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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Lisa Bowerman (born 1 February 1962) is an actor and director. She played Karra in Survival, but is better known for her role as the Eighth Doctor's companion Professor Bernice Summerfield. She is the younger sister of Robin Bowerman.

Biography

Prior to Doctor Who

Bowerman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was a regular in the first two series of BBC medical drama Casualtyplaying Sandra Mute, the show's first female paramedic.

Work on Doctor Who

Bowerman played Karra in the Season 26 story Survival. She was later cast as Eighth Doctor companion Bernice Summerfield and played the role regularly from Love and War-Hatred of the Daleks.

Bowerman reprised the role in The Reckoning of Shadows, The Societal Step and the first movie.

Bowerman later returned to the Doctor Who franchise as a Director, where she directed the Season 45 story The Death of Jensen and the Season 48 story The Man at the End of the Street. She also directed the Panopticon episodes Nature's Gift, When All is Said And Done and Election Day.

Bowerman played a member of UNIT in Doctor Who: Genesis.

After Doctor Who

Her other television work includes: Dodgem, The Count of Solar, Grange Hill, The Vision Thing, Doctors, McCallum, Bad Girls and Night and Day. In 2007 she guest-starred as the home secretary's PA in Spooks, and returned to Casualty for a one-episode cameo role as a patient. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared in five episodes of Coronation Street as solicitor Jennifer Lingwood.

She has recorded many plays for BBC Radios 3 & 4, and has worked extensively in theatre.

In July 2014 Bowerman directed episodes 1 and 2 of the original audio drama series Osirisby Everybodyelse Productions, also The Coming of the Martians (aka The War of The Worlds) starring Colin Morgan, Nigel Lindsay & Ronald Pickup for Sherwood Sound Studios.

Bowerman is also a professional photographer, and house committee chair and Trustee of Denville Hall the Actor's Retirement Home (and charity) as well as a former Trustee of The Actors' Charitable Trust.

Personal Life

To be added.

Credits

Actor

Doctor Who

Movies

Director

Doctor Who

Panopticon

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-{{Realworld}}
-'''Lisa Bowerman''' (born [[1 February (people)|1 February]][[1962 (people)|1962]]) is an actor and director. She played [[Karra]] in [[Survival (serial)|Survival]],  but is better known for her role as the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor's]] companion Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. She is the younger sister of [[Robin Bowerman]].
+[[Director]]|main_time_period_active = 1992-1995; 1997; 2003; 2008; 2011-2013|first_doctor_who_credit = ''[[Survival (serial)|Survival]]''|last_doctor_who_credit = ''[[Doctor Who: Genesis]]''}}{{Realworld}}'''Lisa Bowerman''' (born 1 February 1962) is an actor and [[director]]. She played [[Karra]] in ''[[Survival (serial)|Survival]]'',  but is better known for her role as the [[Eighth Doctor|Eighth Doctor's]] companion Professor [[Bernice Summerfield]]. She is the younger sister of [[Robin Bowerman]].
+==Biography==
+===Prior to Doctor Who===
-== Biography ==
-===Prior to Doctor Who ===
 Bowerman trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and was a regular in the first two series of [[BBC]] medical drama ''Casualty''playing Sandra Mute, the show's first female paramedic.
 ===Work on Doctor Who===
 Bowerman played  [[Karra]] in the [[Season 26 (Doctor Who)|Season 26]] story [[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']]. She was later cast as [[Eighth Doctor]] companion [[Bernice Summerfield]] and played the role regularly from [[Love and War (serial)|''Love and War'']]-[[Hatred of the Daleks (serial)|''Hatred of the Daleks'']].
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 Bowerman played a member of [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] in [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']].
+===After Doctor Who===
-=== After Doctor Who ===
 Her other television work includes: ''Dodgem'', ''The Count of Solar'', ''Grange Hill'', ''The Vision Thing'', ''Doctors'', ''McCallum'', ''Bad Girls'' and ''Night and Day''. In 2007 she guest-starred as the [[home secretary]]'s PA in ''Spooks'', and returned to ''Casualty'' for a one-episode cameo role as a patient. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared in five episodes of ''Coronation Street'' as solicitor Jennifer Lingwood.
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 Bowerman is also a professional photographer, and house committee chair and Trustee of Denville Hall the Actor's Retirement Home (and charity) as well as a former Trustee of The Actors' Charitable Trust.
 ==Personal Life==
 To be added.
+==Credits==
+==='''Actor'''===
-==Selected Credits==
+===='''Doctor Who'''====
-{| width="75%"
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-| valign="top" width="50%" |
+*[[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']]
-===Doctor Who ===
-====As Bernice Summerfield====
 *[[Love and War (serial)|''Love and War'']]
 *[[The Highest Science (serial)|''The Highest Science'']]
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 *[[The Reckoning of Shadows (serial)|''The Reckoning of Shadows'']]
 *[[The Societal Step (episode)|''The Societal Step'']]
+{{div col end}}
-==== As Karra ====
+===='''Movies'''====
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-*[[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']]
+*[[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']]
-==== As Director ====
-* [[The Death of Jensen|''The Death of Jensen'']]
+*[[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
+{{div col end}}
-* [[The Man at the End of the Street|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]
+==='''Director'''===
-|
+===='''Doctor Who'''====
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-=== Panopticon ===
+*[[The Death of Jensen (episode)|''The Death of Jensen'']]
+*[[The Man at the End of the Street (episode)|''The Man at the End of the Street'']]
-==== As [[Director]] ====
+{{div col end}}
-* [[Nature's Gift|''Nature's Gift'']]
+===='''Panopticon'''====
-* [[When All is Said and Done|''When All Is Said And Done'']]
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-* [[Election Day|''Election Day'']]
+*[[Nature's Gift (episode)|''Nature's Gift'']]
+*[[When All is Said and Done (episode)|''When All Is Said And Done'']]
-=== Movies ===
+*[[Election Day (episode)|''Election Day'']]
+{{div col end}}
-==== As [[Bernice Summerfield]] ====
+[[Category:Actors]]
-===== 2003 =====
+[[Category:Actors that have played Companions]]
-* [[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']]
-==== As UNIT Personnel ====
-===== 2013 =====
-* [[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']]
-|}
-[[Category:Actresses]]
-[[Category:Actresses that have played Companions]]
 [[Category:Directors]]