Jacqueline Boatswain
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Biography
Jacqueline Boatswain was born in Bedford on June 22nd and as a child demonstrated a musical talent, attending ballet school in London at age seventeen. For some fifteen years she sang and danced in twelve West End shows such as the RSC's 'Kiss Me, Kate', 'Jesus Christ, Superstar' and the revivals of 'Carousel' and 'Chicago' amongst others.In the early 2000s it was suggested to her that she should turn her hand to acting and in 2001 she landed her first role in the BBC production 'Doctors', returning as a semi regular character. She then took on the role of the headmistress in the long running BBC school drama 'Grange Hill', remaining there for three years. Since then she has appeared in other long running series - 'East Enders', "Casualty' and as regulars in 'Hollyoaks'( as fan favourite Simone Loveday ) and 'Shameless' as the pretentious Patreesha St Rose as well as a rather sinister scientist in the children's fantasy 'Wolfblood'. She has also played comedic roles in 'Bad Education' and three series of 'Cuckoo'. She can most recently be seen in ITV's 'Bancroft' and season two of 'Carnival Row' for Amazon when it is released.On stage she has appeared in 'Coriolanus', 'One Monkey Don't Stop No Show', James Baldwin's 'The Amen Corner' with Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Sharon D. Clarke and Sarah Rutherford's 'Adult Supervision', the last three being plays dealing with racial concerns.
Known For
Filmography
After the Flood
TV · as Sarah Mackie · 9 eps
Red Eye
TV · as Prime Minister (voice) · 2 eps
The Marlow Murder Club
TV · as Debbie · 1 ep
The Diplomat
TV · as Elaine Simms · 1 ep
The Good Ship Murder
TV · as Wendy Weston · 1 ep
The Chemistry of Death
TV · as Diana Maitland · 1 ep
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Movie · as Ida Webb (British Witch)
Ridley
TV · as Janet Venables · 1 ep
Avoidance
TV · as Professor Dorian Gillespie · 1 ep
The Sandman
TV · as Prime Minister Zewde · 1 ep
Finding Alice
TV · as Administrator, Administrator (archive footage) · 1 ep
Agatha and the Midnight Murders
Movie · as Audrey Evans
Alex Rider
TV · as Immigration Officer Powell · 1 ep
National Theatre Live: Small Island
Movie
Miracle Workers
TV · as Queen Gamillagoor · 1 ep
Carnival Row
TV · as Mima Blodwen · 4 eps
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
TV · as Odette Dixon · 1 ep
Bancroft
TV · as Chief Constable Frances Holland · 3 eps
River
TV · as Ursula · 1 ep
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Movie · as Valeria / Fourth Citizen
Cuckoo
TV · as Jane · 6 eps
Vera
TV · as Sarah Ashers · 1 ep
Death in Paradise
TV · as Babette Francois · 1 ep
Silk
TV · as Turley's Solicitor · 1 ep
Mistresses
TV · as Jenny · 1 ep
Torchwood
TV · as Plummer · 1 ep
Life on Mars
TV · as Officer · 1 ep
London Voodoo
Movie · as Ruth
Shameless
TV · as Patreesha St. Rose · 9 eps
The Royal
TV · as Safi · 2 eps
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Rachel Taylor · 1 ep
Ballet Black
Movie · as Dancer (as Jacqui Boatswain)
Grange Hill
TV · as Miss Bassinger, Mrs. Bassinger · 20 eps