Watch Susan Wooldridge Videos

Susan Wooldridge (born July 31, 1952), is the daughter of British actress Margaretta Scott and composer John Wooldridge. She is also the sister of Hugh Wooldridge. She was born in London, England, and educated at convent schools. Wooldridge has been acting since 1972. Her big break came in 1984 with The Jewel in the Crown, in which she played the pivotal character of Daphne Manners whose affection for the handsome Hari Kumar doomed him. For this role she received a BAFTA nomination. She has appeared in many British film productions, including Hope and Glory. She also appeared in many... MORE

Susan Wooldridge (born July 31, 1952), is the daughter of British actress Margaretta Scott and composer John Wooldridge. She is also the sister of Hugh Wooldridge. She was born in London, England, and educated at convent schools. Wooldridge has been acting since 1972. Her big break came in 1984 with The Jewel in the Crown, in which she played the pivotal character of Daphne Manners whose affection for the handsome Hari Kumar doomed him. For this role she received a BAFTA nomination. She has appeared in many British film productions, including Hope and Glory. She also appeared in many US/British TV productions, such as Dame Agatha Christie's mystery, Dead Man's Folly (1986) which starred Sir Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Constance Cummings. She has appeared on such British TV series as A TV Dante (1989), as well as several episodes of the British TV series The Courtroom' as Vanessa Archer. In July 2009, her first novel, The Hidden Dance, was published in the United Kingdom by Allison & Busby. LESS