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3Suranne Jones, born Sarah Anne Jones (born 27 August 1978 in Middleton, England) is a British actor who started off in ''Series/CoronationStreet'' as Karen [=McDonald=] (nee Phillips) a very strong machinist with a Northern accent, once described as a "bulldog in hoop earrings"... then quit after four years to pursue different roles and showcase her talent.
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5And what talent she's showcased. She's been nominated for multiple awards on stage and screen since then, generally receiving very good reviews for whatever she's turned in.
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7Her roles have been pretty much entirely in British dramas - the only notable role Americans may know her from was her brilliant turn as Idris (the conscious of [[Characters/DoctorWhoTheTARDIS the Doctor's TARDIS]] temporarily transferred into a human form) in ''Series/DoctorWho''. However, LGBT fans may be more familiar with her performance as the title character in ''Series/GentlemanJack''.
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9!!Key filmography
10* ''Series/CoronationStreet'' (2000-2004)
11* ''Unforgotten'' (2009)
12* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2011) - [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]]
13* ''Series/ScottAndBailey'' (2011-present)
14* ''Series/ATouchOfCloth''
15* ''Series/TheCrimsonField''
16* ''Series/DoctorFoster'' (2015-present)
17* ''Series/SaveMe'' (2018-present; concurrent with ''Doctor Foster'')
18* ''Series/GentlemanJack'' (2019-present)
19* ''Series/VigilBBC'' (2021)
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21!!Tropes associated with Suranne Jones
22* {{Fanservice}}: Did a number of [[PublicExposure lads' mag shoots]] while on ''Corrie'', where she won an award for Sexiest Female at the British soap awards. Not so much these days, which is why her occasional love scene in film and TV (i.e. ''Series/DoctorFoster'', ''Series/SaveMe'') generate tabloid headlines.
23* OopNorth: Possesses the accent of a woman from Oldham and generally uses it.
24* StageName: Chose Suranne as Sarah was taken in Equity.
25* StatuesqueStunner: Although at 5'8 Jones isn't exactly Amazonian, in many of her roles she appears to tower over her female and often male co-stars, even in the case of ''Doctor Who'' where (thanks to heels, big hair and larger-than-life character, plus a few assisting camera angles) she seemed to tower over her taller co-star, Creator/MattSmith in some scenes and publicity images.

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