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Susannah Jane Corbett (born 10 August 1968) is an English actress and author. Her acting career began in 1991 and she has performed on television, film and radio. As an author, she writes children's books.

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Susannah Corbett
Born	Susannah Jane Corbett (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968 (age 53) Marylebone, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress, author
Years active	1991–present
Spouse(s)	Dan
Children	2
Parents	Harry H. Corbett (father) Maureen Blott (mother)
Website	www.susannahcorbett.co.uk

Early life

Born in Marylebone in London, Corbett is the daughter of actor Harry H. Corbett (known for the BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son) and his second wife Maureen (née Blott). She attended Moira House Girls School in Eastbourne, East Sussex, and trained as an actor at East 15 Acting School, Debden, Loughton, Essex.

Career

Acting

In 1991, Corbett had a small role (credited as "Lady in coach") in the adventure film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. She made her television debut in November that year, in an episode of the ITV comedy-drama series Minder.

Her first major role came on ITV in 1993, in an episode of the third series of Peak Practice, as a cystic fibrosis sufferer. She is best known for her role as Ellie Pascoe, wife of one of the title characters, Peter Pascoe, in Dalziel and Pascoe, a BBC television drama series based on Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe novels. She appeared in the series regularly between 1996 and 2000, returning for a guest appearance in 2005.

She then returned to Peak Practice to play Kerri Davidson, the physiotherapist, for three series. Corbett appeared in Holby City during October 2015.

Author

She began to write picture books for her children, and her first published work, Dragon's Dinner, was published on 20 August 2009. A second book, One Cool Cat, was published in spring 2011. She has also written the life story of her father,[1] Harry H. Corbett: The Front Legs of the Cow, which was published in March 2012.[2]

Personal life

Corbett lives in a cottage in Ashburnham, East Sussex, with her family. She has two children.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Media	Role	Notes
1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	film	Lady in Coach
	Minder	television	Sadie Meadows	1 episode: Too Many Crooks
1993	Screen One	television	Judith	1 episode: The Bullion Boys
	Peak Practice	television	Vanessa Machin	1 episode: Other Lives
	Casualty	television	Lynne	1 episodes: The Ties That Bind
1995	A Mind to Murder	television	DS Kim Horrocks
	First Knight	film	Young Woman in Crowd
	The Bill	television	Laura Winters	1 episode: Under the Doctor
1996–2005	Dalziel and Pascoe	television	Ellie Pascoe	Series regular (16 episodes)
2000–2002	Peak Practice	television	Kerri Davidson	3 series: Skin Deep (2000), Still Waters (2001) and 12.13 (2002)
2003	Doctors	television	Jenny Reynolds	1 episode: Deliverance
	Casualty	television	Sally Fielding	1 episode: Love Hurts
2010	Holby City	television	Anne Patching	1 episode: The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Selected works

• Dragon's Dinner (2009)
• One Cool Cat (2011)
• Harry H. Corbett – The Front Legs of the Cow (2012)

References

External links

• Susannah Corbett blog
• Susannah Corbett books
• Susannah Corbett at IMDb
• Dalziel & Pascoe at bbc.co.uk
• Susannah Corbett's Literary agent

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