Judy Bennett
| Judy Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1943 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | The Archers |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Collingwood |
| Relatives |
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Judy Bennett (born 1943) is a Liverpudlian voice actor whose career in radio began with the long-running soap opera The Archers, in which she has played the role of Shula Hebden Lloyd since 1971.[2] She played Shula's twin brother Kenton and younger sister Elizabeth before assuming the role of Shula herself.[3]
She has voiced characters in a number of cartoon series, including 1979's The Perishers, and Dennis the Menace and Gnasher in the late 1990s.[4]
Bennett studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[2] In 1976 she married Canadian-English actor Charles Collingwood,[5] who plays Archers character Brian Aldridge. Actress Jane Collingwood (b. 1979) is their daughter.[6]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Copping, Jasper (2 January 2014). "All change in Ambridge as 'Tony Archer' retires". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- 1 2 "How We Met: Charles Collingwood and Judy Bennett". The Independent. 7 January 1996. Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ Collingwood 2011, pp. 79–80.
- ↑ "The Voices of Judy Bennett". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Collingwood 2011, p. 92.
- ↑ Collingwood 2011, p. 95.
References
- Collingwood, Charles (2011). Brian and Me: Life on—and off—The Archers. London: Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-1-84317-755-5. OCLC 763156121.
External links
- Judy Bennett at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Archers: Shula Hebden Lloyd". BBC Radio 4. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
Further reading
- "What can The Archers tell us about changing accents?". abdn.ac.uk. University of Aberdeen. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
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