Jennifer Biddall (born 26 May 1980) is an English
actress
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who played the part of
Jessica Harris in ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera '' Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a ...
'' from 2005 to 2008 and joined ''
EastEnders'' to play Megan in 2022. She has at times been credited as Jennifer Bidall or Janet Biddall.
Biddall was born in
Bath, Somerset, and grew up in
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south-eastern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route, southwest of Swindon, southeast of Bristol, northeast of Bath and southwest of ...
,
Wiltshire
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where she went to
The Corsham School
The Corsham School is a large secondary school, with a sixth form, in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. The school has academy status, and as of January 2022 has 1,129 pupils enrolled.
Catchment
Students attend from the market town of Corsham and ne ...
. She studied at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre.
BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. ...
, afterwards moving to
London
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where she appeared in the film shorts ''Delicate'' and ''Kidnap''.
In early 2008 she ended her ''Hollyoaks'' role as
Jessica Harris, later becoming part of a radio-play with ex-co-star
Gerard McCarthy
Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Biography
McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They came out as non-binary in 2022 & now use they/them pronou ...
for 4Radio, appearing in a new musical called ''The EXtra Factor'', and joining the musical ''
Dreamboats and Petticoats'' at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
In December 2009 Biddall and actor
Ben Freeman were engaged; on 10 September 2010 they were married at The
Manor House Hotel
The Manor House is a 17th-century country house hotel in Castle Combe, Wiltshire in the south of England.
History
The Manor House is noteworthy for several reasons throughout history. Its land is the site of a Norman castle settlement which ho ...
, Castle Combe where Biddall's former ''Hollyoaks'' castmate
Zoe Lister
Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to:
*ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life"
People
* Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
Film and television
* ''Zoe'' (film)
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(
Zoe Carpenter
Zoe Carpenter is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Zoë Lister. The character first appeared on-screen on 1 September 2006, as one of three new students at Hollyoaks Community College. It was a ...
) was her bridesmaid.
References
External links
*
Jessica Harris Hollyoaks profile
1980 births
Living people
English soap opera actresses
English television actresses
Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
People from Bath, Somerset
People from Corsham
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