Joanna McCallum Biography ((?)-)

Daughter of John McCallum (an actor, director, and producer) and Googie Withers (an actress). Addresses: AGENT--Joyce Edwards Representation, 275 Kennington Road, London SE11 6BY, England.

Famous Works

  • Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Kitty Verdun, Charley's Aunt, Apollo Theatre, London, 1971.
  • Diana Claiborne, Friends and Romans, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, U.K., 1972.
  • Bianca, The Taming of the Shrew, Chorus and Prologue, The Persians, RosieProbert and Mrs. Ogmore Pritchard, Under Milkwood, and Good Fairy, Pinnochio, all Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, U.K., 1972.
  • Helena and second queen, A Midsummer Night's Dream, New Shakespeare Company, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, 1974.
  • Amanda, Mr. Whatnot and lawyer, I Am the Vicar, both Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, U.K., 1974.
  • Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Sylvia, Two Gentleman of Verona, all Young Vic Theatre, London, 1974.
  • Amy Spettigue, Charley's Aunt, Rosalind, As You Like It, and Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, all Young Vic Theatre, 1975-76.
  • Princess of France, Love's Labour's Lost, reporter, The Winslow Boy, Edith, Golden Pathway Annual, and Gwendoline, The Importance of Being Earnest, all Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1976.
  • Zerbinetta, Scapino, Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, and Cynthia, TheReal Inspector Hound, all Young Vic Theatre, 1977.
  • Virginia Vanderpool, Saratoga, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1978.
  • Ruth, Blithe Spirit, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, U.K., 1979.
  • Nora, A Doll's House, Perth Theatre Festival, Perth, Australia, 1982.
  • Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester,U.K., 1984.
  • Jane Marryot, Cavalcade and Lady Marguerite Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel, both Chichester Theatre Festival, 1985, then Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1985-86.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Young Vic Theatre, Mexico and Spain, 1976.
  • Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, U.K., U.S., and Canadian cities, 1976.
  • Elizabeth Champion-Cheney, The Circle, Triumph Theatre, U.K. cities, 1978.
  • Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
  • Jenny Blake, The Nickel Queen, Woomera, 1971.
  • bookshop cashier, Hopscotch, AVCO-Embassy, 1980.
  • TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Winifred Holtby, Testament of Youth,BBC, 1979, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1980.
  • Mrs. Frances Neville, By the Sword Divided, BBC, 1984, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1986.
  • Credits; EPISODIC
  • Title role, "Barbara, of the House of Grebe," Thomas Hardy, BBC, 1973.
  • Carol Waterlow, "When the Bough Breaks," Within These Walls, London Weekend Television (LWT), 1974.
  • Helen, "Marriage Ring No. 20," For Better or Worse, Thames, 1975.
  • Monica Becket, "Unbecoming Habits," "Deadline," and "Let Sleeping Dogs Die," Bognor, Thames, 1980.
  • "Just Desserts," Bognor, Thames, 1981.
  • Hilary Rogers, "Love and War," Crown Court, Granada, 1984.
  • Credits; SPECIALS
  • Camilla, A Wreath of Roses, Granada, 1987, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS,1989.
  • Also appeared as Julia Shepherd, Last Year's Confetti, LWT, 1971; Miss Eynsford-Hill, Pygmalion, BBC, 1973; Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Dramacourt Ltd., 1975; the Countess, Henry VI, Part I, BBC, 1981; Iris Aroon St. Charles, Good Behaviour, BBC, 1982-83; Virgilla, Coriolanus, BBC, 1983; Bunty, Struggle, LWT, 1983; lift girl, A Still Small Shout, BBC, 1985; Lady Christine Collett, Rockliffes' Babies, BBC, 1988; Marion Sharpe, The Franchise Affair, BBC, 1989;Alicia, The Ginger Tree, BBC, 1989.

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