| Age | 63 |
| Birthday | 15 November, 1960 |
| Birthplace | Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm) |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | her major roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company including Isabella in Measure for Measure and Rosaline in Love's Labours Lost, as well as her roles as Dayna Mellanby in the BBC One science fiction drama series Blakes 7, Dr. Ramphele in the 1987 epic apartheid drama film Cry Freedom, Joanna Bell in the 1988 drama film Milk and Honey, Corrine in the 2012 supernatural thriller film Red Lights, Mnemosyne in the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, Grams in the 2019 mystery fantasy comedy film Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Zelda in the 2020 HBO Max original supernatural comedy film The Witches, Rowena Kincade in the Amazon Prime Video/AXN thriller drama series Absentia, Angela Regan in the Netflix original thriller drama web miniseries Anatomy of a Scandal, Miriam in the BBC One thriller series Crossfire, Sophia in the 2024 gothic superhero film The Crow, Chief Commissioner Camberwell in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video original fantasy web miniseries Anansi Boys, and Mrs. Ellen Parker Barrington in the upcoming ITV/PBS Masterpiece drama series The Forsyte Saga |
Josette Patricia Simon (born 1959 / 1960) is a British actor. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series Blake's 7 from 1980 to 1981. First performing as a 14-year-old, in the choir for the world premiere of the finalized Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she has continued a career in stage productions, appearing in 50 Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions, from the single press night performance as a featured character in Salvation Now at the Warehouse theatre in 1982, through to playing Cleopatra in a six-month run of Antony and Cleopatra at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2017. The first black woman in an RSC play when she appeared in Salvation Now, Simon has been at the forefront of colour-blind casting, playing roles traditionally taken by white actors, including Maggie, a character that is thought to be based on Marilyn Monroe, in Arthur Miller's After the Fall at the Royal National Theatre in 1990.
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