Annabelle Apsion
Jane Annabelle Apsion (born 17 September 1960 in Hammersmith, London) is an English actress best known for playing Monica Gallagher in the hit television comedy-drama "Shameless", Joy Wilton in "Soldier Soldier", and Violet Buckle in "Call the Midwife". Career. Apart from "Shameless", Apsion is also known for her portrayals of Betty in "My Good Friend", Beverly in "The Lakes", Patricia Hillman in "Coronation Street", and Mrs. Beech in Michelle Magorian's "Goodnight Mister Tom". She has appeared in two separate episodes of "Midsomer Murders", "Death in Chorus" and "Dead Man's 11", as two different characters. She  played Jenni Hicks, whose two daughters died at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in the docudrama "Hillsborough", which aired in 1996. She has since featured in an episode of "Lewis" and played a small role in the first episode of the sitcom "In with the Flynns". Most recently, she appeared in the BBC series "The Village" alongside her "Shameless" co-star Maxine Peake. In 2001, she co-starred alongside Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, and Robbie Coltrane in "From Hell" as Polly Nichols, the first known victim of Jack the Ripper. Other films she has appeared in include "About a Boy", "The  War Zone", "Lolita", "This Year's Love", and "Ironclad". Apsion appeared intermittently on "Shameless" as Monica Gallagher between 2004 and 2006 before becoming a regular cast member for the show's fourth series in 2007. She left the show in 2008, with her final scenes airing in March 2009 during the sixth series. She briefly returned to the role in 2011 during the eighth series and for the eleventh and final series in 2013. Outside of acting, she has appeared as a guest panellist on Five's "The Wright Stuff" during 2008 and 2009. In 2014, Apsion portrayed Annette Walker  in an episode of the detective drama "Suspects", and more recently she appeared in episodes of "Call the Midwife" as Violet Buckle (née Gee) and in episodes of "Doc Martin" as Jennifer Cardew. In 2020 Apsion played Beattie May in an episode of "Father Brown". Personal life. Apsion is a former student of Godalming College and the University of Wales. She is also co-founder and practitioner of the "Rosen Method Bodywork" in the UK, an alternative health practice which integrates mind and body.