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Joanna Tope (born 14 May 19??) is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in many TV programmes including Emmerdale Farm as Dr. Clare Scott between 1973 and 1977, The Omega Factor as Julia Crane in 1979 and The Tomorrow People as Mrs Boswell.

After taking an Honours Degree in Drama at Manchester University, Joanna was fortunate to spend the next 10 years working in London and the provinces and in both theatre and television, in a variety of parts, allowing her to explore and stretch her versatility. Her roles have included Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler", Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" and the Old Woman in Edward Bond's "Bingo". She appears regularly on BBC Scotland and has also acted on radio dramas.

At the very beginning of her career she was an ASM and played small parts at Pitlochry. She married a Glaswegian and lives in Scotland.

She has appeared at the Citizens Theatre as Jocasta in "Oedipus The King" and as Helen in "A Taste of Honey" and as Mrs. Eynsford Hill in "Pygmalion". In 1997, she appeared at the Edinburgh Festival as Dorimene in a Scottish Opera/Nottingham Playhouse production of Strauss' "Ariadne Auf Naxos" and has made numerous concert and cabaret appearances. She was Assistant Director on "The Rising Generation" at Theatre Royal, Lincoln.

She has three children, Tom, John and Maggie.

Filmography

• Menace as Clerk (1970)
• The Shadow of the Tower as Cicely (1972)
• Emmerdale Farm as Dr Clare Scott (1973–1977)
• Z Cars as Angie Burford (1974)
• The Tomorrow People as Mrs. Boswell (1975)
• Centre Play as Emma (1976)
• The Omega Factor as Julia Crane (1979)
• The Ruby Ring as Lady Langley (1997)
• Friendly Voices (1997)

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External links

• Joanna Tope at IMDb

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