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Vanessa Knox-Mawer

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Vanessa Knox-Mawer is known for Brassed Off (1996), Coronation Street (1960) and Drummonds (1985).
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    Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald in Brassed Off (1996)
    Brassed Off
    7.2
    • Mother 2
    • 1996
    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Usher
    • Neighbour
    • Superintendent Registrar
    Ciaran Madden and Richard Pasco in Drummonds (1985)
    Drummonds
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Wendy Ferguson
    Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996)
    Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Louise Ballinger

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    • Instinct (2007)
      Instinct
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Mrs. Snoden
      • 2007
    • Philip Glenister in The Stepfather (2005)
      The Stepfather
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Mrs. Porter
      • 2005
    • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
      Heartbeat
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Christine
      • Sylvia Phillips
      • 1996–2003
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Usher
      • Neighbour
      • Superintendent Registrar
      • 1998–2003
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Maureen Landor
      • 2002
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Heather Lockwood
      • 2002
    • Josie D'Arby and John McArdle in Merseybeat (2001)
      Merseybeat
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Eileen Peterson
      • 2001
    • Niamh Cusack, Jane Danson, David Harewood, Michael Kitchen, and Martin Shaw in Always and Everyone (1999)
      Always and Everyone
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Anaesthetist
      • 1999
    • Michelle Collins in Verdict (1998)
      Verdict
      TV Series
      • Clerk of the Court
      • 1998
    • Brookside (1982)
      Brookside
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Paula Murdoch
      • 1998
    • Denise Black and Sue Johnston in The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds (1998)
      The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Make-up Artist
      • 1998
    • Common as Muck (1994)
      Common as Muck
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Motorist
      • 1997
    • Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald in Brassed Off (1996)
      Brassed Off
      7.2
      • Mother 2
      • 1996
    • Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996)
      Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Louise Ballinger
      • 1996
    • Frances Barber and Jim Carter in It Might Be You (1995)
      It Might Be You
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • Interviewer
      • 1995

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    • Alternative name
      • Vanessa Knox Mawer
    • Spouse
      • John Richardson1991 - ?

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      Daughter of the writer and radio broadcaster June Knox-Mawer (1930-2006).

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