Gillian Taylforth
Born	August 14, 1955 (1955-08-14) (age 52) London, England

Gillian Taylforth (born 14 August 1955 in London) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera, EastEnders (1985-1998; 1999-2000) and as Jackie Pascoe-Webb on ITV's Footballers Wives (2002-2006), but more recently as Sgt. Nikki Wright in ITV's The Bill (2006-). is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Kathy Hills (previously Beale, Mitchell) was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... Jackie Webb (née Pascoe) is a fictional character on the ITV1 television series Footballers Wives, played by Gillian Taylforth. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Footballers Wives is a British television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers. ... Sergeant Nikki Wright is a character in the English television series The Bill. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... This article is about the British TV series. ...

Career

Taylforth started her career in the 1970s and attended the Anna Scher Theatre School in London. Before securing her big acting break Taylforth worked as a secretary between minor acting roles. Early television appearances include roles in the BBC comedy Hi-de-Hi!, Shelley, Play for Today, On Safari, Minder, Sink or Swim and The Rag Trade. In 1980 she won the role of Sherry in the film The Long Good Friday, which proved to be extremely successful at the box office. The Anna Scher Theatre was a community theatre in Islington, north London which is now at the centre of a heated debate. ... Hi-De-Hi! was the name of a popular situation comedy which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1988 and was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. ... Shelley is a British sitcom originally broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1992, with occasional hiatuses lasting between one and five years. ... The Play for Today logo, seen here in the opening title sequence from 1976. ... On Safari was a childrens game show series set in the jungle that was produced by Television South, and aired on ITV for 4 seasons from 1982 until 1985. ... Minder was a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. ... The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963. ... The Long Good Friday (1980) is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ...

In 1985 Taylforth was cast as Kathy Beale in BBC's fledgling serial drama EastEnders; a role that made her a household name throughout the UK. During her 15 years in the show Taylforth's character covered an array of serious issues including rape, marital abuse, teenage pregnancy, divorce, alcoholism and meningitis. She became one of the longest running characters to feature in the soap. Although press rumours throughout 2005 suggested that Taylforth was returning to the show,^[1] this did not occur and the character of Kathy was subsequently killed off-screen in February 2006. Taylforth has commented: "I was a bit upset at first because it was 13 years of my life and I didn't like the thought of being killed off. I thought she might come back to see Ian (her on-screen son) and have some illness. But that's the way it goes."^[2] Ian Albert Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Taylforth playing Kathy Beale in EastEnders.

After quitting EastEnders Taylforth was cast as Jackie Pascoe-Webb in ITV's popular televised drama, Footballers Wives.In a Channel 4 poll for the 100 Greatest Sexy Moments, a time where she ends up having sex on top of a snooker table with Cristian Solimeno, was placed at number 49. She played the role for five series. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Footballers Wives is a British television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Cristian Solimeno (born April 27, 1975 in London) is a British actor, arguably best known for playing The Guardian in the hit film Highlander: The Source. ...

In 2006 she played the role of Mandy Searle in the comedy/drama Jane Hall and she also appeared as a host on ITV's topical chat-show Loose Women. Her latest project is a regular part in ITV's police drama, The Bill. She plays Sergeant Nikki Wright and made her first screen appearance on 8th November 2006.^[3] Jane Hall is a six-part British television drama starring Sarah Smart on ITV1. ... Loose Women is an ITV afternoon programme which began in 1999, in which a panel of four women talk about topical issues and interview celebrity guests before a studio audience. ... This article is about the British TV series. ...

Personal life

Taylforth is the sister of actor Kim Taylforth. Kim Taylforth is an English actor. ...

Taylforth has been with her current partner, Geoff Knights for over 18 years - the couple live in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. She gave birth to their daughter Jessica in 1992. In 1996 she suffered a miscarriage, and less than a year later doctors told her that the baby she was carrying had severe abnormalities and she was advised to terminate the pregnancy."^[2] In 1999 she became a mother for a second time at the age of 43, to son Harrison. Broxbourne is a commuter town in the Broxbourne borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ...

Knights and Taylforth have an extensive tabloid media history, since their unsuccessful 1994 court case against The Sun newspaper, over a story claiming she was caught by police performing oral sex on Knights in their Range Rover.^[4] The court effectively found that she had committed the sex act - a video from a party where Taylforth brandished a sausage and claimed she gave "good head" was introduced in evidence. In 1994 Knights threw a police officer down stairs after a marital disagreement, and was convicted of assault. On another occasion in 1995 the couple's chauffeur was allegedly hit by Knights as he helped Taylforth move out of their home. Six years later in 2001 Knights had to be restrained by 10 police officers after he smashed up his family home following an argument with Taylforth at a restaurant. Most recently, in November 2006, after celebrating their 20 year anniversary, Knights was again arrested following another bust-up with Taylforth and spent 18 hours in a police cell. Knights reportedly argued with Taylforth in front of their seven year old son at their home in Herts, and then allegedly punched her so hard she careered over a sofa, requiring three stiches in her scalp. Taylforth was forced to contact the police resulting in his arrest, but she has allegedly dropped all charges against her partner.^[5] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ... The Land Rover Range Rover, usually shortened to just Range Rover, is a four-wheel drive luxury SUV produced by Land Rover in the United Kingdom. ... A chauffeur in Japan A driver in Kerala A chauffeur is one who drives an automobile as a job. ...

In 1995 Taylforth wrote an autobiography entitled Kathy and Me in which she describes her childhood, her teenage years, her first forays into acting and her lifestyle. During her time in EastEnders she dated her fellow cast-mate Nick Berry, who played Simon Wicks.^[6] Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Nick Berry (born 16 April 1963 in Woodford, Essex) is a British television actor and musician // Berry started acting at the age of eight. ... Simon Wicksy Wicks was a fictional character in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Filmography

• The Bill (2006) Sgt Nikki Wright
• Jane Hall (2005) TV Series
• Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002)
• The House That Jack Built (2002) TV Series
• Footballers' Wives (2002-2006) TV Series
• Messiah (2001)
• Big Cat (1998)
• Lost in France (1998)
• Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)
• EastEnders (1985-1998; 1999-2000) TV Series
• On Safari (1982) childrens TV game show with Christopher Biggins
• Sink or Swim (1981)
• The Long Good Friday (1980)
• Watch This Space (1980)
• The Rag Trade (1977)

This article is about the British TV series. ... Messiah is a British television drama series, broadcast on the BBC One network and produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland, although the series itself is set in England. ... Footballers Wives is a British television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers, it aired on the ITV network from January 8, 2002 to July 15, 2006. ... Messiah is a British television drama series, broadcast on the BBC One network and produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland, although the series itself is set in England. ... Dimensions in Time was a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on November 26 and 27, 1993. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... Christopher Biggins (born 16 December 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British actor well recognised on British television. ... The Long Good Friday (1980) is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. ... The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963. ...

References

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External links

• Gillian Taylforth at the Internet Movie Database