Lisa Coleman (actress)

Lisa Jacqueline Coleman (born 10 July 1970)[1] is an English actress and volunteer occupational therapist, known for her television roles as Jude Korcanik in Casualty (1994–1997) and Cam Lawson in The Story of Tracy Beaker (2002–2005) and Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012).

Lisa Coleman
Born
Lisa Jacqueline Coleman

(1970-07-10) 10 July 1970
Hammersmith, London, England
OccupationActress, therapist
Years active1977–2012
Parent(s)Francis Coleman (deceased)
Ann Beach (deceased)
RelativesCharlotte Coleman (sister, deceased)

Career

Coleman was born in Hammersmith, London and attended Anna Scher Theatre School at age six, going on to complete secondary education and A-levels. Having worked in television at various times since the early 1980s, in the mid-1990s she began a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with the UK Open University. She appeared in the BBC television drama series Casualty playing the character of Staff Nurse Jude Korcanik from December 1994 to February 1997. Her character survived a stabbing by a drug addict before moving to Crete.[2] She left Casualty at the beginning of 1997, in part to concentrate on her studies.

In 1993 she modelled for Euan Uglow's painting Articulation, posing nude.[3][4]

Her radio work includes a six-part series for the BBC in 1999, Old Dog and Partridge.[5]

She attended her graduation ceremony in June 2005, and in a subsequent interview for the Open University's alumni magazine SESAME expressed her desire to continue working with the National Health Service and long-term aim to earn a Master of Arts degree.

Lisa Coleman is the sister of television and film actress Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001) and the younger daughter of Ann Beach (1938–2017) and Francis Coleman (1924–2008).[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Loophole Daniel's Daughter
1991 The Hottest Day of the Year Maja
1996 Vol-au-vent Christine
2003 EastEnders: Perfectly Frank Teri Phillips TV film
2004 Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me Cam Lawson TV film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Crown Court Leonie Klein Episode: Down Will Come Baby
1980 Play for Today Zoe Clements Episode: A Walk in the Forest
1981 BBC2 Playhouse Jennifer Episode: Elizabeth Alone
1985 Travellers by Night Belle TV mini-series
1990 London's Burning Nurse Episode: Season 3 Episode 6
1990 Casualty Sharon Dobbs Episode: Salvation
1991 Screenplay Jesse Dealing Episode: Redemption
1992 A Fatal Inversion Office Girl
1992 Absolutely Fabulous Joanna Episode: ISO Tank
1993 Press Gang Phillipa Prescott Episode: Food, Love and Insecurity
1993 The Chief Jo Episode: Season 3, Episode 5
1993 Scarlet and Black Elisa Episode: Season 1, Episode 1
1993 The Bill Lisa Carpenter Episode: Shock to the System
1993, 1996 French and Saunders Shirley 2 episodes
1994 Scene Veronica Episode: SAB
1994–1997 Casualty Jude Kocarnik Series regular
1995 Bottom Doreen Hedgehog Episode: Terror
1998 Undercover Heart Sarah May Series regular
1999 Home Farm Twins Angela Baker
2000 Peak Practice Sharon Willett Episode: Ghosts
2000 The Bill Gayle Episode: Catch a Falling Star
2001 McCready and Daughter Andie Bennett Episode: No Bed of Roses
2002–2005 The Story of Tracy Beaker Cam Lawson Series regular
2010–2012 Tracy Beaker Returns Series regular
2011 Hollyoaks Morag 4 episodes

Radio

References
  1. "Lisa Coleman". The Casualty Files. holby.tv. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  2. "Character: Jude Korcanik". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. Euan Uglow: The Complete Paintings – Catalogue Raisonné by Catherine Lampert, Yale University Press (2007) Page 182 (ISBN 9780300123494)
  4. Life Modelling for Euan Uglow https://www.modelreg.co.uk/st_Articles2.php Accessed 12 June 2019
  5. Sumner, James B. (9 February 1999). "Old Dog and Partridge". radiohaha. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  6. Hayward, Anthony (1996). Who's Who on Television. Boxtree Ltd. ISBN 075221067X.
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