Lindsey Coulson (born 13 April 1960) is an English actress, known for her portrayal of Carol Jackson on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1993–1997; 1999; 2010–2015).
Other roles include Cheryl in Manchild (2002–2003), DC Rosie McManus in Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005), DCI Sarah Tanner in Bulletproof (2018–2021), and Penny Armstrong in The Bay (2019–2021).
[1] Coulson's big television break came in 1993, when she became a household name after being cast in the part of Carol, the feisty matriarch of the Jackson family, in the successful BBC serial drama EastEnders.
Following EastEnders, Coulson went on to star in Out of Hours alongside John McArdle, but, after the medical drama failed to get commissioned for a second series, she rejoined EastEnders for a three-month stint to help facilitate the exit of Patsy Palmer, who played her on-screen daughter Bianca Jackson.
Coulson went on to have roles in Clocking Off, Judge John Deed, Paradise Heights, Manchild, The Stretford Wives, Dalziel and Pascoe, Murder Investigation Team, The Last Detective, Urban Gothic and Where the Heart Is among others.
Coulson's on-screen husband Brian, a school teacher, was played by Neil Dudgeon.
She played the role of Hester Reed in the BBC police drama The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: The Chinese Walls (2006), and she also appeared in the series four episode of Doctor Who entitled "Midnight", in June 2008.
In 1996, the Sunday Mirror ran a story claiming that Chard had uncovered an alleged affair between Coulson and her EastEnders co-star, Michael French, who played David Wicks.