Jessie Wallace
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Jessie Wallace (born Karen Wallace on September 25, 1971) is a British actress who trained at the The Poor School. Her first television appearance was in the ITV police drama series The Bill in 1999.
Wallace is best known for playing the role of Kat Slater in BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2000 and 2005. In 2001, Wallace won the National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer and in 2003 Most Popular Actress for her work in Eastenders. [1]
Since leaving EastEnders in November 2005, Wallace made a guest appearance, as Kat Slater, in the 2005 French and Saunders Christmas special. On February 17, 2006, Wallace presented the Channel 4 programme The Friday Night Project. Recently she was seen in a one-off BBC1 television drama titled A Class Apart opposite Nathaniel Parker for BBC1. She will soon be seen as Marie Lloyd in Marie Lloyd for BBC4 and in two other new series for the BBC, an untitled drama and a Sitcom.
Wallace has a daughter, Tallulah (born November 3, 2004) by her former partner, Dave Morgan. Before turning to acting, she was a trained make-up artist and worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years.
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- Kat Moon, BBC character profile
- Jessie Wallace, BBC profile
- Ask Jessie Wallace transcript
- Jessie Wallace at the Internet Movie Database
