Suzy Aitchison
{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Suzy Aitchison.png
| caption = Aitchison in "Goodnight Mr. Bean" (1995)
| birth_name = Susan Jane Aitchison
| nationality = British
| occupation = Actress
| years_active =
| mother = June Whitfield
| father = Tim Aitchison
}}
Susan Jane Aitchison is an English television actress best known for her role as Susie on Jam & Jerusalem.[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/08/08/ps-and-qs-suzy-aitchison-91466-24335771/ Ps and Qs: Suzy Aitchison], Wales Online, 8 August 2009. She is the daughter of June Whitfield.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}{{Cite web|editor=Wendy Bosberry-Scott |title=Aitchison, Bt (UK) 1938, of Lemmington, county Northumberland |url=https://www.debretts1769.com/f/1872?_gl=1*1iafizh*_ga*MzUyMTczOTg5LjE2NzQ4Mjc0MDU.*_ga_SRVBY4V3Y2*MTY3NDgyNzQwNC4xLjEuMTY3NDgyNzQwNC42MC4wLjA.&query=aitchison&page=1&indices%5BFamilies%5D%5Bconfigure%5D%5BhitsPerPage%5D=100 |website=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage online|url-access=subscription}}
Life
She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Drama & Theatre Arts. After working extensively in theatre,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} her mother put her in touch with Jennifer Saunders. Aitchison subsequently worked with Saunders on a French/Saunders Christmas Special, before being offered the part on Jam & Jerusalem."Gentle Laughter with Ladies." The Evening Telegraph, 8 August 2009. Aitchison also featured in several stage productions and has been praised for her performances.Billington, Michael. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/1999/nov/13/theatre1 Life limited by love], The Guardian, 13 November 1999 Previously, her body of television work has largely consisted of guest-starring roles on television programmes. Aitchison has also narrated several audiobooks for the BBC."Suzy Aitchison." BBC Audiobooks America. http://www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=748, Accessed 8 October 2007
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1987
| Lesley | Also known as Time Warp Terror and Horror Hotel |
| 2009
| Innocent | Polly | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1982
| Davis the Maid | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| Susan | Series 10; episode 7: "The Pop Star" |
| Honour, Profit & Pleasure
| Mary Delaney | Television film |
| 1986–1988
| Various characters | Series 1–3; 27 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| Jill | Episode 4 |
| It's a Hudd Hudd World
| (unknown) | Television film |
| 1988
| Herself - Panellist | Series 11; episode 16 |
| 1989
| Jenny | 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| (unknown) | Series 10; episode 1 |
| Up to Something!
| Various roles | Episodes 1–7 |
| 1993
| Casualty | Sheila Hillyer | Series 8; episode 15: "Comfort and Joy" |
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| 1970s Nurse | Series 2; episode 6: "Birth" |
| The 10%ers
| Trudy Hackman | Series 1; episode 7: "Sex, Death, Suicide and Adultery" |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| TV Reporter | Series 2; episode 10: "Don't Fence Me In" |
| Mr. Bean
| Hospital Nurse | Episode 13: "Goodnight Mr. Bean" |
| 1997
| Gobble | Newsreader #1 | Television film |
| 1998
| Babs | Series 9; episode 4: "Model" |
| 1999
| April Baskerville (voice) | Mini-series 1; episode 1: "No Place Like Home" |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Sally West | Series 24; 9 episodes |
| My Parents Are Aliens
| Mrs. Johnson | Series 3; episode 8: "Aliens Go Home" |
| 2003
| Murder Victim | Episode: "French and Saunders Actually" |
| 2004
| Wilf the Witch's Dog | (voice) | Episodes 1–9, 12–19 and 21–23 |
| 2005
| Mrs. Taylor | 2-part television crime drama |
| 2006
| Pauline | 3-part medical drama |
| 2006–2009
| Susie | Series 1–3; 17 episodes |
| 2008
| The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury | Miss Bird | Episodes 2, 9, 10 and 13 |
| 2009
| Doctors | Lisa Knowles | Series 11; episode 144: "Growing Pains" |
| 2010
| Alice Carver | Series 13; episode 4: "The Silent Land" |
| 2013
| Doctors | Brenda Govey | Series 14; episode 179: "The Were-Witch Project" |
| 2013–2015
| Grandma (Jean O'Dell) | Series 1–3; 18 episodes |
| 2015
| Assistant | Series 11; episode 6: "The Chief, the Cook, His Mum and Her Lodger" |
| 2022
| The Absolutely Fabulous June Whitfield | Herself - June's Daughter | Television Special |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0014858}}
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Category:20th-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:English television actresses