Amelda Brown is a British actress of stage film and television She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 1980 and became known for her work in fringe theatre She played leading roles in the premieres of Caryl Churchills Fen 1983 and A Mouthful of Birds 1986 as well as appearing in leading roles in revivals of Churchills Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at the Royal National Theatre 1996 and Hearts Desire at the Orange Tree Theatre 2016 Her other stage roles have included Lady Macbeth for the Royal National Theatres 1989 US tour of Macbeth Maudlin in A Chaste Maid in Cheapside at Shakespeares Globe in 1997 and Gibb in the 2014 world premiere of Tim Crouchs Adler and Gibb at the Royal Court theatre Amongst her television roles are Brenda Parkin in Backup Mrs Roach in Soldier Soldier Pauline Cook in A Touch of Frost and Sue Barnes in Peak Practice and she has also appeared in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Inspector Morse The Bill Lovejoy Holby City The Story of Tracy Beaker and Doctors In 2009 she appeared in the film Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince as Mrs Cole Her other film work includes Fanny in Little Dorrit 1987 and the small roles of Hope in Hope and Glory 1987 and the Visitor in Sister My Sister 1994 wikipedia