Jacqueline Tong
Biography
Jacqueline Tong is an English actress born on 21 May 1951 in Bristol, England. She is best known for portraying Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, a role she performed from 1973 to 1975. In 1975 she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for that performance. Tong’s career includes at least thirty‑seven credited screen appearances, with notable work also listed for the series Skins and the production Desáté království. She is identified in public records as female and continues to be recognized for her contributions to television drama.
Career overview
Jacqueline Tong was born on 21 May 1951 in Bristol, England. She is a British actress whose career has encompassed a range of film and television work, accumulating more than three dozen credited performances. Tong achieved her greatest public recognition for portraying Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, a role she inhabited from 1973 through 1975. Her work on the series earned her a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 1975 Primetime Emmy Awards. In addition to her signature part in Upstairs, Downstairs, Tong is noted in Czech‑language film databases for appearances in productions titled Skins, Upstairs, Downstairs, and Desáté království. The breadth of her career is reflected in the 37 acting credits listed in major film‑industry reference sources.
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Full Filmography
38 titles- Agatha Raisin (2016) as Robina Toynbee
- Close to the Enemy (2016) as Mrs Tooley
- Dad's Army (2016) as Mrs. Todd
- Mistresses (2008) as Therapist
- Skins (2007) as W.I.Lady
- Angel (2007) as Mother Deverell
- Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (2005) as The Governor's Wife
- Trust (2003) as Ruth Fromberg
- Promoted to Glory (2003) as Bizzy
- After Upstairs Downstairs (2002) as Self
- The Cazalets (2001)
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) as Mrs. Crummles
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001) as Mrs. Crummles
- David Copperfield (1999) as Lady in Coach
- Trial & Retribution (1997) as Lynn Walker
- The Politician's Wife (1995) as Suzie
- Middlemarch (1994) as Mrs. Vincy
- Princess Caraboo (1994) as Mrs. Hunt
- Femme Fatale (1993) as Mary-Jane
- Growing Rich (1992) as Mavis
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) as Penny Wheelstock
- Stanley (1988) as Dorothy Hepworth
- Heart of the Country (1987) as Sonia
- The Bill (1984)
- The Climber (1983)
- Under the Skin (1982) as Deb
- Out of Step (1982) as Valerie
- Ladies (1980) as Valerie Kent
- Spearhead (1978) as Mary Jackson
- The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978) as Judy
- Hard Times (1977) as Louisa Gradgrind
- Playhouse (1974) as Valerie
- Sign It Death (1974) as Sally
- Thriller (1973) as Sally
- Between the Wars (1973) as Anna Morgan
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as Daisy Barnes
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as Daisy Peel
- Play for Today (1970) as Deb
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What movies or TV shows is Jacqueline Tong best known for?
Jacqueline Tong is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Agatha Raisin (2016), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), Revenge (1990), Bringing Up Baby (1938).
When and where was Jacqueline Tong born?
Jacqueline Tong was born on May 21, 1951 in Bristol, England, UK.
How many credits does Jacqueline Tong have?
Jacqueline Tong has accumulated over 38 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1970 to 2016.
What is Jacqueline Tong's background in cinema and television?
Jacqueline Tong is an English actress born on 21 May 1951 in Bristol, England. She is best known for portraying Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, a role she performed from 1973 to 1975. In 1975 she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for t...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Skins (2007) as W.I.Lady — aged about 56
- Middlemarch (1994) as Mrs. Vincy — aged about 43
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as Daisy Barnes — aged about 20
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) as Daisy Peel — aged about 20
- David Copperfield (1999) as Lady in Coach — aged about 48
- Playhouse (1974) as Valerie — aged about 23
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