Tracey Wilkinson is an English actress from the North East of the country primarily known for her role as Di Barker in the series Bad Girls.
Her acting CV includes a number of productions set in and filmed in the region, including the films Billy Elliot and Purely Belter (both 2000) and the BBC TV drama series Our Friends in the North (1996).
She also appeared in the Inspector George Gently episode "Gently in the Night" as Margaret Bishop, and in Jimmy McGovern's 1996 television film Hillsborough as Jan Spearritt.
She joined the prison drama Bad Girls in Series 2 as a caring prison officer new to G-Wing. By the end of her time on the programme in Series 7, Di was herself behind bars in the prison in which she had served as an officer, accused of murdering her second husband, corrupt Wing Governor Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) – though she was in fact innocent of the crime. Wilkinson left Bad Girls between the filming of the 2005 Christmas Special (now established as an additional episode to Series 7) and the beginning of Series 8, and the fate of Di (last seen on remand for Jim's murder) remained unresolved.
Wilkinson also made appearances in Starz's TV programme Outlander, portraying Reverend Mr Wakefield's housekeeper, Mrs Graham.
In September 2016 Wilkinson appeared on Casualty as Jackie Munroe (married to Howard Munroe, portrayed by former on-screen husband James Gaddas, who played Neil Grayling in Bad Girls), the mother of regular character Alicia Munroe (Chelsea Halfpenny).
Later she portrayed Lorraine in Sink (2019), written and directed by Mark Gillis.
Further roles include Amazon Prime's Carnival Row (2020), playing the part of Afissa and in the British drama film Give Them Wings (2022).
She also acts on stage for the Royal Court, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Director 1987 Little Dorrit Housemaid Christine Edzard 1998 Titanic Town Lucy Roger Michell 2000 Purely Belter Mrs. Caird Mark Herman 2000 Billy Elliot Geography Teacher Stephen Daldry 2000 Married 2 Malcolm Norma James Cellan Jones 2011 Peter Jan Skip Kite 2014 Almost Married Wendy Ben Cookson 2018 Sink Lorraine Mark Gillis 2020 Drive Me to the End Louisa Jackson Richard Summers-Calvert 2021 Give Them Wings Marion Carter Sean Cronin
+Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Coronation Street Delivery Girl Episode 2429 1984 Travelling Man Girl Series 1, Episode 5 1985 The Practice Cheryl Series 1, Episodes 17, 18 & 19 1988 Screen Two Student Nurse Series 4, Episode 6 1988–89 Playbus Presenter Series 1, Episodes 3, 9, 14 & 15; Series 2, Episode 11 1989 A Day in Summer Mrs. Thickness TV movie 1994 True Crimes Reenactment Series 2, Episode 6 1996 Our Friends in the North Elaine Craig/Cox Miniseries (episodes 6, 8 & 9) 1996 The Bill Janet Tate Series 12, Episode 44 1996 Hillsborough Jan Spearritt TV movie 1997 Kavanagh QC Patricia Linzey Series 3, Episode 2 1997 The Bill Ellen Naughton Series 13, Episode 46 1997 Rag Nymph Nellie Miniseries (all 3 episodes) 1997 Casualty Abby Fisher Series 12, Episode 6 1997 Heartbeat Molly Ainsworth Series 7, Episode 10 1998 Big Cat Sylvia TV movie 1998–99 Grafters Karen Series 1, Episodes 1, 2 & 4; Series 2, Episode 1 2000 Holby City Michelle Jenkins Series 2, Episode 11 2000–05 Bad Girls Di Barker/Fenner Series 2–7 (76 episodes; main role) 2003 The Brides in the Bath Edith Smith TV movie 2007 After You've Gone Florist Series 2, Episode 5 2008 The Bill Judy Henshaw Series 24, Episodes 62 & 63 2009 Inspector George Gently Margaret Bishop Series 2, Episode 2 2009 Doctors Marjorie Walsh Series 11, Episode 141 2010 Toast Sheila TV movie 2012 Doctors Lyn Goodwin Series 14, Episode 75 2014–16 Outlander Mrs. Graham Series 1, Episodes 1, 8 & 10; Series 2, Episode 1 2016–17 Casualty Jackie Munroe Series 31, Episodes 2 & 20 2019 Carnival Row Alissa Series 1 (7 episodes)
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