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'''Charlotte Ninon Coleman''' (3 April 1968 – 14 November 2001) was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film '']'', Jess in the television drama '']'', and her childhood roles of Sue in '']'' and the character ].
'''Charlotte Ninon Coleman''' (], ] - ], ]) was a ] ].


]'' (1982–83)]]
She was born in ]. Her mother was the actress ], and her father was the TV producer ]. Her younger sister is the actress ], who has appeared in '']'' as Jude.


==Early life==
She went to the ] school in ], ], because she said she was "too cool" to go to the ].
Coleman was the first of two daughters born to actress ] and Canadian-born television producer ].<ref name="T171101"> Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2001</ref> Her younger sister is the actress ]. Charlotte was educated at ], from which she was expelled.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reynolds |first=Nigel |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1362610/Four-Weddings-actress-Charlotte-is-dead-at-33.html |title=Four Weddings actress Charlotte is dead at 33 |work=The Telegraph|date=2001-11-17 |access-date=2014-03-17}}</ref> Outside regular school hours she attended classes at the ] in ], ], because she said she was "too cool" to go to the ].<ref name="Guard191101">Valentine, Penny; The Guardian, 19 November 2001</ref>


At 15, feeling that her upbringing had been too liberal, since her parents "didn't believe in restraint", Coleman enrolled at ] School in ]. It was a very progressive school where pupils "didn't have to go to any lessons, so I didn't. I spent 15 grand, all my money, and it was just stupid really". After this, she attended cookery school.<ref name="TO111296">Jivani, Alkarim,{{cite web|url=http://www.dwjbrider.freeserve.co.uk/Almost_grown.htm |title=Almost Grown |access-date=2005-01-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910190507/http://www.dwjbrider.freeserve.co.uk/Almost_grown.htm |archive-date=10 September 2006}} '']'', 11–18 December 1996</ref>
Early TV roles in ''A Choice of Evils'' (], 1977) and ''Two People'' (], c.1977, as Emma Moffatt) followed. She had a crush on Stephen Garlick, her co-star in ''Two People''. For the role, she had to choose a stuffed toy for Emma to carry; she chose a toy which she named "Haggis", which she still had when interviewed in 1990.


==Career==
Her first major TV role was as Sue, in ]'s '']''. This ran for four series (and a Christmas special), from 1978 to 1981 on the ] network.
Coleman's first major television role was as Sue in ]'s '']''. This ran for four seasons from 1978 to 1981 on the ] network. Other early work included ''A Choice of Evils'' ('']'', ], 1977) and ''Two People'' (], 1979), as Emma Moffatt). She had a crush on ], her co-star in ''Two People''. For the role, she had to choose a stuffed toy for Emma to carry; she named it "Haggis" and still had it when interviewed in 1990.


This was soon followed by her role as the teenage rebel ], firstly in ''Marmalade Atkins in Space'' (a one-off drama shown in 1981 as part of the Dramarama strand), and then in two series, ''Educating Marmalade'' (1982 - 1983) and ''Danger - Marmalade at Work'' (1984). All three were made by ] and written by ]. This was soon followed by her role as the teenage rebel ], firstly in ''Marmalade Atkins in Space'' (a one-off drama shown in 1981), and then in two series, ''Educating Marmalade'' (1982–83) and ''Danger: Marmalade at Work'' (1984). All three were made by ] and written by ].


In 1990 she appeared as an asthmatic northern girl, Jess in the acclaimed ] '']'' based on ]'s novel of the same name. Coleman won a ] Best Actress award for her portrayal of the young lesbian character. She also read the novel for release by ]. In 1990, Coleman appeared as Jess, a teenage girl from ] brought up by a strict ] mother, in the BBC ] '']'', based on ]'s novel of the same name. Coleman won a ], Best Actress award and was nominated for a BAFTA for her portrayal of the young lesbian character. She also read the novel for release by ].


Other television appearances in the 1980s and '90s included roles in Thames Television's '']'' and ]'s '']'', the short-lived comedy series ''Freddie and Max'', with ], a drama about homelessness, ''Sweet Nothing'' and another lesbian role, as Barbara Gale in the political satire ''Giving Tongue'' (1996). She also appeared in ]'s sitcom '']'' (1998–2000), alongside ] and ], and voiced the lead female character, Primrose, in the animated adaptation of '']''.<ref> ''Toonhound.com'', 2008</ref> Coleman's final television appearance was in the adaptation of ]'s '']'', where she played the twins' teacher, Miss Debenham.
Her best known film role was as Scarlett, Charles' punk flatmate, in '']''.


