Caroline Harker

Caroline Harker
Born	Caroline Anne Owens 1966 (age 58–59) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Anthony Calf
Children	3
Mother	Polly Adams
Relatives	Susannah Harker (sister), Joseph Harker (great-great-grandfather)

Caroline Harker (born 1966 as Caroline Anne Owens) is an English stage and television actress.

Career

Harker is known for her roles as Celia in the BBC's Middlemarch, and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama A Touch of Frost (1992-2003).^[1] She also played Alicia Davenport in Coronation Street for four episodes in 2012.^[1]

Harker played the role of 'mother' in the Mike Kenny's adaptation of The Railway Children, directed by Damian Cruden and staged at the Waterloo International railway station. Harker is married to fellow actor Anthony Calf, with whom she appeared in The Madness of King George^[2] and in a TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Riders^[3] They have three daughters.

From January 2023, Harker starred as Clairee in a production of Steel Magnolias at the Richmond Theatre, London. Harker appeared alongside Lucy Speed, Diana Vickers, and Elizabeth Ayodele.^[4][5] The production, going on to tour the UK, was rated 2/5 stars by What's on Stage.^[6]

Personal life

Harker was born in London, a daughter of actress Polly Adams and actor, Richard Owens. She and her sisters, Nelly and Susannah, were brought up as Catholics and educated at a "strict" independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in North London.^[7]

She and her sisters are descended from theatrical designer Joseph Harker.^[8]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Madness of King George	Mrs Fitzherbert
1999	Een vrouw van het noorden	Charlotte
2007	Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle	Catherine Osbourne
2020	The Croft	Suzanne
2021	Mothering Sunday	Sylvia Hobday
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Casualty	Helen Bradley / Tessa	2 episodes
1992–2003	A Touch of Frost	W.P.C. Hazel Wallace	11 episodes
1993	Riders	Tory Lovell	TV movie
1994	Middlemarch	Celia Brooke	7 episodes
	Honey for Tea	Lucy Courtney	7 episodes
1997	Holding On	Vicky	8 episodes
1997–1998	Keeping Mum	Wendy	3 episodes
1998	Kavanagh QC	Rowena Featherstonehaugh	1 episode
2002	Midsomer Murders	Tamsin Proctor	Episode: "Market For Murder"
2003	Foyle's War	Jane Hardiman	1 episode
2004	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet	Pru Scott-Johns	5 episodes
	Murder in Suburbia	Tessa Northover	1 episode
2007	The Man Who Lost His Head	Fiona Harrison	TV movie
	Hana's Helpline	Betty	6 episodes
2010	Doctors	Claire Jarrett	Series 10 episode 170
2011	New Tricks	Tabitha Hall-Chalmers	Series 8 episode 10: Tiger Tiger
2012	Coronation Street	Alicia Davenport	4 episodes
	Holby City	Imogen White	Series 14 episode 16: Here and Now
	Doctors	Elaine Stainton	Series 12 episode 52
2016		Caroline Vossman	Series 16 episode 131
2021	Toast of Tinseltown	Sue Pipkins	Series 1 episode 1: Anger Man
2022	Ten Percent	Casting director	Series 1 episode 8

References

1. "Caroline Harker". Theatr Clwyd. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. Alan Bennett (26 May 2016). A Private Function. Faber & Faber. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-571-33290-8.
3. BFI Film and Television Handbook. British Film Institute. 1993. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-85170-344-2.
4. Anson, John (23 December 2022). "Diana Vickers back on stage as Steel Magnolias tours the UK". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
5. Wood, Alex (22 November 2022). "Cast for Steel Magnolias tour announced". What's on Stage. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
6. Satin, Ella (27 January 2023). "Steel Magnolias at Richmond Theatre and on tour – review". What's on Stage. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
7. Susannah Harker BBC Drama, April 2007.
8. Maev Kennedy (5 February 2017). "Harker family visit great-grandfather's threatened scene-painting studio". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

External links

• Caroline Harker at IMDb