Caroline Lee-Johnson
British actress
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Caroline Lee-Johnson is a British actress. She is best known for her starring roles in Chef! as Janice Blackstock and The Knock as Diane Ralston. Her work has been primarily in television, but she has also had roles in films, including The Defender. Lee-Johnson trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.[1]
Career performances
Selected TV programmes
| Year | TV Program | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Campaign | Dee Vincent | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Chef! | Janice Blackstock[2] | Series 1–3 |
| 1994 | The Knock | Diane Ralston | 37 episodes |
| 1997 | The Uninvited | Sarah Armstrong | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Holby City | Patsy Brassvine | 9 episodes |
| 2003 | Silent Witness | Alice Pettman | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Waking the Dead | Assistant Commissioner Dyson | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers | Barbara Waters | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Humans | Brothel Madam | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | From Darkness | Superintendent Lola Keir | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Vera | Darlene Houghton | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Midsomer Murders | Jeanie Saint-Stephens | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Ridley | Gill Moreland | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Rebus | Gill Templer | 6 episodes |
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Monday’s Girls | Lee-Johnson narrates | Educational documentary explores a Nigerian female initiation ceremony from perspective of two young Waikiriki women from the Niger delta. Ngozi Onwurah, director.[3][4] |
| 1991 | Who Needs a Heart | Naomi | Documentary inspired by 1960s black revolutionary leader Michael X |
| 1997 | The Saint | Private Hotel Receptionist | |
| 2004 | The Defender | Mrs. Roberta Jones, National Security Agency head | British-German action film |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Self | Documentary |
Selected theatre
| Year | Play | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Performed at the Haworth Shakespeare Festival, Committed Artists Theatre Company, New York International Festival of the Arts[5] | The play was a modern-day adaptation based in South Africa.[6] UK actor Patrick Miller recalled, "Caroline Lee Johnson was stunning as Lady M. She used to get a standing ovation after her first speech."[7][8] |
| 1990 | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | Molly Cunningham | Tricycle Theatre, London | UK premiere[9][10] |
| 1989 | Indigo | Prince's bride-to-be | Almeida Theatre, London | Lee-Johnson performs with Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Dougray Scott and Brian Protheroe. Directed by Keith Boak.[11] |
| 1988 | The Changeling | Joanna's maid | National Theatre London[12] | Art critic Gabriele Annan wrote of the performance, "[t]he sexiest and best-spoken performance comes from Caroline Lee Johnson as Joanna's black maid...".[13] |
| 1986 | Romeo and Juliet | Lady[8] | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 1986 | The Winter's Tale | Played Dorcas, Lady[8] | Royal Shakespeare Company | |
