Jackie Smith-Wood Explained
Jacqueline A. Smith-Wood (born 1954) is a British actress and director. As an actress she has worked in film, television, theatre and radio.
Internationally she is best known for her portrayal of Mary Crawford in the BBC's 1983 miniseries of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. On stage, she starred opposite Peter O'Toole in Man and Superman and Pygmalion. She made over a dozen British television appearances.
Early life and education
Jackie Smith-Wood was born in 1954 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.[1] She was educated at Oxford University and at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]
Career
Smith-Wood's stage credits include:
She is best known for her portrayal of Mary Crawford in the BBC's 1983 miniseries of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. She made over a dozen British television appearances, including a guest-starring role in the series Barry Morse Presents Strange But True.[5]
Smith-Wood directed Chekov's The Bear and The Proposal for Studio Theatrale du Luberon in 2006, and Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit for Studio Theatrale du Luberon in 2008.
Personal life
Smith-Wood married Anthony Colburn in 1979.[6] [7] They have three children and currently live in Gloucestershire, and she writes under the name of Jackie Colburn.[8] [9] [10]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: FamilySearch. Familysearch.org. 29 June 2022.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-smith-wood-colburn-a532a814 Jackie Smith-Wood
- Web site: Macbeth, Forbes/Crowley, Old Vic, September 1980 . 12 August 2018 . 5 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305060337/http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11498 . dead .
- Web site: Merchant of Venice, the, Meacham/Vaux, Prospect Theatre Company, September 1980 . 12 August 2018 . 12 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812083106/http://www.ahds.rhul.ac.uk/ahdscollections/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11592 . dead .
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/142627156/TV-Times-1984-02-03-TVS ITV, 2 February 1984: Strange But True
- Web site: FamilySearch. Familysearch.org. 29 June 2022.
- Web site: Redirecting to Google Groups. Groups.google.com. 29 June 2022.
- Web site: Jackie Colburn. Jennylewis.org.uk. 8 November 2012.
- Web site: Jackie Colburn | University of Oxford . Oxford.academia.edu.
- Web site: Theatricality and Restoration: the Re-construction of Royalty. Jackie Colburn. Open.conted.ox.ac.uk. 29 June 2022.