Susan Brown (English actress)
English actress (born 1946)
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Susan Elizabeth Brown (born 6 May 1946) is an English actress of stage and screen.[1][2] She had roles in the film The Iron Lady (2011) and the first season of the television series Game of Thrones (2011).
Born
6 May 1946
Susan Elizabeth Brown
6 May 1946
Bristol, England
EducationRose Bruford College
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1959–1960, 1971–present
Susan Brown | |
|---|---|
Brown in 2018 | |
| Born | Susan Elizabeth Brown 6 May 1946 Bristol, England |
| Education | Rose Bruford College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1960, 1971–present |
Brown has been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 2018 revival of the play Angels in America and a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in the 2018 play Home, I'm Darling.
Biography
Brown was born in Bristol, England. Before starting her professional career, Brown trained at Rose Bruford College. She has appeared in such stage productions as The Wild Duck (Donmar Warehouse), Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Playing with Fire, Cardiff East[3] and The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other (National Theatre),[4] Easter, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III and Bad Weather (RSC), Road,[5] Shirley, Downfall, Gibraltar Strait and Seagulls (Royal Court), Butterfly Kiss (Almeida), The House of Bernarda Alba and The Chairs (Gate Theatre), You Be Ted and I'll Be Sylvia (Hampstead), Playing Sinatra (Croydon Warehouse and Greenwich Theatre), The Beaux' Stratagem, Back to Methuselah, The Vortex, The Way of the World and A Woman of No Importance (Cambridge Theatre Company), Twelfth Night (English Touring Theatre), Small Change,[6][7] Iphigenia (Sheffield Crucible) and Angels in America.
Brown played "Mrs Dimmock" a widow who comes across an oriental cannon, in an episode of Lovejoy, "The Peking Gun", in October 1993. To international audiences, Brown is perhaps best known for her role as Septa Mordane in the first series of Game of Thrones. Her character was killed off in the concluding episodes of the series. She had a supporting role as Margaret Thatcher's live-in carer June in The Iron Lady and has had small roles in BBC drama series Call the Midwife and Torchwood.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Road to Carey Street | Rosemary | TV film |
| 1987 | Hope and Glory | Mrs. Evans | |
| 1989 | Work Experience | Mrs. Percival | Short film |
| 1998 | Anorak of Fire | Mrs. Gascoigne | TV film |
| 2002 | A Matter of Taste | (unknown) | Short film |
| 2003 | The Brides in the Bath | Mrs. Crossley | TV film |
| 2004 | When Hitler Invaded Britain | Clara Milburn | TV film |
| 2006 | Pinochet in Suburbia | Female Lawyer | TV film |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Nurse | |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady | June, Housekeeper | |
| 2012 | Now Is Good | Shirley | |
| 2013 | Belle | Baroness Vernon | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels in America: Perestroika | Hannah Pitt | |
| National Theatre Live: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches | |||
| 2021 | National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood | Various roles | |
| 2024 | Mary | Anna the Prophetess | |
| TBA | Rose Drake | Suzanne | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Private Investigator | Mary | Episode: "A Shield for Caroline" |
| Ask for King Billy | Girl | Episode: "Part 5" | |
| 1960 | ITV Play of the Week | Theresa | Episode: "All Summer Long" |
| 1971 | Public Eye | Girl in Garage | Episode: "And When You've Paid the Bill, You're None the Wiser" |
| 1972 | Man at the Top | Mrs. Naughton | Episode: "High Stakes" |
| Armchair Theatre | Naafi Girl | Episode: "The Breaking of Colonel Keyser" | |
| New Scotland Yard | Jean Gorton | Episode: "Papa Charlie" | |
| 1973 | Then and Now | Annie | Episode: "In Memoriam" |
| 1973–1974 | The Kids from 47A | Miss Hayes | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 1974 | Within These Walls | Joan Harrison | Episode: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man | Anna Kreidner | Mini-series; episode: "The Bridge Maker" |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Ivy | 2 episodes: "A Present Sovereign" & "Honour and Obey" |
| 1977 | Rooms | Pat Spooner | 3 episodes: "The Artist", "Repairs" & "Portraits" |
| 1979 | The Other Side | Joyce | Episode: "Underdog" |
| 1981 | Fanny by Gaslight | Mrs. Hopwood | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 1985 | Up the Elephant and Round the Castle | Mrs. Fowler | Episode: "The Pied Piper of Hamlet" |
| Coronation Street | Connie Clayton | Series regular; 35 episodes | |
| 1986 | Kit Curran | Wendy Lowe | Episode: "Blind Date" |
| Slinger's Day | Gladys Slinger | Episode: "Going Bananas" | |
| 1987 | ScreenPlay | Helen | Episode: "Road" |
| 1988 | Andy Capp | Ruby | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| This Is David Lander | Joan Trescot | Episode: "The Rocketing Cast of Defence" | |
| 1989 | ScreenPlay | Tracy | Episode: "Loving Hazel" |
| 1990 | Chain | Mrs. Elliott | Mini-series; episode: "Vicky Elliott" |
| Kappatoo | Mrs. Cotton | 3 episodes: "Tracey Times Two", "Time-Fuse" & "Out of Time" | |
| Alive from Off Center | Helen | Episode: "Road" | |
| The Paradise Club | Audrey | Episode: "Old Pals" | |
| 1990–1991 | Making Out | Avril | Series regular; 8 episodes |
| 1991 | The Bill | Margaret Randle | Episode: "Too Many Chiefs" |
| Prime Suspect | Linda | Mini-series; episode: "Price to Pay: Part 2". Uncredited role | |
