| Joanna Van Gysegham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1941 Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Occupation | Actress |
Joanna Van Gyseghem (born 4 September 1941 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) is an English actress, educated at Malvern Girls' College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Her father, André van Gyseghem, was an actor/director. Her mother, Jean Forbes-Robertson (16 March 1905 – 24 December 1962) was also an actress. Her maternal grandfather was Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and her great aunt was the American actress Maxine Elliott.
Joanna appeared in the TV series Fraud Squad as Detective Sergeant Hicks from 1969 to 1970.
In 1972, she played Olivia in Twelfth Night, with Punch commenting on "Joanna Van Gyseghem's Olivia, veering from intimations of imperiousness to anticipations of lechery with great charm and fine technical control".[1]
She is known for her roles as Linda Cochran in the television sitcom Duty Free and as Marigold Featherstone, wife of Guthrie Featherstone, QC, MP, in Rumpole of the Bailey.
She appeared in the series The Darling Buds of May as Felicity Harran in 1993 and also in the TV series Heartbeat as Penelope Ealham in 2000 and more recently has also played the minor role of Camilla Greenwood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2008.
She married actor Ralph Bates; they divorced in 1973.
Her hobbies have included making jewellery.