Coleman played Scarlett in the film '']'' (1994) with ], ] and ]. She received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for this part, losing to Scott Thomas. Coleman continued to act in films throughout the 1990s with her last major film being ]'s '']'' (1999), set in London in 1993, at the time of the ], playing the role of Portia Thornton.<ref>Walker, John, (ed) "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" (fourth edition), ''HarperCollins'', 2006 ({{ISBN|0-00-716957-4}})</ref>
She also appeared in ]'s little-known 1998 sitcom '']'', alongside ]''.


===Theatre===
Other television appearances in the 1980s and 90s included roles in The Bill and Inspector Morse, in the short-lived comedy series Freddie and Max, with Anne Bancroft, the drama about homelessness, Sweet Nothing, and, in 1996, another lesbian role, Barb Gale, in the political satire Giving Tongue.
Coleman portrayed the character of the teenage Lorna in ''Our Own Kind'' (]), at the ] in London (April 1991). She co-starred with ], ] and ].


<blockquote>"The prime focus falls on Sylvie's bright-eyed schoolgirl sister Lorna. Vividly brought to life by Charlotte Coleman, she's both a droll chorus figure and an optimistic, surrogate victim. The play is tightly directed by new Bush supremo ]"<ref>Thaxter, John, ''Richmond & Twickenham Times'', 12 April 1991.</ref></blockquote>
She died of an ] at the age of 33 years (See ])


== External links == ==Personal life and death==
In 1987, Coleman's boyfriend Jonathan Laycock was killed by a lorry driver whilst cycling to work. He was 23 years old.<ref name=refElle200209 /> After his death Coleman went through periods of depression, and developed the ]s ] and ].<ref name=refElle200209>{{cite journal |last=Gannon |first=Louise |date=September 2002 |title=Why did Charlotte Coleman die? |journal=Elle |pages=175–176, 179–180 |ref=refGannonElle }}</ref>
*{{imdb|id=0170976|name=Charlotte Coleman}}
*, interview from December 1996
*, Guardian Obituary
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*http://www.paulmorris.co.uk/charlotte/


Coleman died aged 33 on 14 November 2001 from bronchial ].<ref name=refElle200209 /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1362610/Four-Weddings-actress-Charlotte-is-dead-at-33.html|title=Four Weddings actress Charlotte is dead at 33|author=Nigel Reynolds|work=The Telegraph|date= 17 November 2001}}</ref> A memorial was held at the ] Buddhist Centre in north London later that month and attended by family and close friends.<ref name=refElle200209 />
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==Charlotte Coleman Scholarship Award==
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The New London Performing Arts Centre (NLPAC) introduced the Charlotte Coleman Scholarship in 2003. A showcase event is held every November from which one performer is chosen to receive the award. All NLPAC members are eligible for the prize of a year's classes in dance, drama and music.<ref name="NLPAC:CCSA"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531103559/http://www.nlpac.co.uk/main/page_scholarship.html |date=31 May 2009 }} ''New London Performing Arts Centre''</ref>
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==Roles==
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===Film===
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*''Bodywork'' (2001) ... Tiffany Shades
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*''A Loving Act'' (2001) ... Det. Jane Thompson
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*'']'' (1999) ... Portia Thornton
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*'']'' (1999) ... voice of Merrivale<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f08abfe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329084304/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f08abfe |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2016 |title=Charlotte Coleman |website=BFI.org |access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>
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*'']'' (1998) aka ''Twice Upon a Yesterday'' ... Alison Hayes
*'']'' (1998) ... Norma
*'']'' (1996) ... Alison
*'']'' (1995) ... Winnie
*'']'' (1994) ... Scarlett
*'']'' (1993) ... Julie
*''Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale'' (1989) ... Kate

