Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (born 7 November 1982) is an English actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander. Series 1 first aired on BBC1 in November 2008; series 2 first aired on BBC1 in January 2010. Series 3 first aired on BBC1 in July 2012.

In 2008, she played school teacher Mercy Chant and very good friend of Angel Clare (played by Eddie Redmayne) in the BBC adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles.

She studied English literature at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with a First Class Honours degree in 2004.

She trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), graduating in 2007.

In 2010 she acted the part of a homeless girl the third episode of Sherlock, The Great Game. In 2011 she portrayed Joan Malin in the television drama film Hattie.

She also stars as the headmistress in Man Down, the Channel 4 comedy series.

Was married in 2007 to a fellow actor but the marriage only lasted a few years.

Biography

Jeany a étudié la littérature anglaise à Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, où elle obtient un diplôme en 2004.

Elle rentre ensuite à la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), pour devenir comédienne, et elle obtient également un diplôme en 2007.

En 2011, Spark incarne Joan Malin dans la série télévisée dramatique Hattie.

En 2018, elle interprète de manière magistrale une militaire, la "Capitaie Sandrine Shaw", dans la minisérie de la BBC Collateral (série télévisée).