Trudie Goodwin

Goodwin appeared in seven episodes of Fox in 1980. In 1987, Goodwin appeared in an episode of Have His Carcase, a Lord Peter Wimsey novel televised by the BBC, playing the part of Cherie. The same year, she also played Brenda in Series 3 Episode 1 of Three Up, Two Down.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Goodwin played Sergeant June Ackland in ITV's police drama The Bill from the days of its pilot, "Woodentop", which was part of the Storyboard plays for Thames TV in 1983. However, in September 2005, Goodwin announced she would be leaving the serial drama, stating that "it was time to move on".{{cite web |date=22 September 2005 |title=EXCLUSIVE: TRUDIE QUITS THE BILL |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/exclusive-trudie-quits-the-bill-558379 |accessdate=26 October 2021 |publisher=Daily Mirror}} She also took a sabbatical from the show, lasting for several months in 2005, in order to pursue other interests, which included charity work in Nigeria with CBM.{{Cite web |title=CBM UK – Resources |url=http://www.cbmuk.org.uk/resources/index.html |access-date=1 February 2010 |work=cbmuk.org.uk}} Her last episodes aired in March 2007, making her not only the longest-serving member of The Bill cast in the programme's history, but also a world record-holder as the longest-serving actor to portray a police character.{{cite news |date=8 March 2007 |title=Cops and clobber |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/mar/08/broadcasting.tvandradio |access-date=2009-05-16 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}

When the show was cancelled in 2010, she told the BBC she'd "been in a state of shock all day because [I] honestly thought [it] would go on forever, and [I was] very very sad that it isn't going to."{{cite news |date=26 March 2010 |title=In quotes: The end of The Bill |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8589575.stm |access-date=26 May 2010 |work=BBC News}} In a later interview with Angela Griffin, she said she felt ITV bosses "messed about" with the show unnecessarily, causing its cancellation.{{Cite web |last=Kilkelly |first=Daniel |date=23 April 2010 |title=Trudie Goodwin: 'Revamp killed 'The Bill' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a216077/trudie-goodwin-revamp-killed-the-bill/ |access-date=15 February 2021 |website=Digitalspy.com}}

She then appeared on a "TV Goodies/Baddies" episode of the game show The Weakest Link in March 2007, in which she lost out to Alex Walkinshaw in the final round. From 27 July to 7 August 2007, she appeared on Countdown in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, hosted by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman. Goodwin has made two appearances on ITV daytime show Loose Women, the first being May 2009, and the other in April 2010. In 2010, she was also a guest on Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza. In July 2007, she played Rosa Briers in Heartbeat ("The Medium is the Message", series 16 episode 20). In July 2013, she appeared on All Star Mr & Mrs.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep11week31/all-star-mr-mrs|title=All Star Mr & Mrs Episode 11 |publisher=ITV|access-date=28 July 2013}}{{Cite web|author=Guardian Staff|date=2004-07-03|title=One Bill that adds up to real security|url=http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2004/jul/03/features.jobsmoney13|access-date=2021-08-12|website=the Guardian|language=en}}

Goodwin played Georgia Sharma in the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale between 2011 and 2015.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=The Bill and Emmerdale legend is the mum of major pop star |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/11/the-bill-and-emmerdale-legend-is-the-mum-of-major-pop-star-15073367/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Metro |language=en}}

In November 2021, she portrayed the role of Meg Clarke in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title='Doctors' spoilers: Trudie Goodwin guest stars |url= https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-trudie-goodwin-guest-stars |access-date=22 November 2021 |work=What to Watch |publisher=(Future plc)}}

In addition to acting, Goodwin is also a member of The House Committee at Denville Hall, a retirement home for members of the theatrical profession.{{Cite web |title=People {{!}} Denville Hall {{!}} Greater London |url=https://www.denvillehall.org.uk/people-1 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Denville Hall |language=en}}

Goodwin has been married to actor Kit Jackson since 1979. They have two daughters, including Elly Jackson, the lead singer of the British electropop band La Roux.{{Cite web

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|title=It's Official - La Roux's Mum IS June From 'The Bill'

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}}{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Lucy |date=2023-07-27 |title=The Bill's Trudie Goodwin now from travelling dreams to famous daughter |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/the-bill-emmerdale-trudie-goodwin-30568187 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=OK! Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lavigueur |first=Louise |date=2021-08-11 |title=The Bill and Emmerdale actress Trudie Goodwin is mum of world famous pop star |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bill-emmerdale-actress-trudie-goodwin-24735043 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}}

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