Joyce Falconer was born in Torry, Aberdeen, Scotland. Being a Torry quinne she speaks with a broad Aberdonian accent, which is happily unchanged for her appearances as Roisin in BBC soap drama River City which is set in Glasgow.

Joyce Falconer was educated at Torry Academy in Aberdeen City and after several local jobs, which included selling pies at Pittodrie Stadium, home of Aberdeen Football Club, she attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music at Glasgow. Other local jobs included working at His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen (HMT) as front of house staff. She soon appeared on stage when she played Annie Oakley in the Stars of Tomorrow. This was the first appearance by Joyce Falconer at HMT Aberdeen. More small parts followed including singing in the choir of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat whilst a pupil at Torry Academy. In December 2006 Joyce Falconer, now a well known star throughout Scotland and the world, returned home to play Cinderella in the Aberdeen panto at HMT.

Read about HMT Aberdeen including the history of the theatre, the ghosts and current performances.

Read about Aberdeen Pantomines, including the 2006 Cinderella production.

Acting Career Of Joyce Falconer

Joyce Falconer soon got parts in many Scottish and UK television productions and dramas including Taggart, Take The High Road and Finney.

In 1993 she was in the film The Hawk as the character of a woman in a Capri car.

From 1994 to 1996 Joyce Falconer was a regular in comedy medical drama Cardiac Arrest. She played Staff Nurse Tricia 'Whitcoat' Williams.

In 1995 she appeared in the Taggart episode Black Orchid as Frances Shaw.

In 2002 she starred in the new Scottish soap River City and still remains as one of the original line up characters. She plays Roisin McIntyre who works in the tanning salon. Her character won the lottery and fell in love with her roguish boss, Raymond Henderson (played by Paul Samson). During filming she keeps her gorgeous Aberdonian accent.

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Oor Hoose

Joyce Falconer took to the stage in September 2009 in the production of OOr Hoose by James Barclay who also wrote The Bigot and Paras Over The Barras. Other stars of Oor Hoose included Billy Armour, Billy Riddoch, Nicola Park Douglas Sannachan and Carolyn Calder. Oor Hoose was produced and directed by Iain Gordon and was staged at The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Doric DVD

In 2005 Joyce Falconer along with Aberdonian comedian Patrick Wight helped to create a doric DVD for school children and teachers.

National Theatre of Scotland

In 2009 Joyce Falconer toured with the National Theatre of Scotland where her role was Corbie in the production of Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off. She also performed in the children’s show Our Teacher’s A Troll.

Pantomime

In December 2006 Joyce Falconer played the Fairy Godmother in the Cinderella pantomime at His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen.

In 2007 Joyce Falconer appeared in the panto Cinderella at the Pavilion in Glasgow where she played the Baroness opposite Aberdeen's favourite loon Cameron Stout as Prince Charming.

Read more and see photos at the Pavilion Panto website at www.pavilionpanto.com and read more about Cameron Stout at the About Aberdeen Cameron Stout bio page.

In 2009 Joyce Falconer starred as Kitty Cat in the pantomime production The New Magical Adventures of Pinocchio at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow, Scotland. Stephen Purdon starred as Pinocchio, Dean Park as Geppetto, Cat Harvey as the Blue Fairy and Des McLean as Jimmy Cricket. For more information visit www.pavilionpanto.com

A New Sang

Joyce Falconer returned to Aberdeen City to perform her one woman show A New Sang at the Aberdeen Arts Centre on Friday 13 April 2007.

Joyce Falconer is available as an after dinner speaker and is popular in America and Canada where she has spoken and entertained after Scottish events and Burns Suppers.

In 2007 Joyce Falconer judged the EE Happy Tots 2007 contest along with local model and Miss Great Britain winner Rachael Tennent.

In 2007 Torry Quine Joyce Falconer returned to her native Aberdeen City to take part in Tartan Day on Saturday 4 August 2007. It was named Tartan Day at the Terrace.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

In August 2007 Joyce Falconer took part in her first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show called A Guid Scots Tongue at the Edinburgh Greenside Venue which was a Doric humour monologue with Doric poetry and songs. It was written by Joyce Falconer.

Photographs and pictures: TBA.

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