Sharon Duncan-Brewster
| Sharon Duncan-Brewster | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Sharon Duncan-Brewster is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Crystal Gordon on the Bad Girls during the first four series, her role as Trina Johnson on EastEnders and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars.
Biography
She portrayed the role of Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV prison drama series Bad Girls. After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series she guest-starred in Holby City, Waking the Dead, Babyfather and daytime soap opera Doctors. From February to September 2009 she appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Trina Johnson, estranged wife of Lucas Johnson. The character was killed off during a row with Lucas, who pushed her, impaling her throat on a rake. Brewster appeared in the 2009 Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" as Maggie Cain.[1] Sharon also appeared on the medical TV series "Body Story" in 1998. In the episode, Sharon played a club singer and influenza patient named Holly Jones. The episode documented the radical transformations her character's body went through in order to stop the influenza virus. In 2011, she appeared in all four episodes of TV drama Top Boy. Brewster originated the role of "C" in the play Crave by Sarah Kane.
Personal life
Sharon attended Raines Foundation School in Bethnal Green, 1987–91.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Hope I Die Before I Get Old | Role Unknown | |
| 2001 | Love Is Not Enough | Mary Carter | |
| 2005 | Imagine Me & You | Ms. Fosley | |
| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Sharlene | |
| 2008 | Three and Out | Yvonne | |
| 2011 | Blooded (film) | Eve | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | 2point4 Children | Maureen | One Episode: Love and Marriage |
| 1992 | Grange Hill | Girl in Cafe No.2 | One Episode: Episode No.15.13 |
| Between the Lines | Teenage Girl | One Episode: Private Enterprise | |
| 1995 | Backup | Janice | One Episode: Clubbing |
| 1996 | The Bill | Role Unknown | One Episode: Stop the Music |
| 1999 | Casualty | Clare Johnson | One Episode: Seeing the Light |
| 1999–2002 | Bad Girls | Crystal Gordon | Forty-Four Episodes |
| 2002 | Babyfather | Evelyn | Two Episodes: Episode No.2.2 and Episode No.2.3 |
| 2004–06 | Holby City | Louise O'Connor and Carmel Newland | Two Episodes: The Buck Stops Here and Horses to Water |
| 2005 | Waking the Dead | Sarah Baker | Two Episodes: Undertow: Part I |
| 2005–07 | Doctors | Rachel Roberts and Cleo Potter | Two Episodes: Birthing Pains and The Blacker the Berry |
| 2007 | Coming Up | Annette | One Episode: Spoil |
| The Nathan Caton Show | Role Unknown | Episode(s) Unknown | |
| 2009 | EastEnders | Trina Johnson | Fifteen Episodes |
| Doctor Who | Maggie Cain | One Episode: The Waters of Mars | |
| 2011 | Rastamouse | Scratchy | Animated series, voice only |
| Top Boy | Lisa | Four Episodes | |
| 2013 | The Mimic | Dionne | Four Episodes |
| Top Boy | Lisa | Series 2 | |
References
- ↑ "Cast revealed for 4.16". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 407. April 2009. p. 8.