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Sarah Ann Akers, known professionally as Suranne Jones, is an English actress and producer. Known for her numerous collaborations with screenwriter Sally Wainwright, she rose to prominence playing Karen McDonald on ITV's Coronation Street between 2000 and 2004. Upon leaving, she furthered her television career in drama series such as Vincent (2005–2006), Strictly Confidential (2006), Harley Street (2008), and Unforgiven (2009). Jones starred as Detective Rachel Bailey in the police procedural Scott & Bailey (2011–2016), and garnered further attention with headline roles in Single Father, Five Days (both 2010), A Touch of Cloth (2012–2014), and The Crimson Field (2014). For her portrayal of Gemma Foster—a GP who suffers personal betrayal—in Doctor Foster (2015–2017), Jones received several awards, including the 2016 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Subsequent credits include Save Me (2018), Vigil (2021–present), and Gentleman Jack (2019–2022). For the latter, on which she served as executive producer, Jones was again nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. On stage, Jones has appeared in productions of A Few Good Men (2005), Blithe Spirit (2009), Top Girls (2011), Beautiful Thing (2013), Orlando (2014), and Frozen (2018). Jones was born Sarah Ann Jones in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, on 27 August 1978. She has an older brother named Gary. Jones was raised Catholic; her priest suggested to her father she be christened Sarah Ann(e) instead of Suranne, her great-grandmother's name, as Suranne was not "a proper name". She grew up in a house on Foxdenton Lane, surrounded by two farms and their fields and commented that one of her earliest memories is of "cows looking in the window as we ate our tea". As a child she was talkative, and later recounted that her priest would tell her, "I'm praying you can concentrate just a bit more". Jones was educated at Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School in Middleton. Talking of her childhood, she commented, "I think I always wanted to be different and felt very stifled at school". She also said, "I was bullied at school and I let that get hold of me and withdrew into myself — I regret letting that happen." She became a member of the Oldham Theatre Workshop and completed a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts, which she felt "[wasn't] quite the same as drama school"
Suranne Jones
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for Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter
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Harry Potter is an ordinary boy living an unhappy life with his aunt, uncle, and cousin, unaware that he is famous in a world hidden from ordinary people. On his eleventh birthday, Harry discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, he forms an unbreakable friendship with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, discovers the truth about his parents, and learns that the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who murdered them, has returned. As Harry grows from a lonely child into a young wizard, he uncovers secrets about Hogwarts, faces dangerous enemies, and begins to understand the strange connection between himself and Voldemort. Across his years at Hogwarts, Harry and his friends become increasingly involved in the growing conflict between the forces of good and the returning Dark Lord. They encounter ancient magic, forbidden secrets, betrayal, and devastating loss while uncovering the truth behind Voldemort's immortality. With the wizarding world descending into war, Harry must ultimately confront the greatest threat he has ever known and make the ultimate choice between fear and courage. His journey becomes the defining battle of the age, and the story of the boy who survived becomes the story of the wizard who changed the world.
