Susan Valentine (born 27 January 1951 in

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), known until 2015 as Susan Skipper, is a British television, film and stage actress. She is best known for playing the parts of Victoria Bourne in ''

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'', Tina in ''

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'' and Madeleine in '' Don't Wait Up'', all on British television. She is the widow of Anthony Valentine, to whom she was married for 33 years. After attending the

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in London she made her television debut in a 1974 two-part episode of the

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drama anthology

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entitled "Jo and Anne" before appearing in the

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sitcom series in 1975. She went on to appear in series like ''

'', ''

'', '' Don't Wait Up'' (beside

Nigel Havers Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. His film roles include Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film ''Chariots of Fire'', which earned him a BAFTA nomination; as Dr. Rawlins in the 1987 Steven Spielberg war dram ...

), '' The Sweeney'' and '' Doctor Who''. In 1982 she was seen as Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer, Lady Diana's oldest sister, in the television drama '' Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story'' by

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. In 1987 she had a short appearance in a flashback sequence as

Emily Lloyd Emily Alice Lloyd-Pack (born 29 September 1970), known as Emily Lloyd, is an English actress. At the age of 16, she starred in her debut and breakthrough role in the 1987 film ''Wish You Were Here'', for which she received critical acclaim an ...

's mother in

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's film ''

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'' (1987). She had also an engagement as a stage actress at the Mill Theatre

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where she played e.g. the role of Pat Cooper in the

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

play ''

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''. She was the first female voice of Sat-nav. Skipper married the British actor Anthony Valentine in 1982. He died on 2 December 2015.

References

External links

Short biography and filmography at Associated International Management
* 1951 births Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama English television actresses Living people English stage actresses English film actresses {{England-actor-stub