Judith Catherine Buxton (born 7 October 1949) is an English actress best known for playing Nurse Katy Shaw in General Hospital (1972–1973), Susan Protheroe in By the Sword Divided (1983–1985) and Ruth Carpenter in On the Up (1990–1992). She has also appeared in several films including Aces High (1976) and The Big Sleep (1978) as well as having an extensive stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early life Born in Croydon, Surrey, Buxton attended Croydon High School and graduated from the Rose Bruford College. Career Making her screen debut in an episode of Dixon of Dock Green in 1972, Buxton then went on to have a regular role in the television series General Hospital playing nurse Katy Shaw in twenty six episodes. After this, Buxton had roles in several popular television series such as The Sweeney, Public Eye and Get Some In!, before appearing in two episodes of Rising Damp as Caroline Armitage and played Inga, Roj Blake's cousin in Blake's 7. Buxton made her film debut in the horror film I Don't Want to Be Born with Joan Collins in 1975 before she appeared in the comedy films The Likely Lads and The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (both 1976). After starring in high-profile films such as Aces High (1976) and The Big Sleep (1978), Buxton joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1979, where she played principal roles until 1982. Her “memorable...and exceptional” performance of Iphigenia in The Greeks and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet were particularly notable. Time magazine critic T.E. Kalem wrote of her “unforgettable” portrayal of Iphigenia: “...as Buxton reaches the heartbreaking conclusion that the one life she has to give for Hellas is the noblest life to have lived, she radiates a great and unforgettable purity of spirit.” Returning to television in 1983, Buxton played the main role of Susan Protheroe in By The Sword Divided until the show's end in 1985 before having roles in Bergerac and Lovejoy and playing Ruth Carpenter, a main role, in the television comedy On the Up from 1990 to 1992 alongside Dennis Waterman and Joan Sims. In the late 1980s, Buxton went onto narrate a few My Little Pony book and tape sets from Tempo Talking Stories. In 1998, Buxton had a role in the romantic comedy film Get Real. In 2006 she was in the cast of a well-received UK touring production of Noël Coward's Star