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Suranne Jones Profile |
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Birth Date: January 2, 1979
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Birth Place: Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Birth Name: Sarah Anne Jones
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Biography |
Suranne Jones is
an English actress. She first shot to fame when she played
Karen McDonald (née Phillips) in ITV1's Coronation Street
for four years. Since leaving Coronation Street she has
appeared in various ITV drama's including Vincent and
Strictly Confidential.
She was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England and
attended a public drama club known as 'Oldham Theatre
Workshop', Antony Cotton who plays Sean Tully on Coronation
Street also attended the club.
Before playing Karen McDonald, Jones had a very small role
in Coronation Street in April 1997 as Mandy Phillips, a
girlfriend of Chris Collins. In May 2004 it was announced
that she was to quit the show in November of that year after
four years of playing the role. Jones, who had just won the
best actress award at the British Soap Awards left to
"explore other roles" with Granada Television, the company
that produces Coronation Street.
In Autumn 2005 she starred in an ITV's detective drama
series Vincent, with Ray Winstone in the title role, this
was Jones' first acting role since leaving Coronation Street
the previous year. In the same year she starred on the West
End stage in A Few Good Men with US film actor Rob Lowe.
In 2006 Suranne Jones starred as Snow White in the pantomime
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the Manchester Opera
House. She starred alongside Justin Moorhouse and John
Savident, along with the all star dwarves, one being Warwick
Davis. In 2006 Jones also starred in an ITV drama series
Strictly Confidential in which she played a bisexual married
sex therapist named Linda Nelson who has more than a few
close encounters with her attractive brother-in-law Greg,
played by Tristan Gemmill.
On New Year's Day 2007, Jones starred in a Yorkshire and
London based black comedy, Dead Clever with Helen Baxendale
and Dean Lennox Kelly on ITV 1. Jones will also feature in
the fourth series of Shameless which will begin screening on
Channel 4 on the 9th January 2007. |
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Other
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Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars
Under 21." [1999]
Loves reading in her spare time.
Legally emancipated from her parents at the age of 15.
Attended Santa Fe Christian High School.
Wrote a script called "Don't Blink" which was sold, but
never made.
Collects rare books. Owns a first edition of The Great
Gatsby amongst others.
Dated Conor Oberst. Some songs for his band Bright Eyes are
about her.
Was on Entertainment Weekly's annual It List (2000)
Graduated from high school when she was 15.
At 16 won the Robbins Trading Company World Cup Championship
of Futures Trading by turning $10,000 into $100,000. It is
the second highest profit in the tournaments history.
Dated singer/songwriter Andy Herod (of "The Comas") for two
years. His latest album "Conductor" is about their
relationship and his heartbreak after it ended. Michelle
also features in the accompanying short film of the same
name.
Was roommates with Christina Ricci whilst filming Prozac
Nation (2001) with her.
Has one younger sister Paige and three older half siblings
from her father's first marriage - Jason, Kelley and Sara.
Her father Larry is a Commodities Trader and is divorced
from her mother Carla.
Was one of ELLEgirl's 25 Favourite Hot, Young, Talented New
Stars (2003)
Shares a birthday with actors Adam Sandler and Hugh Grant.
Michelle and her fiancé, Heath Ledger, had a girl, Matilda
Rose, on October 28, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York.
The godfather of her daughter Matilda is Jake Gyllenhaal. |
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