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Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.

Early life

Tong was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire in 1951, and attended Rose Bruford College. She started her television career in the 1970s, and one of her first roles was in an episode of Thriller.

Career

In 1973, she joined the cast of Upstairs, Downstairs as the new housemaid Daisy Peel. She played this role for 32 episodes until the programme's end in 1975. After Upstairs, Downstairs finished she went back to theatre and played at Coventry rep. She also had a few roles on television including Hard Times and Spearhead. From February to April 1982, Tong made a brief appearance in Coronation Street as Jackie Moffat, a neighbour of Gail Tilsley. During the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in Growing Rich, Middlemarch and David Copperfield.

Tong has also appeared in two films, Princess Caraboo and How To Get Ahead in Advertising, and has dene extensive radio work. Tong's stage credits include The Winter's Tale, What I Did in the Holidays and Albertine In Five Times. However, Tong has also suffered from lengthy periods of unemployment.

Recent years

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