Carol Harrison
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Carol Harrison (born 8 February 1955 in West Ham, London, England) is a British actress, known mostly for her work on British television.
Harrison made her acting debut in 1976, in the BBC police drama, Softly Softly, which was a spin-off from the hugely popular Z-Cars. In 1980 she made her film debut, securing a minor role in the 1980 adaptation of The Elephant Man. She went on to star in many successful television programmes including The Gentle Touch (1982); Q.E.D. (1982); The Cleopatras (1983); Minder (1984); Casualty (1987); Kavanagh QC (1995) and ITV's A Touch of Frost (1997).
One of her most notable and long running roles, was playing the part of Gloria in the popular BBC sitcom Brush Strokes (1986-1991); reamining in the role for five series. However, it is her role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1998-1999) that she is most remembered for. Harrison played Louise Raymond, the selfish mother of Tiffany (Martine McCutcheon) and Simon (Andrew Lynford). Harrison's character was involved in many explosive storylines, including an affair with her daughter's husband Grant (Ross Kemp). This role was not the first time Harrison had appeared in the soap. She had previously had a minor role in 1986, playing the mother of a young boy who was rescued from a speeding car by Andy O'Brien (Ross Davidson).
After quitting EastEnders in 1999, Harrison went on to star in the cult film Human Traffic, and most recently she starred in the ITV police drama The Bill (2002). In 2005 she also took part in the Channel 4 series Extreme Celebrity Detox.
She currently lives in Essex with her son, Alfie.
