Joanna David
Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English actress, best known for her television work. Life. David was born in Lancaster, England, to Davida Elizabeth ("née"Nesbitt) and John Almond Hacking. In 1971, she began a relationship with Edward Fox, with whom she has two children: Emilia (born 1974) and Frederick "Freddie" (born 1989). They married in 2004. She is a vice-president of the Theatrical Guild. Career. Her first major television role was as Elinor Dashwood in the BBC's 1971 dramatisation of "Sense and Sensibility" followed a year later by "War and Peace , in which she played Sonya. David also appeared in the TV series The Last of the Mohicans" (BBC), and in two episodes of "Colditz", ("Missing, Presumed Dead" and "Odd Man In", 1972) as Cathy Carter, the wife of Flt. Lt. Simon Carter (played by David McCallum). In 1975, she played Theo Dane in the BBC's television adaptation of "Ballet Shoes" by Noel Streatfeild. 32 years later in 2007, her daughter, Emilia Fox, starred in a new adaptation of the same book. In 1979, David played the heroine of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca", opposite Jeremy Brett in the BBC  miniseries of the same name. In 1987, she acted in the "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple" episode, "4:50 from Paddington", as Emma Crackenthorpe. In 2005, she appeared in two episodes of "Bleak House", playing Mrs. Bayham Badger, alongside Gillian Anderson, Charles Dance, Alun Armstrong and Warren Clarke. Mr. Bayham Badger was played by Richard Griffiths. David's many other television appearances have included "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "Miss Marple", "Foyle's War", "Rumpole of the Bailey", "Inspector Morse", "Midsomer Murders", "The Darling Buds of May" and, in 2004, "Rosemary & Thyme" in an episode entitled "Orpheus in the Undergrowth". More  recent appearances include the BBC comedy series "Never Better", "Mutual Friends", and "Death in Paradise" (2014, series 3, episode 8). She gradually moved on to more mature parts and appeared as Mrs. Gardiner in the acclaimed 1995 BBC TV series of "Pride and Prejudice", in which her daughter Emilia Fox had her first major television role as Georgiana Darcy. In 1998, she appeared in the "Midsomer Murders" episode "Written in Blood" as Amy Lyddiard. In 2009, she appeared in Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind". Her film appearances have included roles in "The Smashing Bird I Used to Know" (1969 ), the horror short "Sleepwalker" (1984), "Comrades" (1986), "Secret Friends" (1991), "Rogue Trader" (1999), "Cotton Mary" (1999), "The Soul Keeper" (2002, as the mother of her real-life daughter Emilia) and "These Foolish Things" (2006). She played Mother Julian in the "Midsomer Murders" episode, "Sacred Trust" (2011). In 2013, she appeared in "Downton Abbey" as Duchess of Yeovil in two episodes and also in the "Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple" episode, "Greenshaw’s Folly", as Grace Ritchie. She appeared in the "Murderous Marriage" episode of "Agatha Raisin" as Lady Derrington in 2016. Charity work. David is a trustee of the National  Brain Appeal, the charity dedicated to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. David underwent brain surgery in 1993 to correct a congenital Arnold–Chiari malformation. In January 2013, David became a patron of Pancreatic Cancer Action, a charity focussed on raising the awareness of pancreatic cancer. David's friend Angharad Rees died from the illness in 2012.