Judith Jacob
Judith Jacob | |
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Born | 13 December 1961 |
Education | No Problem! (1983–85); EastEnders (1986–89); The Real McCoy (1991) |
Judith Jacob (born 13 December 1961) is a British actress best known for her role as the
Career
Jacob attended London's
Before her role in EastEnders, Jacob had been a regular cast member in the hospital drama
In 1991, she was a founding member of BiBi Crew, Britain's first comedy troupe made up entirely of Black actresses.[6]
She featured as a prison guard in the 2006 drama
In May–June 2009, Jacob hosted Judith Jacob Yabba Yabbas with Friends in the Marie Lloyd Bar at the Hackney Empire, interviewing performing friends "to find out what makes them tick".[7] The singers, actors and comedians participating included Felix Dexter, Janet Kay, Curtis Walker, Wayne Marshall, Victor Romero Evans, Tameka Empson and Noel McKoy. Explaining her reason for launching the show, Jacob has said: "I wanted to find out the backstories of some of the people that I admired. People tend to see success, but they rarely get to see the work that people put in that enabled them to get to where they are."[5]
Her recent stage credits include joining the cast of Barry Reckord's play White Witch, at the Bloomsbury Theatre in 2021.[8][9]
Jacob's daughter Aisha worked with her mother on EastEnders during her time on the series in the 1980s, playing her young niece
References
- ^ a b Larry Jaffee, "Judith Jacob Looks Back on Carmel", Walford Gazette interview with Judith Jacob Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Spring 2006.
- ^ "yabba yabba with judith jacob". BEMA Arts. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Byrne, John (10 March 2020). "Actor Judith Jacob: My first job, at 13, was for the BBC in Jumping Bean Bag". The Stage. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "About". Nitrobeat. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Davina (25 February 2016). "Judith Is The Real McCoy". The Voice. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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- ^ "What's On", Hackney Empire.
- Broadway World. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (10 September 2021). "White Witch review". The Guardian.
External links
- "Judith Jacob Interview", YouTube
- Judith Jacob at IMDb
- Larry Jaffee, "Judith Jacob Looks Back on Carmel", Walford Gazette, Issue 53, Spring 2006
- Amarsh Productions, "Beating The Odds - Judith Jacob Part 1", YouTube