Susannah Harker (bornSusannah Owens; 26 April 1965) is an English film, television, and theatre actress. She was nominated for aBAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role asMattie Storin inHouse of Cards. She playedJane Bennet in the 1995 TV adaptation ofPride and Prejudice.

Harker was born in London. She is the daughter of actor Richard Owens and actress,Polly Adams. She and her younger sister,Caroline, were brought up as Catholics and educated at an independent convent boarding school run by nuns in Sussex, and at theCentral School of Speech and Drama in North London.^{[citation needed]}

Harker has acted in both contemporary and classic works, on stage, in movies and in TV series. In 1990–91 she appeared alongsideClive Owen inChancer, and as the journalist Mattie Storin in the originalHouse of Cards. She later played Dinah Morris in the 1991 adaptation ofAdam Bede. She starred asJane Bennet in the 1995 TV adaptation ofJane Austen'sPride and Prejudice. She is featured as Emma Fitzgerald, the love interest of Superintendent Tyburn (Trevor Eve) in the BBC TV series,Heat of the Sun (1998). In 2003 she played Clare Keightley in the audio version of theDoctor Who adventureShada, alongsidePaul McGann.

On stage in 2005, she appeared inSimon Stephens's playOn the Shore of the Wide World at theRoyal National Theatre.^[1] In 2008, she played Gwendoline inCharles Wood'sJingo at theFinborough Theatre, where theLondon Evening Standard reviewed her performance, saying "Susannah Harker, an actress who should appear more often in our major playhouses, is in beautifully crisp form as Gwendoline."^[2]

She played Sapphire inBig Finish Productions' audio revival ofSapphire & Steel, in three series of plays released on CD between 2005 and 2008. In December 2011 Harker appeared in the BBC dramaYoung James Herriot.^[3] In 2012 she returned to the stage, playing the role of Sue in a London production ofMike Leigh'sAbigail's Party.^[4] During early 2014 she starred in theGate Theatre, Dublin production ofThe Vortex byNoël Coward.

She has also worked in radio. In 2015, she played Miss Ella Rentheim in aBBC Radio 4 production ofIbsen'sJohn Gabriel Borkman.^[5] She played Kris in Radio 4’s 2021 dramaBarred written by Thandi Lubimbi andRichard Kurti.^[6]

Harker is a great-great-granddaughter ofJoseph Harker, an artist and theatrical scene designer.^[7]

She was married toIain Glen from 1993 to 2004; they have one son. She was later in a relationship withPaul McGann from 2006 to 2008.^[8]

Harker's sisters, Nelly Harker andCaroline Harker, are also actresses.

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