| Joanna Higson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 May 1983 Horwich, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Joanna Higson (born 29 May 1983) is an English actress. She graduated from Salford University with a First Class Honours degree in Media and Performance in the summer of 2006.
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Higson's first television role came on 22 January 2007 when she was handpicked by Jim Cartwright for a role in an episode of The Afternoon Play on BBC One entitled, Johnny Shakespeare. She then appeared in the pilot episode of Scallwagga when the series was titled Spacehopper. She played Amy Osbourne in Cold Blood in June 2007 and also in Cold Blood 5: The Last Hurrah on 3 January 2008.[1]
On 13 December 2007 she appeared in an episode of the BBC television series, The Street.[2]
From April to June 2008, Higson returned in the comedy sketch show series Scallywagga on BBC Three.[3] She played a number of lead characters including the role of "Greggs Girl".[4][5]
Higson appeared as the new regular character of Maxine Donnelly in the sixth and seventh series of the comedy drama series Shameless on Channel 4 from January 2009 to 2010.[6] She left the show after 2 series; her character, Maxine, has not been mentioned or heard of during series eight.
Joanna then appeared in Jimmy McGovern BBC1 Drama 'Accused', broadcast in November 2010. Joanna played the young daughter of Christopher Eccleston's character, Willy, whose single chance encounter with a money launderer leads to a slippery criminal downfall for him and his family.
In January 2012, she played the character Rachel Reid in the long-running BBC medical drama Holby City for an episode. Rachel is found more than worse for wear after the New Year celebrations, and her actions as a troubled and fragile alcoholic lead in the ward lead to a rift opening between ward staff Eddi McKee and Luc Hemmingway.
In 2008 Higson appeared in two plays, Road and Spring and Port Wine, at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton.[6]