Joan Blackham
Joan Blackham was a British actress with a long stage, film and television career.
Education
Blackham attended The Alice Ottley School, Worcester and was head of Carroll house.Career
Blackham was a professional actress and supply teacher, including special needs. She studied at the New College of Speech and Drama in London and with the Open University. She was a board member of Women in Film and Television UK and co-produced script-reading sessions for its Writers' Group.Selected appearances
Stage
- Calendar Girls – Brenda Hulse/Lady Cravenshire
- Jane Eyre – Mrs. Reed/Mrs. Fairfax
- The Man of Mode – Lady Townley
- The Love of the Nightingale – Queen/Chorus
- King Lear – Goneril
- Across Oka – Margaret
Film
- Return to Waterloo – Mother
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying – Librarian
- Bridget Jones's Diary – Shirley
- Mothers and Daughters – Paddy, a mother who just can't help but meddle
- Twisted Sisters – Jennifer's mother
- These Foolish Things – Mrs. Griffin
- The Sweeney – Landlady
- The Knot – Aunt Claire
- Battle for Sevastopol – Eleanor Roosevelt
- A Prominent Patient – Mrs. Fitzgerald
Television
- The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Season 2, 2 Episodes – Miss Erith
- To the Manor Born Series 2, Episode 2 The Spare Room – Diana 'Podge' Hodge, a glamorous divorcee
- Take a Letter, Mr. Jones All 6 episodes – Ruth
- Sweet Sixteen All 6 episodes – Jane
- Chocky's Challenge All 6 episodes – Mrs. Gibson
- Home to Roost Series 3, 6 Episodes – Fiona Fennell
- Intimate Contact - Headmistress
- The Castle of Adventure All 8 episodes – the school teacher
- Inspector Morse Season 7, Episode 3 Twilight of the Gods – Helen Buscott
- Judge John Deed 8 episodes over 3 seasons – Lady Vera Everard
- Blue Murder 2 episodes over 2 seasons – Diane
- Midsomer Murders Season 13, Episode 7 Not in My Back Yard – Maureen Stubbs
- Doctors Season 13, Episode 182 Baby Steps – Eleanor Lawson