===Television===
*''Double Act'' ... Miss Debenham; 2 June 2002, ] (writer: ]; director: Cilla Ware)
*''McCready and Daughter'' ... Shelley Bennett in "No Bed of Roses" (1.5); Ecosse Films for ]
*'']'' ... Lisa Lyons; 24 February 1998 – 22 December 1999, Kensington Films & Television for ] (writer: Simon Nye; director: John Henderson)
*'']'' ... Laura Kessell in "Bad Blood" (4.6); 3 August 1997, ITV (director: Alan Wareing)
*'']'' ... Cathy; 1995, BBC Wales (writer: ]; director: ])
*''The Vacillations of Poppy Carew'' ... Mary; 5 March 1995, (director: ])
*''Olly's Prison'' ... Sheila; May 1993, ] (writer: Edward Bond; director: Roy Battersby)<ref>Battersby, Roy; ''The Guardian'', 28 November</ref>
*'']'' ... Patsy in "Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase"; 13 May 1993 (director: Peter Richardson)
*'']'' ... Sharon Palmer in "Happy Families" (8.93); 19 November 1992, ITV (director: Andrew Higgs)
*'']'' ... Jessica White in "Happy Families" (6.2); 11 March 1992, ] for ITV (director: ])
*''Freddie and Max'' ... Freddie Latham; 12 November – 18 December 1990 (director: ])
*'']'' ... Jess; 10–24 January 1990 (writer: ]; director: ])<ref name="ScrOl:OANtOF"> ''BFI ScreenOnline''</ref>
*''Inappropriate Behaviour'' ... Helen Bardsley; 8 March 1987, ] ], Season 3, Episode 10 (Writer: Andrew Davies; director: Paul Seed)
*''The Insurance Man'' ... Seamstress; 22 February 1986, BBC (Writer: Alan Bennett; director: Richard Eyre)<ref name="ScrOl:TIM"> ''BFI ScreenOnline''</ref>
*'']'' ... ]; 20 February – 30 April 1984, ] for ITV (writer: Andrew Davies; director: John Stroud)
*'']'' ... ]; 25 October 1982 – 3 January 1983, Thames Television for ITV (writer: Andrew Davies; directors: John Stroud, Colin Bucksey)
*'']'' ... ]; 2 November 1981, Thames Television for ITV (writer: Andrew Davies)
*'']'' ... Sue Peters; 25 February 1979 – 31 October 1981, ] for ITV (writers: ] and ] ; directors: James Hill and David Pick)<ref name="ScrOl:WG"> ''BFI ScreenOnline''</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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English actress (1968–2001) For the Canadian actress and playwright, see Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman.

Charlotte Coleman
BornCharlotte Ninon Coleman
(1968-04-03)3 April 1968
London, England
Died14 November 2001(2001-11-14) (aged 33)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1977–2001
Known forFour Weddings and a Funeral
TelevisionWorzel Gummidge
Parent(s)Francis Coleman
Ann Beach
RelativesLisa Coleman (sister)

Charlotte Ninon Coleman (3 April 1968 – 14 November 2001) was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, Jess in the television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and her childhood roles of Sue in Worzel Gummidge and the character Marmalade Atkins.

Charlotte Coleman as Marmalade Atkins in Educating Marmalade (1982–83)

Early life

Coleman was the first of two daughters born to actress Ann Beach and Canadian-born television producer Francis Coleman. Her younger sister is the actress Lisa Coleman. Charlotte was educated at Camden School for Girls, from which she was expelled. Outside regular school hours she attended classes at the Anna Scher Theatre School in Islington, north London, because she said she was "too cool" to go to the Brownies.

At 15, feeling that her upbringing had been too liberal, since her parents "didn't believe in restraint", Coleman enrolled at Dartington Hall School in Devon. It was a very progressive school where pupils "didn't have to go to any lessons, so I didn't. I spent 15 grand, all my money, and it was just stupid really". After this, she attended cookery school.

Career

Coleman's first major television role was as Sue in Southern Television's Worzel Gummidge. This ran for four seasons from 1978 to 1981 on the ITV network. Other early work included A Choice of Evils (Play for Today, BBC, 1977) and Two People (London Weekend Television, 1979), as Emma Moffatt). She had a crush on Stephen Garlick, her co-star in Two People. For the role, she had to choose a stuffed toy for Emma to carry; she named it "Haggis" and still had it when interviewed in 1990.

