Jo-Anne Knowles Explained

Jo-Anne Knowles (born in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English actress.

Having started acting at the age of 11, she has appeared in many major soaps, including ITV's Emmerdale and Coronation Street, BBC One's EastEnders and Doctors, and Channel 4's Brookside and Hollyoaks. She is best known for playing Janis Steel in Sky1's Mile High and Fanny Tickler in Channel 4's Phoenix Nights. She has played recurring roles in The Bill, and Waterloo Road, has had many guest roles in Holby City and Casualty and was in two episodes of the BBC mini-series Moving On. She has also played Mina Van Helsing in the popular CBBC series Young Dracula.

She is married and lives in London. She gave birth to a daughter in 2010.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleTypeRoleNotes
1984Juliet BravoTVJudith Trevor1 Episode
1984–1985BrooksideTVJessica Haynes4 episodes
1988How To Be CoolTVSecretary1 Episode
1991, 2006–2007The BillTVNurse / Mia Perry23 episodes
1994, 2002EmmerdaleTVKaye Mannerson / Sally3 episodes
1995HollyoaksTVLorraine Wilson
1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2017Coronation StreetTVNursing Sister / Gilly Saunders / Mrs Hardy / DC Ann Short / Chloe Tipton
1999City CentralTVMs. Jenkins1 Episode
1999Cold FeetTVAmanda1 Episode
1999Extremely DangerousTVNurse1 Episode
2001The Parole OfficerMovieTV Interviewer
2002BarbaraTVWendy1 Episode
2002Phoenix NightsTVFanny2 episodes
2002 Fat Friends TVSuzanne Ellis1 Episode
2003Dream TeamTVLia Smith1 Episode
2003EastEndersTVPaula1 Episode
2003Sweet MedicineTVSheena Mason1 Episode
2003–2005Mile HighTVJanis Steel37 episodes
2004The Last DetectiveTVPippa Sterling1 Episode
2004Murder in SuburbiaTVLisa West1 Episode
2004Can't Buy Me LoveTV movieGilly Thwaite
2005, 2011, 2015Holby CityTVGeraldine Flowers / Kate Devis / Lindsay Carroll3 episodes
2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014DoctorsTVDCI Claire Dawson / Phillipa Grove / Jean Steel / Annie Harris8 episodes
2007CasualtyTVFay Balch1 Episode
2007–2012Young DraculaTVMina van Helsing14 episodes
2009W.M.DKaren Morgan
2009, 2013Moving OnTVLisa / Maria2 episodes
2011–2012Waterloo RoadTVRosie Matthews5 episodes
2013The MimicTVNaomi1 Episode
2015Hetty FeatherTVAnnie Bottomly1 Episode

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ladies-with-babies.com/tv-actress-jo-anne-knowles-on-her-role-as-a-mum/{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}