Sally Rogers
Sally Rogers (born 1964) is an English actress, best known for her role as Detective Constable/Sgt. Jo Masters in ITV's The Bill.
Sally Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 1 |
Rogers trained as a children's nanny, before taking up acting at the age of 20. She studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London before working at the Royal National Theatre.
Acting career
From 1989 to 1990, Rogers starred in several plays at London's Royal Court Theatre.
Her television work includes the BBC's Out of Hours in the late 1990s and Murphy's Law with James Nesbitt. She has also appeared in Casualty and EastEnders (1992), where she played an escort named Debbie, who was hired by Ian Beale. Additionally, Rogers appeared as Paul Calf's former girlfriend Julie in Steve Coogan's Paul and Pauline Calf's Video Diary and as Juliet Bray in The Lakes. Also, in 1996, she appeared in A Touch of Frost in an episode entitled The Things We Do for Love playing a character called Vicky Philips. [1]
In 2000, Rogers starred as Yvonne in the cult BBC2 drama series Attachments, where she worked with David Walliams. She then went on to appear alongside Walliams in a number of sketches in the first three series of Little Britain.
Between January 2005 and August 2010, Rogers played DC / Sergeant Jo Masters in The Bill. By the time the series ended she was the longest-serving female on the series. She had previously appeared in The Bill in 1994.
In one of her first roles after The Bill, Rogers appeared in Matt Lucas and David Walliams' new comedy show Come Fly with Me, which debuted on the BBC on Christmas Day 2010. She plays FlyLo check-in desk manager Helen Baker.
In 2013, Rogers starred as nurse Helen Dolan in the second series of Kay Mellor's The Syndicate.
In 2015, Rogers starred in the CBBC children's programme The Dumping Ground, portraying Tee and Johnny's mum Lucy.
In December 2016, she made another appearance in EastEnders, this time as a parking attendant named Karen Beckworth who convinces Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) not to commit suicide, in a two-episode stint.[2][3]
In February 2020, Sally Rogers recorded a three-part The Bill Podcast interview with co-star Chris Simmons (D.C. Mickey Webb), where they also discussed their new collaboration on Sally's debut play The Still Room. She also plays a guest role as Jenny Gifford’s (Fay Ripley) sister, Shiela in Cold Feet.
Personal life
Rogers gave birth to her first child in January 2006 and resumed filming The Bill again in August 2006. Her character reappeared on screen on 19 December 2006.
Rogers lives in Surrey with her son.
References
- https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0731976/characters/nm0737176?ref_=tt_cl_c_13
- Lindsay, Duncan (30 December 2016). "How Lee Carter depression story has been EastEnders biggest triumph of late". Metro. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- Harris, Niomi (30 December 2016). "EastEnders: parking attendant Karen to be given a permanent role after she saves Lee Carter". OK!. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Sally Rogers at IMDb