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2 | 1 Best of 2002 results »  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |   |  |  | 5: Sarah Parish [Cutting It] (7.06%)

"She can make you laugh, cry or cringe; Allie has been through so much that in another actress's hands it might seem a bit daft, but Sarah Parish makes you believe every second." Kim Knight, Leeds
"This girl just keeps dishing out the goods! How fantastic is she! She has a way of making the audience feel part of her character and Cutting It would not be the same without her." Donna, London
|  |  | 4: Dawn Steele [Monarch of the Glen] (7.93%)

"Still plays the beautiful and fiesty Laird's wife in MOTG fantastically, and her performance in The Key was brilliant. " Nics Mat, Kent
"The actress behind Lexie is incredible, she's funny, whitting, gorgeous and the Queen of Glenbogle...what more to life is there?!" Fiona Mclean, Gloucestershire
| 3: Jenny Seagrove [Judge John Deed] (9.11%)

"She manages to put so much passion and constraint into her role as Jo Mills - a brilliant priece of work." Felicity Vaughan, Leicestershire
"Very credible as a principled barrister drawn to the wrong man." Kim Parker, Paris
|  |  | 2: Keeley Hawes [Spooks and Canterbury Tales] (9.29%)

"She has built on last year's successes in Spooks and Tipping the Velvet by turning in a touching performance in Canterbury Tales. She always manages to bring great sensitivity and warmth to her characters, no matter whether she's playing an abused teacher, a neurotic MI5 officer or a Victorian lesbian drag artist, and deserves greater recognition for this." Ruth G, Liverpool
"Given the difficult character arc of Zoe, it amazes me she pulls it off week after week and actually makes you believe. No matter what she's in, she's always terrific." Stacy, California
| 1: Julie Walters [Canterbury Tales and The Return] (13.01%)

"Consistently a marvellous, versatile actress who is totally beleivable in whatever role she plays!" Susan Lee, North Yorkshire
"I never cease to be amazed at the way she portrays characters across the whole gamut of female life. An incredible actress!"
Ray Morgan, Mid Glamorgan
"Always believable and watchable." Sue Byrne, Guildford
"My favourite actress of all time."
Loren, Cleethorpes
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