Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for playing Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama Casualty. She has also appeared as Rosie in Making Out, Rosemary Mason in Silent Witness, Yvonne Bradley in London's Burning, and roles in Jonathan Creek, The Bill, Doctors, Families, Lovejoy, Coronation Street, and Holby City.
A lesbian whose character in Casualty is also gay, Hazlegrove was listed as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people of the year in 2012's World Pride Power List. Hazlegrove is married to actress Isobel Middleton.
On 30 January 2016, Hazlegrove left Casualty after playing the role of Dixie for 10 years. She reprised the role of Dixie in a guest appearance as a Hems paramedic on 7 September 2019.
She appeared at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in Queens of the Coal Age, written by Maxine Peake. On 1 May 2019, it was announced that Hazlegrove had joined the cast of Coronation Street as Bernie Winter, the mother of established characters Gemma Winter and Paul Foreman.
In 2019, Hazlegrove also played PO Janine Dolan in the 5Star prison drama Clink.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1990Shooting StarsAlison2003CheekyFanny
Television Year Title Role Notes1984ThreadsAlison KempTV filmHow We Used to LiveMaggie SelbyRecurring role (4 episodes)1985Summer SeasonEpisode: "Picture Friend"Coronation StreetSue Clayton Main role (27 episodes) Albion MarketDebbie TaylorSoap operaTravelling ManEpisode: "Hustler"1987How We Used to LiveDorothy CleggEpisode: "1954: Land of Plenty"First SightJaniceEpisode: "Who's Our Little Jenny Lind?"1988Screen TwoMichelleEpisode: "Love Birds"1989–1991Making OutRosieRecurring role (11 episodes)1990FamiliesLisa ShepherdEpisode 1.11990–1991Waterfront BeatWPC Madeline ForrestMain role (12 episodes)1992Maureen ShelbyEpisode: "Conclusions"HeartbeatMaggieEpisode: "Playing with Fire"1993LovejoyYvonneEpisode: "Dainty Dish"Just a GigoloSandyEpisode 1.7HeidiDeteTV film1994Mrs. ChestneyTV film1995HeartbeatMarionEpisode: "Toss Up"Lisa PowellEpisode: "Hard Cases"1996Band of GoldDC TurnerEpisode: "Hurt"1996CasualtyJane MacguireEpisode “Trapped”1997Nicola CooperEpisode: "Rolling in It"Jonathan CreekKatrina ToplisEpisode: "The Wrestler's Tomb"1998Minnie HobsonEpisode 2.9London's BurningYvonneRecurring role (11 episodes)DinnerladiesLisaEpisode: "Monday"RosamundEpisode: "You Can't Be Too Careful"2000Without MotiveWPC Margaret WalkinshawTV seriesHero to ZeroMiss HorsboroughTV seriesWhere the Heart IsZoe PriceEpisode: "Getting Better"2001People Like UsEpisode: "The Mother"2002Silent WitnessRosemary MasonRecurring role (6 episodes)2003BuriedDD BurridgeMain role (8 episodes)Holby CityAnne FryerEpisode: "Never Can Say Goodbye"2004Janice CookeEpisode: "If Wishes Were Horses"HeartbeatDiane CritchardRecurring role (4 episodes)2005Judge John DeedMargaret TredawayEpisodes: "Lost and Found", "Above the Law", "In Defence of Others"Dalziel and PascoeKay SimmsEpisodes: "The Dig: Parts 1 & 2"TrinaEpisode: "289a"FaithPaulaTV film2006DoctorsSara FaulknerEpisode: "Daddy Cool"CasualtyAngela RegisEpisode: "The Things We Do for Love"Holby CityKathleen 'Dixie' DixonEpisode: "The Unforgiven"2006–2016, 2019CasualtyMain role (401 episodes)2012Casualty: The Kids Aren't AlrightRed button special2015Holby CityEpisode: "Homecoming" 2018 Father Brown Hermione Harvey Episode: "The Flower of the Fairway"2018 Flowers Sylvia 2019 Clink Janine Dolan Supporting role 2019–present Coronation Street Bernie Winter Series regular
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