember This?	Victoria	Lyttelton Theatre, London
2005	The Seagull	Nikolayevna Arkadina	Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
2011	A Streetcar Named Desire	Eunice	Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool

References

1. . Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
2. "SAMabelle Apsion Filmography"
3. "Hillsborough Drama 1996 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine"
4. "Annabelle Apsion". IMDb. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
5. " Appeared in The Bill as Margeret Barnes [2004]Chatsworth Spouse is Off"
6. "Shameless: Series 8 Storylines Revealed – LastBroadcast.co.uk". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. "Shameless – Character Profiles – Monica Gallagher – Channel 4". Retrieved 28 April 2020.
8. Jeffery, Morgan (9 January 2013). "'Shameless' Anne-Marie Duff to return". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
9. ""
10. "Press Centre: Doc Martin ITV 2013: Episode 6 of 8 "Hazardous Exposure"". ITV. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
11. . Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
12. "Annabelle Apsion". IMDb. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
13. "Shameless actress Annabelle Apsion on the Rosen Method"

External links

• Annabelle Apsion at IMDb