Judy Buxton

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Judy Buxton
Born
Judith Catherine Buxton

(1949-10-07) 7 October 1949 (age 74)
Croydon, Surrey, England[1][2]
Alma materRose Bruford College
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
SpouseJeffrey Holland (m. 2004)
Websitehttps://www.judybuxton.co.uk/

Judith Catherine Buxton (born 7 October 1949) is an English actress best known for playing Nurse Katy Shaw in General Hospital (1972–1973), Susan Protheroe in By the Sword Divided (1983–1985) and Ruth Carpenter in On the Up (1990–1992). She has also appeared in several films including Aces High (1976) and The Big Sleep (1978) as well as having an extensive stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Early life

Born in Croydon, Surrey, Buxton attended Croydon High School and graduated from the Rose Bruford College.

Career

Making her screen debut in an episode of

Roj Blake's cousin in Blake's 7. Buxton made her film debut in the horror film I Don't Want to Be Born with Joan Collins in 1975 before she appeared in the comedy films The Likely Lads and The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (both 1976). After starring in high-profile films such as Aces High (1976) and The Big Sleep (1978), Buxton joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979, where she played principal roles until 1982. Her performances as Iphigenia in The Greeks and as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet were particularly notable.[3]

Returning to television in 1983, Buxton played the main role of Susan Protheroe in By The Sword Divided until the show's end in 1985 before having roles in Bergerac and Lovejoy and playing Ruth Carpenter, a main role, in the television comedy On the Up from 1990 to 1992, alongside Dennis Waterman and Joan Sims. In the late 1980s, Buxton went onto narrate a few My Little Pony book and tape sets from Tempo Talking Stories. In 1998, Buxton had a role in the romantic comedy film Get Real. In 2006, she was in the cast of a well-received UK touring production of Noël Coward's Star Quality.

Personal life

Buxton is married to actor Jeffrey Holland, best known as Spike in Hi-de-Hi!.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1975 I Don't Want to Be Born Sheila
1976 The Likely Lads Iris
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Lizzie
Aces High French Girl
1978 The Big Sleep Cheval Club Receptionist
1998 Get Real John's Mother
2012 Run for Your Wife Gym Class Lady Cameo
2015 Art Ache Stella Pullman
2016 The National Union of Space People Janet Darling

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Dixon of Dock Green Anne Episode: "The Specialist"
1972–1973 General Hospital Student Nurse Katy Shaw 26 episodes
1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom Nurse Abbott Episode: "And I Mean That Most Sincerely"
1974 Hunter's Walk Claire Briggs Episode: "Witness"
1974 Justice Lennie Maxwell Episode: "Point of Death"
1975 Public Eye Janet Harper Episode: "Nobody Wants to Know"
1976 Angels Pam Baxter Episode: "Round the Clock"
1977 Headmaster Clerk of Court Episode: "Stephen"
1977 Seven Faces of Woman Maria Episode: "She: A Girl in Gold Shoes"
1977 Rising Damp Caroline Armitage 2 episodes
1977 Get Some In! Nurse Episode: "Crash Exercise"
1978 Wilde Alliance Camilla Episode: "A Question of Research"
1978 The Sweeney Salesgirl Episode: "Bait"
1978 Wodehouse Playhouse Lady Millicent Shipton-Bellinger Episode: "The Smile That Wins"
1979
ITV Playhouse
 Sandra Episode: "The Quiz Kid"
1979 Blake's 7 Inga Episode: "Hostage"
1979 How's Your Father? Mavis Wilcox Episode: "Trouble with Shirley"
1979 Chalk and Cheese Miss Foster Episode: "Sit Vac"
1979 Diary of a Nobody Daisy Mutlar 2 episodes
1983 Storyboard Margot Episode: "Secrets"
1983–1985 By the Sword Divided Susan Protheroe 12 episodes
1986 Chance in a Million Joanna Episode: "Naming the Day"
1987 Bergerac Lady Hamer Episode: "S.P.A.R.T.A."
1990–1992 On the Up Ruth Carpenter 15 episodes
1991 Lovejoy Deborah Wyler Episode: "One Born Every Minute"
1997 Next of Kin Angela Episode: "The Club Mistress"
1998 Close Relations Mrs. Wilson Episode: #1.5
2021-2023 Barmy Dale Mildred Wilkins 3 Episodes
2021 Simply Ken Alice TV pilot; Post-production

Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Judy Buxton". IMDb.
  3. ISBN 978-0-9559830-1-6
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  4. ^ "Judy Buxton: CV". judybuxton.co.uk.

External links

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