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Samantha Janus (born 2 November 1972 in Brighton) is an English actress and singer who is most famous for playing the role of Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders and representing the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Veronica Ronnie Mitchell is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Albert Square in the 1980s. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ...

Biography

Born in Brighton to a songwriter father (brother of Angie Best^[1]) and model mother, Janus has a younger sister Zoë. Her father left the family when she was three, and after her mother married a doctor the family moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. Angie Best (born Angela MacDonald-James in 1953 in Southend on Sea, Essex), is a former Playboy Bunny and model, probably best known as the ex-wife of footballer George Best. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

Aged fifteen she left home as a self-confessed wild child for a life in squats, drinking and taking drugs^[1]. She eventually turned her life around, and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London. The Sylvia Young Theatre School on Rossmore Road in Marylebone Sylvia Young Theatre School is a stage school, in Marylebone, London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Janus first came to prominence in 1991, when she won the annual A Song For Europe competition to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. She finished equal tenth and the song, "A Message To Your Heart", peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Making Your Mind Up is a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select Britains entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

She developed her first love of acting, but was often initially mistaken for fellow actress Sarah Alexander. Janus appeared in episodes of The Bill and Press Gang; in 1993 she appeared in "Demob" alongside Griff Rhys Jones and Martin Clunes; and took to the West End stage, replacing Debbie Gibson as Sandy in "Grease." Sarah Alexander (née Smith, born 3 January 1971) is an English actress, known for her roles in various British comedy series. ... This article is about the British TV series. ... Press Gang was a British childrens television comedy-drama, which ran for forty-three episodes in five series from 1989 to 1993. ... Griff Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a British comedian, writer and actor. ... Dr. Martin Clunes (born 28 November 1961 in Wimbledon, South London) is an English actor. ... Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer who was, along with Tiffany in the late 1980s, a very popular teen idol who appeared on the cover of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat multiple times. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ...

In 1994 she landed the part of Mandy in the cult BBC Two sitcom Game On alongside Ben Chaplin. Showing a natural comic touch, she stayed on the show until it finished in 1998. In between series of Game On, she had a part in the BBC One drama Pie in the Sky from 1995 until 1996. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Matthew Cottle, Samantha Janus, Ben Chaplin This article refers to the TV series on the BBC. For information about the West Wing episode, see Game On. ... Ben Chaplin (born Benedict Greenwood on 31 July 1970, Sunderland) is an English actor who first came to public attention for his performance as Matthew Malone in the first series of the sitcom Game On. ... A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... Pie in the Sky was a light-hearted British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 1994 and 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

Janus then starred in "The Grimleys" with Jack Dee and movie Up n Under with Neil Morrissey. In 1998 she starred in the ITV1 series Liverpool 1 alongside her future boyfriend Mark Womack. She then returned to comedy in the ITV sitcom Babes in the Wood. Co-starring another Sylvia Young Theatre School student, Denise van Outen, it was critically panned despite respectable ratings, and Janus left after the first series. CD cover from The Grimleys soundtrack The Grimleys was a nostalgic comedy-drama set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. ... Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Neil Morrissey (born in Stafford, July 4, 1962) is a British actor. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Babes in the Wood was a British sitcom starring Karl Howman and Denise van Outen. ... Denise van Outen (born May 27, 1974, Basildon, Essex, England, UK) is a British television hostess and stage actress. ...

In 1999 she starred as Cinderella in the ITV Christmas pantomime, with Harry Hill, Alexander Armstrong, Frank Skinner, Paul Merton, Ronnie Corbett and many more. For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... Dr Matthew Hall (born October 1, 1964), better known as Harry Roy Hill, is an English stand-up comedian and author who has graduated to being a star of British television by way of a BBC radio series Harry Hills Fruit Corner. ... Alexander Armstrong is a British comedian. ... For other persons named Frank Skinner, see Frank Skinner (disambiguation). ... Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), better known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English actor, comedian and writer. ... Ronnie Corbett in Extras Ronald Balfour Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930 in Edinburgh, commonly credited as Ronnie Corbett) is a British comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies. ...

Janus played Jude Atkins in the BBC One drama series Strange

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2005 saw Samantha directing an anti-bullying music video for Liverpool band Just 3, entitled Stand Tall. The video also starred Liverpool FC footballer Jamie Carragher. The video was heavily backed by Childline ambassador Esther Rantzen. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... -1... ChildLine is a UK-based childrens helpline. ... Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born on 22 June 1940 ) (age 66)) is a British journalist and television presenter who is best known for her long stint in Thats Life! and her anti paedophile activism activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. ...

A popular choice for photo shoots in men's magazines such as FHM, she came 21st in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 1998 poll and 41st in the same listing in 1999. FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ... This is a list of the women who have been named in any one of FHM magazines annual polls (in either the UK or US edition), as voted for by their readership. ...

In 2006, Janus starred in the BBC One comedy Home Again as Ingrid, and as Miss Adelaide in the West End production of the musical Guys and Dolls at London's Piccadilly Theatre, initially alongside Patrick Swayze and then Miami Vice star Don Johnson. She reprised the role at the Sunderland Empire alongside Alex Ferns in 2007. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... Home Again is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC One in 2006. ... Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown, a short story by Damon Runyon. ... The Piccadilly Theatre is situated on Denman Street in Londons West End, hidden behind Piccadilly Circus. ... Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ... For the 2006 movie, see Miami Vice (film). ... For other persons named Don Johnson, see Don Johnson (disambiguation). ... Alex Ferns (born 1969) is a Scottish actor, best known for his Eastenders role as Trevor Morgan, Britains most-hated soap villain. ...

On 11 May 2007, it was announced that Janus would be joining EastEnders as Ronnie Mitchell, a cousin of the Mitchell siblings. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Albert Square in the 1980s. ... Veronica Ronnie Mitchell is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

Personal life

She married Italian Mauro Mantovani in 1997 and moved to Italy, but the relationship broke down and the couple divorced in 1998.

She then starred in Liverpool 1, and quickly began dating co-star Mark Womack. They later married and had two children.^[2] Their son Benjamin was born in 2001 (after having him Janus took two years off to enjoy motherhood) and daughter Lily-Rose was born in 2005.

Janus has been best friends with Scott Maslen since they were both aged 16, and he is the godfather of her two children. She is also very close friends with Maslen's partner Estelle Harris. Her husband Mark Womack is also best friends with Maslen and Harris, and they often go on holiday together with their children, which Janus revealed during an appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in January 2008.^{[citation needed]} She is also very close friends with co-star Rita Simons, who plays her sister Roxy Mitchell.^[3] Scott Alexander Maslen[1] (born 1971 in London) is an English actor best known for his portrayal as DS Phil Hunter in ITVs The Bill and now Jack Branning on the BBCs flagship soap EastEnders. ... Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. ... Rita Joanne Simons (born 10 March 1977, in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, London) is a British actress, singer and model. ... Roxanne Roxy Mitchell is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

In the autumn of 2007, Maslen joined the cast of EastEnders as the character Jack Branning, the brother of Max Branning, who quickly takes a shine to Ronnie. This was something that both Maslen and Janus were initially uncomfortable with when they read it in the scripts, Maslen commenting in various interviews that having to kiss Janus was like having to kiss his sister. ^[4][5] Albert Square in the 1980s. ... Detective Inspector Jack Branning is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Max Branning is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

In April 2008, several future scenes featuring Ronnie had to be scrapped after Samantha Janus broke her shoulder when she tripped and fell down the stairs at her home.

Filmography

21st century filmography ^[6]

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References

External links

• Samantha Janus at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview about "Strange"
• Samantha's Official Website