Actor
Joanne Heywood
February 17, 1969 · Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Joanne Heywood is an English television actress, probably best known for her role as Jessica Lovelock in Grace & Favour, a spin-off series of Are You Being Served?
Born in York, Heywood was educated in York, Guildford and in Sydney, Australia. She studied musical theatre at the Guildford School of Acting and, after graduating, made her professional stage debut in 1985 production of the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at York's Theatre Royal. For the next decade, she regularly appeared in pantomime at the same venue, often as principal boy. During this period, she also performed in stage musicals, including regional productions of Annie, Gypsy and Camelot, as well as the world premieres of Scrooge: The Musical and the stage adaptation of High Society.
Notable work
Often works with
Peter Sallis
2 titles together
The New Statesman, First of the Summer Wine
Judy Flynn
2 titles together
The Brittas Empire, First of the Summer Wine
Roger Sloman
2 titles together
The Brittas Empire, Grace & Favour
James Dreyfus
2 titles together
My Hero, Sequins
Richard Lumsden
2 titles together
Grace & Favour, First of the Summer Wine
