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Catherine Ellen Shipton (born 27 March 1957) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of

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Biography

Born to Irish-English parents, Shipton was raised as a Roman Catholic, and was educated in a

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in south London. She studied two languages and journalism, but her drama teacher told her that she had the potential to become an actress, and consequently she trained at

Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...

from 1977 to 1980.

Career

Shipton was originally considered for the role of receptionist Susie Mercier in the

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medical drama ''

'', but was eventually cast as nurse

in 1986, as part of the original cast. She continued to star in the series until 1993, when she chose to leave. She later made a guest appearance in February 1998. Shipton returned as a regular cast member in September 1998, before leaving the series for a second time in 2003. During her second stint on the show, she guest appeared in ''Casualty''s spinoff series '' Holby City'' as Duffy. Shipton reprised her role for two episodes in 2006 to celebrate the show's twentieth anniversary celebrations, as well as returning for two further episodes in 2015. In June 2016, it was announced that Shipton would guest appear in the show's thousandth episode, before returning to the show as a regular cast member in August. The character was killed off on 1 February 2020. In August 2021, it was announced that Shipton had been cast in the

soap opera ''

'', in the guest role of Lydia.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipton, Cathy 1957 births Living people Actresses from London People from Lewisham English Roman Catholics Alumni of Rose Bruford College English film actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Actresses from Kent