Acting

Ishia Bennison

Born August 11, 1949 · Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK (age 76)

Ishia Bennison is a British actress, best known for her television appearances, although she is also a veteran stage actress. Bennison is originally from Hull in Yorkshire. One of her earliest roles was playing a nurse in the 1980 Charlton Heston film, The Awakening. She also had roles in the television drama The Chinese Detective (1981) and she played Ruth Lieberman in the BBC drama Kessler (198…

Known For

RSC Live: The Merry Wives of WindsorRSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor · 2018
RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor
2018
Movie
Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor…
King DavidKing David · 1985
King David
5.71985
MovieActionAdventure
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
The AwakeningThe Awakening · 1980
The Awakening
5.51980
MovieHorror
When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.
The Storyteller: The Soldier and DeathThe Storyteller: The Soldier and Death · 1988
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
1988
Movie
Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing · 1984
Much Ado About Nothing
6.81984
MovieDramaRomance
Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.
EastEndersEastEnders · 1985
EastEnders
4.21985
SeriesDrama
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
BergeracBergerac · 1981
Bergerac
6.71981
SeriesDrama
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.
Happy ValleyHappy Valley · 2014
Happy Valley
7.92014
SeriesCrimeDrama
Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.

Movies

RSC Live: The Merry Wives of WindsorRSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor · 2018
RSC Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor
2018
Movie
Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor…
King DavidKing David · 1985
King David
5.71985
MovieActionAdventure
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
The AwakeningThe Awakening · 1980
The Awakening
5.51980
MovieHorror
When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.
The Storyteller: The Soldier and DeathThe Storyteller: The Soldier and Death · 1988
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
1988
Movie
Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing · 1984
Much Ado About Nothing
6.81984
MovieDramaRomance
Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.

TV Shows

EastEndersEastEnders · 1985
EastEnders
4.21985
SeriesDrama
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
BergeracBergerac · 1981
Bergerac
6.71981
SeriesDrama
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.
Happy ValleyHappy Valley · 2014
Happy Valley
7.92014
SeriesCrimeDrama
Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.
BreadBread · 1986
Bread
7.01986
SeriesComedy
Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC1 from 1 May 1986 to 3 November 1991. The series focused on the devoutly-Catholic and extended Boswell family of Liverpool, in the district of Dingle, led by its matriarch Nellie through a number of ups and downs as they tried to make their way through life in Thatcher's Britain with no visible means of support. The street shown at the start of each programme is Elswick Street. A family called Boswell had also featured in Lane's earlier sitcom The Liver Birds and Lane admitted in interviews that the two families were probably related. Nellie's feckless and estranged husband, Freddie, left her for another woman known as 'Lilo Lill'. Her children Joey, Jack, Adrian, Aveline and Billy continued to live in the family home in Kelsall Street and contributed money to the central family fund, largely through benefit fraud and the sale of stolen goods.
Last Tango in HalifaxLast Tango in Halifax · 2012
Last Tango in Halifax
7.12012
SeriesDramaComedy
Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.
At Home with the BraithwaitesAt Home with the Braithwaites · 2000
At Home with the Braithwaites
6.52000
SeriesComedyDrama
The lives of a suburban family from Leeds are turned upside down when the matriarch wins £38 million on the lottery.
KesslerKessler · 1981
Kessler
7.01981
SeriesDrama
Drama series about the attempts to unmask Ludwig Kessler, the fictional head of the Gestapo in Belgium from the series SECRET ARMY, who escaped punishment, changed his name to Manfred Dorf, and became a successful businessman.