Susannah Walker Wise is an
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television
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and stage
actress
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.
Life and career
She trained as an actress at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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, graduating in 1995. Wise is best known for her work in the British
soap opera
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''
EastEnders
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'' and the Channel 4 comedy ''
Peep Show
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''. On stage, she has had roles in
Christopher Shinn's ''Where Do We Live'' and in
Nina Raine's ''Rabbit''. She also played Rebecca Shaw in the
Channel 4
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series ''
Derek
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''.
SUSANNAH WISE & NIGEL BOYLE , MacFarlane Chard
/ref> She appeared in the final episode of ''Kavanagh QC
''Kavanagh QC'' is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. All five series are available on DVD in both Region 1 and Region 2.
Plot
The series starred John Thaw as barrister James Kavanagh QC, wh ...
'', starring John Thaw
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, in 2001. In 2015 she portrayed Sylvie in the Mystery miniseries
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''The Enfield Haunting
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''.[‘The Enfield Haunting First’ Miniseries Dramatized In First Stills](_blank)
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In 2020 she appeared as Emily Helmsley in ''Father Brown
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'' episode 8.10 "The Tower of Lost Souls"
Filmography
Television
References
External links
https://www.susannahwise.com
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Living people
Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
British film actresses
British soap opera actresses
British stage actresses
British television actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century British actresses
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