Lisa Coleman (b. 10 July 1970, Charing Cross, London) is an actress and volunteer Occupational Therapist, best known for her roles in BBC TV programmes The Story of Tracy Beaker and Casualty. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Victorian Eleanor Cross at Charing Cross The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Occupational Therapists work with the disabled, the elderly, newborns, school-aged children, and with anyone who has a permanent or temporary impairment in their physical or mental functioning. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... The Story of Tracy Beaker is a novel about a child in care by Jacqueline Wilson. ... Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. ...

Coleman attended Ann Scher's Theatre School at age six, going on to complete secondary education and A-levels. Having worked in television at various times since the early 1980s, in the mid 1990s she began a Bachelors degree in Psychology with the UK Open University, leaving Casualty in 1997 in part to concentrate on her studies. Secondary education is a period of education which, in most contemporary educational systems of the world, follows directly after primary education, and which may be followed by tertiary, post-secondary, or higher education (e. ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ... Psychology (Classical Greek: psyche = soul or mind, logos = study of) is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the neurological bases of behavior. ... The Open University (OU) is an open learning university which has students all over the UK and accepted its first students in 1971. ... Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She finally attended her graduation ceremony in June 2005, and in a subsequent interview for the OU's alumni magazine SESAME expressed her desire to continue working with the National Health Service and long-term aim to earn a Master of Arts degree. Coleman went on to say of her career, possibly indicating her intention to quit acting at some point: Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... The logo of the NHS for England and Wales. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...

"I don't tend to go for the spectacular high profile roles, but parts that challenge and interest me. There aren't so many roles out there for women over 40 so there are likely to be fewer opportunities."

Lisa Coleman is the sister of the late television and movie personality Charlotte Coleman. Charlotte Ninon Coleman (April 3, 1968 - November 14, 2001) was a British actress. ...

External links

Lisa Coleman at the IMDB