| The Sharp End | Mrs. Swales | Mini-series; episode 7 | |
| Screen One | Mrs. Tribbly | Episode: "Prince" | |
| Performance | Bill / Maria | Episode: "Absolute Hell" / Episode: "Nona" | |
| 1992 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Brenda Harrison | Episode: "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One" |
| The Bill | Mary Cox | Episode: "A Friend in Need" | |
| Casualty | Julie | Episode: "Will You Still Love Me?" | |
| 1993 | Stay Lucky | Barbara | 2 episodes: "The Long Road... There" & "The Long Road... Back" |
| Lovejoy | Mrs. Dimmock | Episode: "The Peking Gun" | |
| The Bill | Janie Pickett | Episode: "Outbreak" | |
| EastEnders | Jackie | 4 episodes | |
| 1993–1995 | September Song | Cilla | Series regular; 11 episodes |
| 1994 | Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie | Glenda Toughbitch / Operator | Episode: #2.4 / Episode: #2.5 |
| A Pinch of Snuff | Betsy Heppelwhite | Mini-series; 2 episodes | |
| The Riff Raff Element | Maggie Belcher | Series regular; 6 episodes | |
| 1995 | A Touch of Frost | Stella Boxley | Episode: "No Refuge" |
| Casualty | Joan Hawley | Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel" | |
| 1997 | Wokenwell | Jacqui Clovis | Episode #1.5 |
| The Bill | Cheryl Walker | Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel" | |
| Knight School | Marjorie Scrope | Episode: "Opening Knight" | |
| 1998 | Taggart | Jan Dickson | Episode: "Out of Bounds" |
| 1999 | Where the Heart Is | June Wrekin | Episode: "Moving On" |
| The Bill | Jan Beckett | Episode: "Cracked Up" | |
| Dangerfield | Mrs. Bassett | Episode: "Forbidden Fruit" | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Deirdre Hope | Episode: "A Blast from the Past" |
| Peak Practice | Clare Bain | Episode: "Walls of Jericho" | |
| 2001 | The Vice | Brothel Madam | Episode: "Out of Mind" |
| Best of Both Worlds | Annie Sullivan | 3 episodes | |
| Holby City | Avril Welbeck | Episode: "Family Ties" | |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood | Jean Lawson | 2 episodes: "Justice Painted Blind: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2003 | Blue Dove | Sylvie Brennan | Mini-series |
| 2004 | Dalziel and Pascoe | ACC Alex Lawrence | Episode: "The Price of Fame" |
| La Femme Musketeer | Cecile D'Artagnan | Mini-series | |
| Rose and Maloney | Wendy Sillery | Series 2 regular; 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | Coronation Street | Maureen Tully | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Holby City | Nora Simpson | Episode: "Paranoid Android" |
| 2009 | Torchwood | Bridget Spears | 5 episodes: "Torchwood: Children of Earth - Days One to Five" |
| 2010 | Doctors | Brenda Napier | Episode: "Ghosts" |
| Holby City | Rachel Jacoby | Episode: "Together Alone" | |
| 2011 | Waking the Dead | Sue Myers | 2 episodes: "Harbinger: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Game of Thrones | Septa Mordane | 6 episodes | |
| Midsomer Murders | Leticia Clifford | Episode: "The Sleeper Under the Hill" | |
| 2012 | Stella | Senior Magistrate | Episode #1.9 |
| Silent Witness | Judge Royston | Episode: "Paradise Lost: Part 1" | |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Mrs. Peacock | Episode #2.4 |
| Broadchurch | Liz Roper | Series regular; 7 episodes | |
| 2014 | Father Brown | Ethel Fernsley | Episode: "The Shadow of the Scaffold" |
| Casualty | Pauline Heggarty | Episode: "Who Cares?" | |
| Atlantis | Pemphredo | Episode: "The Grey Sisters" | |
| 2015 | Partners in Crime | Mrs. Harrison | Mini-series; episode: "N or M?: Part 1" |
| 2017 | Holby City | Mrs. Birdie Thompson | 2 episodes: "I Do, I Do, I Do" & "Gold Star" |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Mother Superior | Episode: "In the Beginning" |
| 2021 | It's a Sin | Mrs. Bowen | Mini-series; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Crown | Lady Dugdale | Episode: "Gunpowder" |
| 2024 | Mr Bates vs The Post Office | Min Howard | Mini-series; 4 episodes |
| 2026 | Bridgerton | Mrs. Crabtree | 2 episodes: "The Field Next to the Other Road" & "Dance in the Country" |
| Falling | Fiona | Mini-series |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role (voice) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Secret World | Dame Julia Beatrix Tyburn / Cucuvea / Olga Dimir / Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Dreamfall Chapters | Queenie / The Mole / Lady Alvane | |
| LittleBigPlanet 3 | Nana Pud | ||
| 2015 | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | Wendy Boyles | |
| 2018 | Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales | Isbel of Hagge | |
| 2021 | It Takes Two | Stargazer / Additional voices |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Doctor Who: 100 | Midwife / Mary | Parts 1 & 3 |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: Return of the Krotons | Eleanor Harvey | |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: Castle of Fear | Maud the Withered / Yokel | |
| Doctor Who: The Eternal Summer | Alice Withers | ||
| 2010 | Doctor Who: The Song of Magaptera | Chief Engineer / Chanel | |
| Doctor Who: The Prison in Space | Chairman Babs | ||
| Doctor Who: The Resurrection of Mars | Margaret | ||
| Doctor Who: Plague of the Daleks | Mrs. Withers / Mrs. Sowerby / Computer Voice | ||
| 2011 | Graceless | Joy | Series 2 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: Death Match | Kastrella |
Theatre credits
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Angels in America | Nominated |
| 2019 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Home, I'm Darling | Nominated |