Biography
Ishia Bennison is a British actress. She was born on 11 August 1949 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
Bennison has appeared in numerous television series and stage productions. She played Guizin Osman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1985–1989) and Denise Skidmore in the ITV drama At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003). Other credits include Joyce Metcalfe in Happy Valley (2014–2023), Susan Jatri in Last Tango in Halifax (2012) and Maacah in the film King David (1985). She has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing as Mistress Quickly in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2018) and the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (2018).
