Jacqueline Tong
| Jacqueline Tong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 May 1951 Bristol, England |
| Known for |
Daisy Barnes in Upstairs, Downstairs |
Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes (nee Peel) in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 1982 she appeared in Coronation Street, babysitting for Gail's son Nicky.
Tong was born in Bristol in 1951, and attended Rose Bruford College. She started her television career in the 1970s, and one of her first roles was in an episode of Thriller.
In 1973, she joined the cast of Upstairs, Downstairs as the new housemaid Daisy Peel (later Barnes). She played this role for 32 episodes until the programme's end in 1975. After Upstairs, Downstairs finished she went back to theatre and played at Coventry rep. She also had roles on television in Hard Times, Spearhead and, alongside Lesley-Anne Down who had appeared with her in Upstairs, Downstairs, in The One and Only Phyllis Dixey. From February to April 1982, Tong made several appearances in Coronation Street as Jackie Moffat, a neighbour of Gail Tilsley. During the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in Growing Rich, Middlemarch and David Copperfield.
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