Actress Annabelle Apsion is perhaps most famous for her role in the Channel 4 comedy, Shameless, but she's starred in a huge number of roles outside of that, most recently, Call the Midwife.
We've found out more about the British actress from some of her best roles to her family life and more.
Annabelle Apsion: Movies and TV shows
As well as small roles in Emmerdale, Casualty, The Bill, Midsomer Murders and Coronation Street, her first big role came in the role of Monica Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy series, Shameless.
Since then, she also appeared in some much-loved shows, such as Wild at Heart, Lewis, Doctors and Holby City.
As well as many TV series, she's also been in a range of TV film roles and theatre appearances including Anna Karenina and Richard III.
Annabelle Apsion Call the Midwife
More recently, Annabelle Apsion has played Violet Buckle in Call the Midwife since series 4 in 2015. Violet is the wife of Frederick Buckle, played by Cliff Parisi, and is a real active member in the community. She is the leader of the Brownies and the owner of the local haberdashery.
In more recent series, she has become a councillor for Poplar North and the Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
It's expected that Annabelle will appear in the Call the Midwife Christmas special and the fifteenth series.
It's not clear yet whether she will appear in the Callthe Midwife film, but hopefully she will!
Who did Annabelle Apsion play in Coronation Street?
Annabelle Apsion played Patricia Hillman in Coronation Street. Patricia was the ex-wife of Richard Hillman, one of the soap's biggest villains.
Has Annabelle Apsion been in Doc Martin?
Yes, she played Jennifer Cardew in an episode of Doc Martin on ITV.
Annabelle Apsion partner and family
Annabelle keeps her personal life very private, so very little is known about her family and whether or not she has a partner.
As far as we can find, it's believed that Annabelle has a long term partner and she doesn't have any children.
How old is Annabelle Apsion?
Annabelle was born September 17, 1960 and is currently aged 64.
Lorna White is a Senior Digital Writer at Yours.co.uk. She was previously a writer at Yours Magazine writing features and news stories before joining the digital team. Lorna loves the great British countryside and likes to spend her spare time out and about in her home of Nottinghamshire walking her dog, Pippin.