Joanne King (born 20 April 1983) is an Irish

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She played Cynthia 'Cyd' Pyke on the

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hospital drama ''

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'' and

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (''née'' Jane Parker; c. 1505 – 13 February 1542), was an English noblewoman. Her husband, George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, was the brother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Jane had been ...

in the

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2007 - 2010 series ''

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''.

Private life

King was born in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, the second of four children. Her father Ronan is an accountant and mother Edel is a volunteer teacher. She attended St. Brigid's Girls School in

Cabinteely Cabinteely () is a suburb of Dublin's southside. It is in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland. Geography Cabinteely lies around the crossroads of Johnstown Road / Brennanstown Road and the Old Bray Road, and on either side of the ...

and St Joseph of Cluny

Killiney Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Churc ...

. She trained at the

Gaiety School of Acting The Gaiety School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986. Organisation and location The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 198 ...

Career

She moved to London from Ireland and was working as a

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tour guide when she auditioned for a role on ''

''. She is played Cyd (Cynthia Pyke) on ''Casualty''. She later played

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's sister-in-law, Lady Jane Rochford, in

's ''

''. Her character first appeared in the middle of Season Two in a small supporting role; this was expanded for the fourth and final season, which portrayed the downfall and execution of Lady Jane.

Charity efforts

She opened a cafe in

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, which enables all profits to go to the

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charity, which funds cancer care and research.

TV/film roles

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Striking Out ''Striking Out'' is an Irish television legal drama series, broadcast on RTÉ, that first aired on 1 January 2017. Produced by Bl!nder F!lms for RTÉ Television, ''Striking Out'' stars Amy Huberman as Dublin-based solicitor Tara Rafferty, who is ...

(TV Series)'' (2017) as Ada O'Melia *''Angel of Decay'' (2016) as Sande *'' Massive'' (2008) as Nancy *''

'' (2008–2010) (seasons 2-4) as

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Trial & Retribution ''Trial & Retribution'' is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that first aired on 19 October 1997. Written and devised by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series ''Prime Suspect'', each ep ...

'' (Kill the King -Part 2 : 2008) - *'' Shameless'' (2008) as Brandi *''

The Omid Djalili Show ''The Omid Djalili Show'' is a British sketch comedy/stand-up comedy television show produced by the BBC and directed by Michael Cumming. Writing by Omid Djalili, Will Smith, Roger Drew, Ian Stone, Ricky Grover Michael Cumming, Rich Fulcher and Iv ...

'' (2007) *''Casualty'' (2006–2007) as Cynthia 'Cyd' Pyke *''The Exile Files'' (2006) as Lucy Dillon *''Boy Eats Girl'' (2005) as a zombie

Stage roles

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A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' - 2005 -

Hermia Hermia is a fictional character from Shakespeare's play, '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''. She is a girl of ancient Athens named for Hermes, the Greek god of trade. Overview Hermia is caught in a romantic entanglement where she loves one man, Lysa ...

- The Pavilion Theatre *''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' - 2004 -

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in ...

- The

Cork Opera House Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place (then known as Nelson's Place) to the rear of the Crawford Art Gallery. This original building was destroyed by fire in 1955, and a ...

*''Carolling Corlorans'' - Various characters- The Ark/Mermaid Theatre *''

The Playboy Of The Western World ''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...

'' - Honour Blake - Cork Opera Hs *''G.S.A. Showcase'' - Various characters - The Gate *''What The Dead Want'' - Common Girl - The Project *''The Abduction Of Persephone'' - Sharon - G.S.A.

Other work/skills

*Appeared in the

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music video ''

Irish Son ''Irish Son'' is the debut solo album by Irish singer Brian McFadden. It was released on 29 November 2004. McFadden signed with Sony Music following his departure from boy band Westlife in 2004.Cameron Adams (27 March 2008Brian McFadden discovered ...

'' as a businesswoman. *Movement (Adrianne Browne), Stage Combat (Paul Burke), Mime (Sharon O'Doherty), Basic Irish & French, Basic Violin. *Radio: Romeo & Juliet, "Juliet", Arklight Theatre Company *Dance: Modern Dance, Tap, Ballet (Diane Richardson) Accents: Regional Irish, English, RP, Various American *Singing: Alto

Voice over

Forza Horizon 3 ''Forza Horizon 3'' is a 2016 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One and Windows. It is the ninth instalment in the ''Forza'' series and the third instalment in its spinoff ''Forza ...

(Video Game) as Keira Harrison. *

Forza Horizon 4 ''Forza Horizon 4'' is a 2018 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released on 2 October 2018 for Windows and Xbox One after being announced at Xbox's E3 2018 conference. An enhanced version ...

(Video Game) as Keira Harrison. * Dragon Age: Inquisition (Video Game) *The Secret World (Video Game) MoutemouiaJoanne King at imdb.com
Accessed 13 January 2017

References

External links

*
Daily Mirror
interview with Joanne King 24 March 2007.
Joanne King, Ex-cast profile
on ''

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