Judy Buxton

Judith Catherine Buxton (born 7 October 1949) is an English actress best known for playing Nurse Katy Shaw in General Hospital (1972–1973), Susan Protheroe in By the Sword Divided (1983–1985) and Ruth Carpenter in On the Up (1990–1992). She has also appeared in several films including Aces High and The Big Sleep (1978) as well as having an extensive stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Early life Born in Croydon, Surrey, Buxton attended Croydon High School and graduated from the Rose Bruford College.

Career Buxton made her screen debut in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green in 1972. She went on to have a regular role in the television series General Hospital playing nurse Katy Shaw in twenty six episodes. Afterwards, Buxton had roles in several popular television series such as The Sweeney, Public Eye and Get Some In!, before appearing in two episodes of Rising Damp as Caroline Armitage and played Inga, Roj Blake's cousin in Blake's 7.

She returned to television in 1983, playing the main role of Susan Protheroe in By The Sword Divided until the show's end in 1985 before having roles in Bergerac and Lovejoy and playing Ruth Carpenter, a main role, in the television comedy On the Up from 1990 to 1992, alongside Dennis Waterman and Joan Sims. In the late 1980s, Buxton went onto narrate My Little Pony book and tape sets from Tempo Talking Stories. In 1998, Buxton had a role in the romantic comedy film Get Real. In 2006, she was in the cast of a well-received UK touring production of Noël Coward's Star Quality. Judy stars alongside her husband in the sitcom Barmy Dale.

Personal life Buxton is married to actor Jeffrey Holland.

Filmography Film

Television

Theatre 1973: Boeing-Boeing – Jacqueline 1973: The French Mistress – Madaleine Lafarge 1974: Tartuffe – Marianne 1975: The Mating Game – Secretary 1975: Relatively Speaking – Ginny 1976: Baggage – Leila 1976: The Ghost Train – Peggy Murdock 1976: The Constant Wife – Marie Louise 1977: A Man for All Seasons – Margaret 1978: Dear Brutus – Joanna Trout 1978: A Murder Is Announced – Julia Simmons 1979: Habeas Corpus – Felicity Rumpers 1979: On Approval – Helen Hale 1980: Iphigenia in Aulis – Iphigenia 1980: La Ronde – Sweet Girl 1981: Romeo and Juliet – Juliet (with the Royal Shakespeare Company) 1981: The Merchant of Venice – Jessica (with the Royal Shakespeare Company) 1981: Timon of Athens – Phrynia (with the Royal Shakespeare Company) 1982: The Swan Down Gloves – Kit the Glovemaker (with the Royal Shakespeare Company) 1983: The School for Scandal – Lady Teazle 1987: The Lover – Sarah 1987: The Prisoner of Zenda – Princess Flavia 1989: Dangerous Corner – Freda Caplan 1989: Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Elaine Navazio 1990: Run for Your Wife – Mary Smith 1990: Whose Wife Is It Anyway? – Jane Worthington 1991: The Drummer – The Lady 1992: The Earl and the Pussycat – Emily Thornton 1993: Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell – Various 1995: The Constant Wife – Marie Louise 1995: Out of Order – Jane Worthington 1996: Private Lives – Amanda 1997: Funny Money – Jean Perkins 1999: Run for Your Wife – Mary Smith 2001: Funny Money – Jean Perkins 2001: Run for Your Wife – Mary Smith 2002: Wife Begins at Forty – Linda Harper 2002: Snakes and Ladders – Faye Spence 2003: It Runs in the Family – Rosemary Mortimore 2003: Wife Begins at Forty – Linda Harper 2004: There Goes the Bride – Ursula 2004: Murder by Misadventure – Emma 2004: Confusions – Various 2004: Relatively Speaking – Sheila 2005: Caught in the Net – Mary Smith 2006: Star Quality – Marion Blake 2007: The Secretary Bird – Liz Walford 2008: Come On, Jeeves – Lady Monica Carmoyle 2009: 'Allo 'Allo! – Michelle Dubois 2010: It's Never Too Late – Linda Bridges 2010: Spring and Port Wine – Daisy Crompton 2011: Cranford – Lady Glenmire 2011: Changing Rooms – Jacqueline 2011: The Art of Concealment: The Life of Terence Rattigan – Vera Rattigan/Aunt Edna 2012: The Art of Concealment: The Life of Terence Rattigan – Vera Rattigan/Aunt Edna 2013: Lady Windermere's Fan – Mrs. Erlynne 2014: Double Death – Lalla Kershaw 2015: Blast from the Past – Julie Tate 2015: The Ghost Train – Miss Bourne 2016: Secondary Cause of Death – Cynthia Maple 2016: Blithe Spirit – Madame Arcati 2016: Blast from the Past – Julie Tate 2017: Trespass – Mrs. Henting 2018: Move Over, Mrs Markham – Linda Lodge 2019: Run for Your Wife – Barbara Smith 2021: Women of Pensionable Rage – Linda Godfrey/Julie Tate/Miriam McKenzie