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Joanne King

Irish actress

Summary

Irish actress

Field	Value
name	Joanne King
height	5 ft 6 in
birth_date
birth_place	Dublin, Ireland
occupation	actress
yearsactive	2005–present

Joanne King (born 20 April 1983) is an Irish actress. She played Cynthia 'Cyd' Pyke on the BBC One hospital drama Casualty and Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford in the Showtime 2007–2010 series The Tudors.

Private life

King was born in Dublin, the second of four children. Her father, Ronan, is an accountant and her mother, Edel, is a volunteer teacher. She attended St. Brigid's Girls' School in Cabinteely and St Joseph of Cluny Killiney. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin.

Career

She moved to London from Ireland and was working as a BBC tour guide when she auditioned for a role on Casualty. She played Cyd (Cynthia Pyke) on Casualty.

She later played Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law, Lady Jane Rochford, in Showtime's The Tudors. Her character first appeared in the middle of Season Two in a small supporting role; this was expanded for the fourth and final season, which portrayed the downfall and execution of Lady Jane.

Charity efforts

She opened a café in Bristol, which enables all profits to go to the Tenovus Cancer Care charity, funding cancer care and research.

Television and film roles

Striking Out (TV Series) (2017) as Ada O'Melia
Angel of Decay (2016) as Sande
Massive (2008) as Nancy
The Tudors (2008–2010) (seasons 2–4) as Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford
Trial & Retribution ("Kill the King" – Part 2: 2008)
Shameless (2008) as Brandi
The Omid Djalili Show (2007)
Casualty (2006–2007) as Cynthia 'Cyd' Pyke
The Exile Files (2006) as Lucy Dillon
Boy Eats Girl (2005) as a zombie

Stage roles

A Midsummer Night's Dream – 2005 – Hermia – The Pavilion Theatre
Hamlet - 2004 – Ophelia – The Cork Opera House
Carolling Corlorans – various characters – The Ark/Mermaid Theatre
The Playboy of the Western World – Honour Blake – Cork Opera Hs
G.S.A. Showcase – various characters – The Gate
What the Dead Want – Common Girl – The Project
The Abduction of Persephone – Sharon – G.S.A.

Other work/skills

Appeared in the Brian McFadden music video Irish Son as a businesswoman
Movement (Adrianne Browne), stage combat (Paul Burke), Mime (Sharon O'Doherty), basic Irish and French, Basic Violin
Radio: Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Arklight Theatre Company
Dance: modern dance, Tap, Ballet (Diane Richardson)
Accents: regional Irish, English, RP, various American
Singing: Alto

Voice over

Forza Horizon 3 (video game) as Keira Harrison
Forza Horizon 4 (video game) as Keira Harrison
Forza Horizon 5 (video game) as Keira Harrison
Dragon Age: Inquisition (video game)
The Secret World (video game) Moutemouia

References

"Cyd Pyke". holby.tv.
"The Tudors". tvsa.
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/6902193.stm 'Charity cafe opens for business' at news.bbc.co.uk] Accessed 13 January 2018
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2399800/ Joanne King at imdb.com] Accessed 13 January 2017

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