Biography

Caroline Strong was born in Liverpool, England but has made her home in Scotland. She studied English Literature and Drama at the University of London and then went on to take a Diploma in Acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

She has enjoyed a successful career as a character actress in Television, Theatre and Radio for nearly forty years. Regular roles have included Margaret in the ITV series Island at War, Margaret-Ann in the BBC comedy series Thin Ice, Mel Doland in the YTV Soap Emmerdale and DC Cathy Cooper in Prime Suspect. She has over forty TV credits and over one hundred episode listings. Theatre credits include seasons at the Royal National Theatre (Olivier), The Liverpool Playhouse, Oldham Coliseum and the Library Theatre, Manchester. She was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company at Broadcasting House, London and her numerous credits for BBC Radio 4, 3 and The World Service include Georgy in the six part adaptation of 'Georgy Girl' by Margaret Forster opposite Ken Cranham and Joe McGann for which she was nominated for a Radio Times Award (Best New Actress, Radio Comedy). She also played Myra Savage opposite Robert Glenister in the Radio adaptation of the dark thriller, 'Seance on a Wet Afternoon' by Mark McShane, produced in Scotland by Bruce Young for BBC Radio 4. She works regularly as a Voice Artist for audio drama and commercials.

After moving to Scotland, she began creating natural history content, for the independent documentary film company Mousehole Films. She directs, writes, produces and narrates for the company, along side ecologist/director/wildlife cinematographer, Danny Strong and producer/director/scientific content creator, Dr Gabriel Strong. Their latest documentary 'The Bough Breaks' has been awarded nominated or selected in ten international film festivals so far and is distributed by Good Docs (USA). Rewilding and Conservation are subjects very close to her heart. She is also a published and award winning poet and her first collection, 'A Proof of Light' is sold in support of the Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind.
- IMDb mini biography by: Caroline Strong

Her Emmerdale Farm (1972) character Melanie Doland became the 19th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Melanie had a son Arthur (played by Rachel Moonie), born on 26 August 2007.