[7], Jones was educated at Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School in Middleton. As Flack’s Love Island co-star Iain Stirling wrote in a post: “My only hope is that we can all try to be kinder, always show love and listen to one another.”. 78. Gentleman Jack offers season 2 update with new set pictures of Suranne Jones [21] In 2008 she played Martha, one of the female leads, in the ITV medical series Harley Street. [64], Jones lives in the London district of Muswell Hill,[65] with her husband, freelance scriptwriter and former magazine editor Laurence Akers. Born Sarah Anne Jones on 27th August, 1978 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK, she is famous for Karen McDonald on Coronation Street, Idris (The Tardis) on Doctor Who.. Suranne was given the name Sarah Anne Jones on August 27th, 1978 in Chadderton. [60] Described by The Independent as "a core member of Wainwright’s unofficial repertory company",[61] the series marks Jones's fourth collaboration with Wainwright. Suranne Jones Recalls 'Breaking Wind' on Dr. Who. Described as "a bulldog in hoop earrings"[8] and a "Victoria Beckham wannabe",[15] the role garnered Jones public attention, with episodes involving feuds between her and rival Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) receiving high viewing ratings. Suranne Jones is seen for the first time as DCI Amy Silver in imagery from Vigil, the new BBC One thriller from the makers of Line Of Duty and Bodyguard. Michael Billington, reviewer for The Guardian, remarked that "Suranne Jones captures excellently the hidden regrets of the go-getting Marlene". Suranne Jones was out filming Gentleman Jack in the snow (Picture: Mark Campbell/MCPIX) Suranne Jones has been spotted filming Gentleman Jack in the snow, as production on series two steps up. It’s tough out there right now. Between 2011 and 2016, Jones starred as Detective Rachel Bailey in the police procedural Scott & Bailey, her third collaboration with screenwriter Sally Wainwright after Dead Clever and Unforgiven. [25] Jones received favourable reviews for her portrayal, with Brian Viner of The Independent writing: "a stunning performance, the stuff of Bafta nominations if ever I saw it. [51] She also served as associate producer for the programme's second series,[51] which was filmed in autumn 2016. In the same year, she starred on the West End stage in A Few Good Men opposite Rob Lowe and John Barrowman, which earned her the Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also became the Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador in 2020. The 41-year-old actress from … [12] Andrew Billen of The Times, acknowledging her professional career beginnings at 16, wrote that "she took to the stage at 8". Jones described the series as a "classic haunted house spine-chiller with an emotional family story at its heart. She is an actress and writer, known for Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned (2015), Scott & Bailey (2011) and Coronation Street (1960). Check out also measurements of Hayley Atwell, Lacey Chabert, and Michelle Keegan. Jones wears 34DDD bra size. Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp made a good team, a kind of Mancunian Cagney and Lacey, in Sally Wainwright’s hard-edged detective drama. [4], In 2000, some weeks after her unsuccessful audition for Geena Gregory, Jones was contacted by Coronation Street bosses, who offered her a part of a new character. In December, Jones starred in the Manchester Royal Exchange's production of Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, which ran until late January 2010. On 18 December 2010 a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" featuring Jones, by Manchester Show Choir, was released. Her by far the most famous role is Karen McDonald on TV show Coronation Street. $3.99 shipping. In autumn 2007, Jones undertook a national tour in the stage run of the film Terms of Endearment, where she played Emma, opposite Linda Gray and John Bowe. Suranne Jones wurde als Sarah Anne Jones geboren. Am I breaking through the perception of people who just thought I was a screaming banshee in Coronation Street? Hollie is a digital writer at Stylist.co.uk, mainly covering the daily news on women’s issues, politics, celebrities and entertainment. The press officer is saying: 'Do this and you'll be the new young funky sexy girl.' Suranne Jones Halifax, 1832. I don't know what I was breaking through, but I knew that it was nice to feel included and patted on the back for a lot of hard work". Sarah Anne Akers[1][2] (née Jones; born 27 August 1978), known professionally as Suranne Jones, is an English actress. [4] Jones was brought up as a Catholic; her priest suggested to her father she be christened Sarah Anne, instead of Suranne, her great-grandmother's name, as Suranne was not "a proper name". [55] Jones missed the last four performances of the show's three month run due to illness, citing the play's "deeply affecting" subject matter as a contributing factor. Jones was cast due to writer Neil Gaiman wanting an actress, in the words of Jones, who is "odd; beautiful but strange-looking, and quite funny" to play the role of Idris. In the three-parter Lesley's character has to cope with the promotion of her friend Bailey - played by actress Suranne Jones fresh from her success in Dr Foster - and the stress on their friendship. Suranne Jones, 40, has been hailed for her new role in period drama Gentleman Jack. “I’ve been feeling rubbish all week! [39] Later that year, Jones played a young judge "battling to keep her head above water in the murky depths of the justice system" in Lawless, a television pilot, broadcast on Sky1 as part of its Drama Matters strand. SURANNE Jones has opened up about her heartache at being kept apart from her baby son as a busy working mum. Suranne Jones was born on August 27, 1978 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England as Sarah Anne Jones. "[62] Jones's performance was also praised by Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe, writing: "Jones is a gale force wind on the show, driving it forward with her confidence and cool. [Orlando is] … In January 2020, Jones announced her collaboration with Lookout Point TV to co-produce the drama adaptation of The Final Round which is the autobiography of the British former professional boxer Jane Couch. She plays the lead role of Eve Caleigh, a woman who moves to Crickley Hall in an attempt to move on from the loss of her son, only to be haunted by supernatural occurrences.