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.Tong has also appeared in three
films, How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Princess Caraboo (1994)
and Angel (2007), and has done extensive radio work. Tong's stage
credits include The Winter's Tale, What I Did in the Holidays and
Albertine in Five Times. However, like most actors, Tong has also
suffered from lengthy periods of unemployment.
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.Tong has also appeared in three
films, How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Princess Caraboo (1994)
and Angel (2007), and has done extensive radio work. Tong's stage
credits include The Winter's Tale, What I Did in the Holidays and
Albertine in Five Times. However, like most actors, Tong has also
suffered from lengthy periods of unemployment.
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