Global InformationJane Hazlegrove information
Jane Hazlegrove | |
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| Born | Sarah Jane Hazlegrove 17 July 1968 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | Isobel Middleton (m. 2015) |
Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama Casualty. She has also appeared as Rosie in Making Out, Rosemary Mason in Silent Witness, Yvonne Bradley in London's Burning, and roles in Jonathan Creek, The Bill, Doctors, Families, Lovejoy, Coronation Street, and Holby City.
A lesbian whose character in Casualty is also gay, Hazlegrove was listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people of the year in 2012's World Pride Power List.[1] Hazlegrove is married to actress Isobel Middleton.[2]
On 30 January 2016, Hazlegrove left Casualty after playing the role of Dixie for 10 years. She reprised the role of Dixie in a guest appearance as a Hems paramedic on 7 September 2019.
She appeared at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in Queens of the Coal Age, written by Maxine Peake. On 1 May 2019, it was announced that Hazlegrove had joined the cast of Coronation Street as Bernie Winter,[3] the mother of established characters Gemma Winter and Paul Foreman.[4]
In 2019, Hazlegrove also played PO Janine Dolan in the 5Star prison drama Clink.
- ^ Lucy Jolin; Chance Delgado (7 July 2012). "World Pride Power List 2012: 100 most influential LGBT people of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "The Queen's favourite show introduces a lesbian character". PinkNews. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Casting News: Jane Hazlegrove joins Coronation Street". itv.com. ITV. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Corrie reveals first look clip of Gemma Winter's mother Bernie". www.msn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.