A biography for Suranne Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“I grew up in Oldham and moved to Manchester and London. I didn't go to drama school. I just did a B-Tech.”
“There are some people who are naturally talented, who just have it coming out of their ears; they just sparkle with talent. Some people - and I put myself in this category - don't fit a mould. I always looked a lot older. I was as tall as a giraffe, even at ten, but I found my place, and I really worked at it.”
“I never take my work home with me, because when there is a baby in the bath at home, and you rush back for bath-time, as soon as you get through the door, you know that work is work and home is home.”
“There's a strong working-class work ethic in my family, which makes us strong.”
“A lot of people have experienced a relationship betrayal, even if it was when they were 16 and with their first love.”
“I get asked to do panel shows, and reality stuff, like getting in a cage with a shark. I got asked to do a 'Strictly' special, but it's not my bag. If I'm being interviewed, that's OK, but anything else fills me with dread.”
“It was a huge shock when my mum was diagnosed. She was 49 when she found a lump in one of her breasts and sensed something was wrong. At the time, we did a breast cancer campaign together. I still do a lot of charity runs.”
“I wanted to wear fingerless gloves at my confirmation. I think I always wanted to be different and felt very stifled at school.”
“It's horrible when you go to work and you're not happy.”
“I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just kind of steam ahead.”
“It is a golden age of television, with Amazon, Sky, and Netflix. They give opportunities to people to develop their own projects together. So much stuff has to be made. There has to be more opportunity.”
“I'm a magpie - I collect accessories and trinkets. But I don't have expensive tastes.”
“'Unforgiven' gave me the opportunity to be a complete changeling: the blonde hair, the research that I did at the prison. It changed the perception of me.”
“You don't want to be single forever. But also, once you have your own life, your partner has to be someone very special because life is so busy. If that person isn't right for you, don't settle for second best.”
“Acting was something I always really wanted to do and, when I left school and was old enough to get an agent, 'Coronation Street' was, like, the thing to get into.”
“As much as I possibly can be, I'm round Tesco's with my backpack, no make-up and sunglasses.”
“I love being a mum. It is the best. I always knew I would.”
“When I'm older, I'd like to play one of Tennessee Williams's women and an older Adelaide in 'Guys and Dolls.'”
“I think, sometimes, when you get a part, you're almost cooked. You're ready to go, and you know that you can start spinning plates and put your stamp on things.”
“I was bullied at school, and I let that get hold of me and withdrew into myself - I regret letting that happen.”