Joanna Higson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joanna Higson
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	May 29, 1983(1983-05-29)
Age	41
Birthplace	Norwich
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Joanna Higson Biography

Joanna Higson is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on May 29, 1983 in Norwich, England, United Kingdom. The most famous of all is her character Maxine in the TV show Shameless and Shameless, this British performer is renowned for her guest appearances appearing on WPC 56 (as Vicky Hall) as well as Doctors (as Lindsay Holt).

She appeared alongside She appeared with Lauren Drummond in two episodes of Holby City. in two episodes of Holby City.

Higson’s first television role came on 22 January 2007 when she was cast by Jim Cartwright for a role in an episode of The Afternoon Play on BBC One entitled, “Johnny Shakespeare”. She then appeared in the pilot episode of Scallywagga when the series was titled Spacehopper. She played Amy Osbourne in Cold Blood in June 2007 and also in Cold Blood 5: The Last Hurrah on 3 January

2008. On 13 December 2007 she appeared in an episode of the BBC television series, The Street.

Among her theatrical roles, in 2008 Higson appeared in two plays, Road and Spring and Port Wine, at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton.

A born in Horwich, England, she later graduated with a degree of performing arts at Manchester’s University of Salford in Manchester.

Joanna Higson Net Worth

Joanna Higson is one of the richest TV Actress from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joanna Higson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the beginning of her career she appeared on the TV sketch comedy show Scallywagga.

Her stage credits include parts in a New Vic Theatre production of A Taste of Honey and in the Bolton Octagon staging of Hobson’s Choice.

Joanna Higson (born 29 May 1983 in Horwich, UK) is an English actress. She graduated from Salford University with a First Class Honours degree in Media and Performance in 2006. She joined the cast of Shameless in series 6, playing the role of “Maxine”. She appeared in the first series of Sky One production “Brassic” where she played a minor role. She reprised the role for series 2 playing a more prominent part as manager of a strip club with Erin (Michelle Keegan).

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She played the character Rachel Reid, a troubled and fragile alcoholic, in one episode of Series 14 of the long-running BBC medical drama Holby City broadcast on 29 December 2011. In April, it was confirmed that the BBC would bring back the Rachel character due to her popularity with viewers. Her character reappeared on 28 August 2012 in the episode “Taxi For Spence” In 2012, Higson played the role of Sarah Milson, directed by Joanna Lumley, in Lumley’s Little Crackers episode “Joanna Lumley’s Little Cracker: Baby, Be Blonde”.

Facts & Trivia

Joanna Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Joanna Higson celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.

She appeared in three episodes of Doctors (8 January 2013 and 9 January 2013), as the character Lindsey Holt, in the episodes “My Brother’s Keeper”, Parts 1 and 2, and “I Want to Break Free” (30 September 2014).

Top Facts about Joanna Higson

1. Joanna Higson was born in Horwich, UK in 1983.
2. She graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Media and Performance from Salford University in 2006.
3. She played the role of “Maxine” in Shameless from series 6-7 from 2009-2010.
4. She appeared in The Afternoon Play, Scallywagga, Cold Blood, and The Street in 2007 and 2008.
5. She played the lead character in Scallywagga and reprised her role playing a more prominent part as manager of a club with Erin in “Brassic”.
6. In 2010 she appeared as young daughter of Christopher Eccleston in the Jimmy McGovern BBC1 Drama, Accused.
7. She played a troubled and fragile alcoholic in Holby City in 2011 and

2012. 8. She appeared in three episodes of Doctors in 2013 and 2014.
      9. In 2015 she played Vicky Hall in three episodes of the BBC’s WPC56.
      10. She has played Sugar, part of the main cast, in the Sky One series Brassic from 2019 onwards.
      11. She has appeared in plays including Road, Spring and Port Wine, The Rivals, The Admirable Crichton, and Hobsons Choice.
      12. She has toured with Middle Ground Theatre Company’s production of The Business of Murder in 2015.
      13. She owns a photography studio called Joanna Higson Photography.
      14. She specialises in head shots for actors’ resumes.
      15. She left the show Shameless after 31 episodes over 2 series; her character was never mentioned again.

What was Joanna Higson in?

Higson appeared as a new regular character, Maxine Donnelly, in Series 6 and 7 of the Channel 4 comedy drama, Shameless from January 2009 to 2010. She left the show after 31 episodes over two series; her character was never mentioned again.

Who plays Sugar Brassic 2?

Joanna Higson – Sugar Sugar is only seen briefly in series 1, but she’s a new member of the gang in series 2 after moving in with Erin (Michelle Keegan).

Why does Maxine leave shameless?

In Series 7, Maxine, increasingly disillusioned by Carl’s immaturity , secretly aborted his unborn baby, but she later told Carl, which infuriated him enough to make him end their relationship. She moved in with Ian after her breakup with Carl.

Where is Brassic filmed?

Across its four seasons, Brassic has been filmed around Manchester and Lancashire. Scenes at the pub where the gang hang out are filmed at The Star and Garter, a pub near Piccadilly Station in Manchester.

Is there a Brassic 4?

Brassic season 4 starts on Wednesday 7th September at 10pm on Sky Max. The episodes will also all be available to stream as a box-set from that date, while they will also all be on streaming service NOW. There will be eight episodes in the new season, just as there were in season 3.