This was soon followed by her role as the teenage rebel Marmalade Atkins, firstly in Marmalade Atkins in Space (a one-off drama shown in 1981), and then in two series, Educating Marmalade (1982–83) and Danger: Marmalade at Work (1984). All three were made by Thames Television and written by Andrew Davies.

In 1990, Coleman appeared as Jess, a teenage girl from Lancashire brought up by a strict Pentecostal mother, in the BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, based on Jeanette Winterson's novel of the same name. Coleman won a Royal Television Society, Best Actress award and was nominated for a BAFTA for her portrayal of the young lesbian character. She also read the novel for release by BBC Audiobooks.

Other television appearances in the 1980s and '90s included roles in Thames Television's The Bill and Central Independent Television's Inspector Morse, the short-lived comedy series Freddie and Max, with Anne Bancroft, a drama about homelessness, Sweet Nothing and another lesbian role, as Barbara Gale in the political satire Giving Tongue (1996). She also appeared in Simon Nye's sitcom How Do You Want Me? (1998–2000), alongside Dylan Moran and Emma Chambers, and voiced the lead female character, Primrose, in the animated adaptation of Brambly Hedge. Coleman's final television appearance was in the adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Double Act, where she played the twins' teacher, Miss Debenham.

Coleman played Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) with Hugh Grant, Simon Callow and Kristin Scott Thomas. She received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for this part, losing to Scott Thomas. Coleman continued to act in films throughout the 1990s with her last major film being Jasmin Dizdar's Beautiful People (1999), set in London in 1993, at the time of the Yugoslav Wars, playing the role of Portia Thornton.

Theatre

Coleman portrayed the character of the teenage Lorna in Our Own Kind (Roy MacGregor), at the Bush Theatre in London (April 1991). She co-starred with Kevin Whately, Nisha Nayar and Jane Horrocks.

"The prime focus falls on Sylvie's bright-eyed schoolgirl sister Lorna. Vividly brought to life by Charlotte Coleman, she's both a droll chorus figure and an optimistic, surrogate victim. The play is tightly directed by new Bush supremo Dominic Dromgoole"

Personal life and death

In 1987, Coleman's boyfriend Jonathan Laycock was killed by a lorry driver whilst cycling to work. He was 23 years old. After his death Coleman went through periods of depression, and developed the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia.

Coleman died aged 33 on 14 November 2001 from bronchial asthma. A memorial was held at the Mill Hill Buddhist Centre in north London later that month and attended by family and close friends.

Charlotte Coleman Scholarship Award

The New London Performing Arts Centre (NLPAC) introduced the Charlotte Coleman Scholarship in 2003. A showcase event is held every November from which one performer is chosen to receive the award. All NLPAC members are eligible for the prize of a year's classes in dance, drama and music.

Roles

Film

Television

References

  1. "Obituary: Charlotte Coleman" Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2001
  2. Reynolds, Nigel (17 November 2001). "Four Weddings actress Charlotte is dead at 33". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. Valentine, Penny; "Obituary: Charlotte Coleman" The Guardian, 19 November 2001
  4. Jivani, Alkarim,"Almost Grown". Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2005. Time Out, 11–18 December 1996
  5. "TV Toons: Brambly Hedge (1996–2000)" Toonhound.com, 2008
  6. Walker, John, (ed) "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" (fourth edition), HarperCollins, 2006 (ISBN 0-00-716957-4)
  7. Thaxter, John, Richmond & Twickenham Times, 12 April 1991.
  8. ^ Gannon, Louise (September 2002). "Why did Charlotte Coleman die?". Elle: 175–176, 179–180.
  9. Nigel Reynolds (17 November 2001). "Four Weddings actress Charlotte is dead at 33". The Telegraph.
  10. "Charlotte Coleman Scholarship Award" Archived 31 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine New London Performing Arts Centre
  11. "Charlotte Coleman". BFI.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  12. Battersby, Roy; "Obituary letter: Charlotte Coleman" The Guardian, 28 November
  13. "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990)" BFI ScreenOnline
  14. "Insurance Man, The (1986)" BFI ScreenOnline
  15. "Worzel Gummidge (1979–81)" BFI ScreenOnline

External links

RTS Programme Award for Best Performance by a Female Actor
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