Suranne Jones
Birth Name:
Sarah Anne Jones
Birth Place:
Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England
Profession
Actress, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Often volunteers as a teacher with the charity Cinemagic, which operates in Belfast and Dublin, and has traveled to the Congo and Sierra Leone with Christian Aid
- Was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for best actor for "Unforgiven" in 2010
- Won two British Soap Awards for best actress for "Coronation Street" in 2004 and 2005
- Won a National Television Award for most popular actress for "Coronation Street" in 2004
- Quote: "[on avoiding negative people] "Negativity is catching and it sucks the life out of a room․ It's hard enough to be buoyant without other people bringing you down․""
- Best known for playing Karen McDonald in "Coronation Street" and DC Rachel Bailey in "Scott & Bailey․"
- Played the role of Idris, the physical embodiment of the TARDIS spaceship, in the 2011 "Doctor Who" episode "The Doctor's Wife․"
Awards
- 2003National Television Award - Most Popular Actress:Nominated
- 2004British Soap Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2004National Television Award - Most Popular Actress:Winner
- 2005British Soap Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2010RTS Television Award - Actor - Female:Nominated
- 2011RTS North West Award - Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series:Winner
- 2012National Television Award - Most Popular Female Drama Performance:Nominated
- 2013National Television Award - Most Popular Female Drama Performance:Nominated
- 2014National Television Award - Radio Times - TV Detective:Nominated
- 2015I Talk Telly Award - Best Actress in a Drama:Winner
- 2016BAFTA TV Award - Best Leading Actress:Winner
- 2016Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2016RTS Television Award - Actor - Female:Winner
- 2017I Talk Telly Award - Best Dramatic Performance:Winner
- 2018National Television Award - Best Drama Performance:Winner
- 2020BAFTA TV Award - Leading Actress:Nominated
- 2020Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2020RTS Television Award - Actor - Female:Nominated
- 2021TV Times Award - Favourite Actress:Nominated
- 2022BAFTA Scotland Award - Best Actress - Television:Nominated
- 2024I Talk Telly Award - Best Dramatic Performance:Nominated