Jenny McCracken

Jenny McCracken (born 9 April 1946) is a British actress. Her memorable roles are as Jenny in series 1 of sitcom The Mistress, Glenda Jackson in children's football series Jossy's Giants, Clara Peggotty in the 1986 adaptation of David Copperfield and Linda Kelsey in series 5 of Peak Practice.

Jenny McCracken
Born	Jennifer Anne Morris (1946-04-09) 9 April 1946 (age 79)
Occupation(s)	Actress, acting coach
Years active	1964–

Early life

As a young girl, McCracken wanted to become an actress when playing dress-up.^[1] In 1964, she appeared in an episode of Crossroads before attending Rose Bruford College. It was here that she met Jeremy McCracken (later a film editor for Thames Television, producer and freelance director) from the Class of 1966. On 29 October that year, they were married in Bexhill-on-Sea^[2] before she graduated the following year.^[3]

Career

In 1970, McCracken along with Cheryl Hall, was on the final shortlist of six actresses for the role of companion Jo Grant in science fiction series Doctor Who. Ultimately, Katy Manning won the part but as a direct consequence of their auditions, producer Barry Letts promised the two candidates he'd use them in the future. True to his word, he cast them in guest roles when directing Carnival of Monsters two years later.^[4]

McCracken's other television work includes Z-Cars, The First Lady, Counterstrike, Detective, ITV Sunday Night Theatre, Ace of Wands, Special Branch, Dawson's Weekly, The Dick Emery Show, Only When I Laugh, The Fourth Arm, Dombey and Son, Dramarama, Casualty, The Bill, Jackanory, The Worst Witch, Holby City, Heartbeat, Doctors and Judge John Deed.

Later life

In addition to acting, McCracken has worked as an acting coach at the Actors Centre in London, training people hoping to enter the acting profession.^[5] Among those she has trained include actor Luke Goss,^[6] as well as coaching on the film The Fifth Element.^[7]