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Ishia Bennison

Known for

Acting

Born

August 11, 1949 (age 77)

Birthplace

Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Ishia Bennison is a British actress, best known for her television appearances, although she is also a veteran stage actress. Bennison is originally from Hull in Yorkshire.

One of her earliest roles was playing a nurse in the 1980 Charlton Heston film, The Awakening. She also had roles in the television drama The Chinese Detective (1981) and she played Ruth Lieberman in the BBC drama Kessler (1981). Other notable television credits include Bergerac (1981) and playing Ursula in a BBC Television Shakespeare adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing (1984).

In 1985 Bennison became a household name whilst playing Guizin Osman, the long-suffering wife of the womanising Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet (Haluk...

Best known work

Happy Valley
Happy Valley
2014
EastEnders
EastEnders
1985
The Awakening
The Awakening
1980
King David
King David
1985
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax
2012
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981
Bread
Bread
1986
At Home with the Braithwaites
At Home with the Braithwaites
2000
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
Kessler
Kessler
1981

Filmography

  1. 2018

    RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor

    as Mistress Quickly

  2. 2014

    Happy ValleyTV

    as Joyce Metcalf (18 episodes)

  3. 2012

    Last Tango in HalifaxTV

    as Susan Jatri (1 episode)

  4. 2000

    At Home with the BraithwaitesTV

    as Denise Skidmore (21 episodes)

  5. 1986

    BreadTV

    as DHSS Clerk (1 episode)

  6. 1985

    King David

    as Maacah

  7. 1985

    EastEndersTV

    as Guizin (24 episodes), as Guizin Osman (4 episodes)

  8. 1984

  9. 1981

    KesslerTV

    as Ruth Lieberman (1 episode)

  10. 1981

    BergeracTV

    as Hotel Receptionist (1 episode)

  11. 1980

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