Joanna McCallum explained

Joanna McCallum
Birth Date:1950 6, df=yes
Birth Place:London, England
Education:National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
Parents:Googie Withers, John McCallum
Spouse:Roger Davenport
Children:2

Joanna McCallum (born 27 June 1950) is an English theatre, film and television actress.

Early years and personal life

She is the daughter of English actress Googie Withers and Australian actor John McCallum, and was educated at St Catherine's School in Melbourne. McCallum graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)[1] in 1969. She is married to writer Roger Davenport.

Theatre

McCallum is best known for her extensive work in theatre. Notable roles include Portia in The Merchant of Venice, with Alec Guinness as Shylock (Chichester Festival Theatre, dir. Patrick Garland, 1984);[2] heading a vast cast as Jane Marryot in Noël Coward's Cavalcade (Chichester Festival Theatre, dir. David Gilmore, 1985);[3] and Margeurite Blakeney, opposite Donald Sinden as Sir Percy Blakeney, in The Scarlet Pimpernel (Her Majesty's Theatre, dir. Nicholas Hytner, 1985).[4] She was Meg Page, one of The Merry Wives of Windsor, with Susannah York as Alice Ford (Royal Shakespeare Company, dir. Ian Judge, 1997);[5] and Gertrude, alongside Mark Rylance as Hamlet, at the reconstructed Globe Theatre on London's South Bank (dir. Giles Block, 2000).[6] McCallum played Princess Dragomiroff in the 2022 production of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (Chichester Festival Theatre, dir. Jonathan Church).[7] [8]

Film and television

McCallum played the central character, Aroon, in a three part adaptation of Molly Keane's Anglo Irish novel Good Behaviour (BBC Television, dir. Bill Hays, 1983),[9] [10] and co-starred with Trevor Eve in A Wreath of Roses, adapted from the book by Elizabeth Taylor (Granada Television, dir. John Madden, 1987).[11] [12]

In The Franchise Affair, a 1988 BBC Television serial, she played Marion Sharp opposite Rosalie Crutchley and Patrick Malahide.[13] She was writer Winifred Holtby in the last episode of Testament of Youth (BBC Television, 1979)[14] and Virginia Woolf in the film Tom & Viv (1994).[15]

McCallum played the missionary Alicia Bassett-Hill in the 1989 TV serial The Ginger Tree, which was based on the novel of the same name by Oswald Wynd; it also starred Samantha Bond and Daisuke Ryu.

Her other television appearances have included episodes of Holby City, All Creatures Great and Small, and Agatha Christie's Poirot.

Other Activities

Joanna McCallum is currently a Vice President of The Theatrical Guild,[16] (formerly The Theatrical Ladies Guild), having previously been Chairman, and has worked with the charity for many years. She is also a Vice President of Acting For Others,[17] and is active in fundraising work within the theatre community.

Selected Film and Television Credits

Selected Stage Work

Selected Radio Drama Appearances

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nida.edu.au/alumni-and-industry/all-alumni All Alumni (1960–1969)
  2. Web site: Cast List, The Merchant of Venice (1984) – Pass It On.
  3. Web site: Cast List, Cavalcade (1985) – Pass It On.
  4. Web site: Cast List, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1985) – Pass It On.
  5. Web site: Search | RSC Performances | MEW199712 - The Merry Wives of Windsor | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  6. Bessell . Jaq . Hamlet . Shakespeare's Globe . March 2001 . Research Bulletin . 17 . 3 . 17 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Murder on the Orient Express at Chichester Theatre Festival. 3 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Murder on the Orient Express Is Definitely Worth the Ticket. 14 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Good Behaviour: 1. 28 October 1983. 3128. 75. BBC Genome.
  10. Web site: Good Behaviour (1983). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134043/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7202c7a8. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  11. Web site: A Wreath of Roses (1987). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301113020/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78d5ccb8. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  12. Web site: Television Reviews : PBS' 'Wreath' Captures the Heart of Loneliness. 7 January 1989. Los Angeles Times.
  13. Web site: The Franchise Affair Episode 1 (1988). https://web.archive.org/web/20190707183613/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b795baa04. dead. 7 July 2019. BFI.
  14. Web site: Testament of Youth. 31 August 1980. 2964. 34. BBC Genome.
  15. Web site: Tom & Viv (1994). https://web.archive.org/web/20180203142256/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c69c73a. dead. 3 February 2018. BFI.
  16. Web site: Who We Are – The Theatrical Guild.
  17. Web site: Who is involved. Acting for Others.
  18. Web site: The Gathering Storm (2002). https://web.archive.org/web/20160527174040/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87d20f43. dead. 27 May 2016. BFI.
  19. Web site: Wide Eyed & Legless (1993). https://web.archive.org/web/20160923212141/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c559f68. dead. 23 September 2016. BFI.
  20. Web site: The Eligible Bachelor (1993). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134044/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7c11148e. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  21. Web site: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1990). https://web.archive.org/web/20190521021115/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a68e0c4. dead. 21 May 2019. BFI.
  22. Web site: A Still Small Shout (1985). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134055/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b77283adf. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  23. Web site: Coriolanus (1984). https://web.archive.org/web/20180710162301/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e2bc550. dead. 10 July 2018. BFI.
  24. Web site: BBC TV series about the English Civil War: By The Sword Divided Brief Summary, Cast List, DVDs, Book. www.booksmusicfilmstv.com.
  25. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Henry VI Part I (1983) Credits. www.screenonline.org.uk.
  26. Web site: Hopscotch (1980). https://web.archive.org/web/20170310064509/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bde5bfa. dead. 10 March 2017. BFI.
  27. Web site: Pygmalion (1973). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134056/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e062dd9. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  28. Web site: Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134043/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af2158b. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  29. Web site: Nickel Queen (1971). https://web.archive.org/web/20200301134054/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b172133. dead. 1 March 2020. BFI.
  30. Web site: Uncle Vanya. HOME.
  31. Web site: Hobson's Choice - Vaudeville Theatre. actdrop.uk.
  32. Web site: Hobson's Choice tickets – Vaudeville Theatre London. Official Theatre.
  33. Web site: Review of Hobson's Choice at the Vaudeville Theatre. 16 June 2016.
  34. Web site: Hobson's Choice, Vaudeville Theatre. 19 June 2016. theartsdesk.com.
  35. Web site: Production of Hobson's Choice | Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
  36. Web site: The Importance of Being Earnest at Salisbury Playhouse. Swindon Advertiser.
  37. Web site: Search | RSC Performances | CYM199702 - Cymbeline | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
  38. Web site: Love's Labour's Lost (1977): Bristol Old Vic | BBA Shakespeare. bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  39. Web site: Production of Love's Labour's Lost | Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
  40. Web site: AusStage. www.ausstage.edu.au.
  41. Web site: Dalzell & Beresford Ltd - Joanna McCallum. www.dalzellandberesford.com.

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