Joanna Taylor
{{Short description|English actress and former model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joanna Taylor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|07|24}}
| birth_place = Tooting, London, England
| other_names = Joanna Clark
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Guildford School of Acting
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Danny Murphy|2004|2017|end=separated}}
| children = 2
}}
Joanna Taylor (born 24 July 1978) is an English actress and former model.
Early life and career
Born in Tooting, South London, Taylor was a student at the Guildford School of Acting. Her big break came in 1999, when she won the role of Geri Hudson in Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks. She left in 2001, and has since starred in BBC One police drama, Merseybeat as PC Jackie Brown. In 2004, Taylor appeared in the American film Post Impact with Dean Cain. In 2005, Taylor turned to writing, contributing a weekly column to The Times from the perspective of a "footballer's wife" and in 2007, after taking an extended break from acting, she featured in the British independent film Back in Business, opposite Martin Kemp.
Personal life
Taylor married English international footballer Danny Murphy in 2004. They have two children. The couple separated in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a26046731/hollyoaks-joanna-taylor-split-match-of-the-day-danny-murphy/|title=Ex-Hollyoaks star Joanna Taylor splits from husband Danny Murphy|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=26 January 2019|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=3 January 2020}}
Filmography
- Hollyoaks (1999–2001) — Geri Hudson
- Hollyoaks: Indecent Behaviour (2000) — Geri Hudson
- Merseybeat (2002–2004) — PC Jackie Brown
- Post Impact (2004) — Sarah Henley
- Back in Business (2007) — Fiona
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|id=0852603|name=Joanna Taylor}}
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Category:Actors from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:People educated at Wallington High School for Girls
Category:Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:Models from the London Borough of Wandsworth
Category:English female models
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