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Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Rebecca Hopkins in ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1999–2000), Kate Mitchell in BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2002–2005), Izzie Redpath in Waterloo Road (2006–2007), and Diane Manning in In The Club (2014–2016). She won the second series of the television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.

Jill Halfpenny
Born	(1975-07-15) 15 July 1975 (age 47) Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Craig Conway ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2010)​
Children	1
Relatives	Chelsea Halfpenny (niece)

Career

She began her acting career in 1989 at the age of 14 in the BBC television children's drama series Byker Grove,[1] filmed in the Benwell area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Her other early work has included a recurring role as Kelly in Peak Practice in 1999,[2] plus appearances in Dalziel and Pascoe, Barbara and Coronation Street for television and theatre with the acclaimed Hull Truck Theatre Company.^{[citation needed]} In 2002, Halfpenny took the major role of Kate Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, where her character was introduced as a police officer sent to spy on Phil Mitchell, but after her cover was blown she quit the police force, married Phil and opened a nail salon. Her final scenes were broadcast in January 2005 after her character was axed.[3][4]

In 2004, Halfpenny participated in the BBC One pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with professional Darren Bennett. The couple won the competition after receiving the full 40 marks from the judges in the final.[5] On 14 December 2004, Halfpenny and Darren Bennett made an appearance on stage at the Royal Variety Performance which took place at the London Coliseum. In a special one-off Christmas programme which pitted the Strictly Come Dancing champions (and other top performing couples) from series one and two against each other, Jill and Darren were crowned as Champions of Champions. In December, it was announced that she would take the role of Roxie Hart in the West End musical Chicago, starting in January 2005.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Halfpenny appeared in The Bodies, a new play adapted from an Émile Zola novel by Peter Flannery at the Live Theatre, Newcastle, opposite her real-life husband, actor Craig Conway. In 2005 and 2006, Halfpenny appeared in hit pantomimes at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. Halfpenny was the guest presenter for and performed in the first show of the BBC four-part series The Sound of Musicals in January 2006 and played Roxy Ball in Shameless in an episode broadcast on 31 January 2006. In 2006, Halfpenny made a guest appearance in an episode of The Catherine Tate Show.^{[citation needed]}

From spring 2006, Halfpenny appeared in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road as drama teacher Izzie Redpath, a role for which she won the TV Quick Award for "Best Actress".[6] Her character was killed-off at the end of the second series. In 2007 Halfpenny appeared as the narrator of Freaky Eaters for BBC Three and Fat Man's Warning for Channel 4. She narrated a short film advertising how the National Lottery helps the North East, created by students at the Lord Lawson of Beamish School as part of a competition. The film they created won the competition.^{[citation needed]}

From the beginning of February 2008, a pregnant Halfpenny played Spike Milligan's long-suffering manager, Norma Farnes, alongside Michael Barrymore in Surviving Spike at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Halfpenny starred in the West End production of Calendar Girls from 28 July to 31 October 2009,[7] and then played the part of Paulette Bonafonté in the West End company of Legally Blonde, which opened in January 2010 with previews beginning in December 2009.[8] She played the part until late October 2010 and she was succeeded by Denise van Outen. For this role Halfpenny won the whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical[9][10] and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.[11]

Halfpenny made a guest appearance in the Canadian series Murdoch Mysteries, in episode one of the fifth series, first broadcast[12] in 2012.[13]

In March 2012 she starred in a revival of Mike Leigh's 1977 play Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.[1] In April the show played at the Theatre Royal, Bath, before transferring to the West End at Wyndham's Theatre, where it ran from May to September.[14] In 2014 she starred in BBC drama In the Club, which returned for a second series in 2016, and Channel 4's Babylon.

In September 2014, along with Tim Healy, Halfpenny narrated the history of the north-east of England as part of the ceremony for the Great North Run.[15] In 2015 she starred in Way Upstream by Alan Ayckbourn at Chichester Festival Theatre, and in the same year starred in the first series of Humans.[16]

Since 2017 she has been a radio broadcaster for BBC Radio 2,[17] working alongside Sara Cox.[18] In 2018, she covered the Good Morning Sunday show for August.[19]

Theatre

She has also enjoyed a successful theatre career, with roles ranging from pantomime to the West End, in productions including Uncle Vanya, Calendar Girls, Abigail's Party, and Chicago. In 2011, she won the Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her portrayal of Paulette in Legally Blonde.

In 2018, she was cast to perform in The Girl on the Train stage adaptation in Leeds, which premiered at West Yorkshire Playhouse in May.[20]

Personal life

Halfpenny married fellow actor Craig Conway in 2007; together they have one child. The couple divorced in 2010.[1]

She is an ambassador for children's charity Kidscape,[21] and in 2013 was awarded "Freeman of the Borough of Gateshead".[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Command Approved	Chopper pilot
2011	How to Stop Being a Loser	Christina
2013	Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch	Mummy	Short film Segment: "Shush Mummy"
2016	Maisie	Louise	Short film
2017	Ghost Stories	Peggy Van Rhys
2018	Walk Like a Panther	Lara Anderson

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989–1992	Byker Grove	Nicola Dobson	Recurring role
1997	The Bill	Lisa Collett	Episode: "Man Trap"
	Birds of a Feather	Brittany	Episode: "Rising Damp"
	The Lakes	Tina	Series 1: Episode 1
1998	The Round Tower	Rosie Cotton	Television film
	Heartbeat	Mitzi Wyler	Episode: "Local Knowledge"
	Touching Evil	Annie Jordan	Episodes: "What Price a Child: Parts 1" & 2"
1999	Dangerfield	Shelley	Episode: "Tying the Knot"
	Peak Practice [2]	Kelly	Recurring role
1999–2000	Coronation Street	Rebecca Hopkins	Regular role; 78 episodes
2001	Dalziel and Pascoe	Tara Connolly	Episode: "Home Truths"
2002	Breeze Block		TV series
2002–2005	EastEnders	Kate Mitchell	Regular role; 187 episodes
2003	Barbara	Kirsty	Episode: "Kirsty"
2005	The Catherine Tate Show	Gina	Episode: "Dog Obedience"
2006	Shameless	Roxy Benson	Episode: "Old Flame"
2006–2007	Waterloo Road	Izzie Redpath	Regular role; 20 episodes
2007	Blue Murder	Jackie Holroyd	Episode: "Crisis Management"
2009	Inspector George Gently	Cora Davidson	Episode: "Gently with the Innocents"
2011	Mount Pleasant	Emma	3 episodes
	Walk Like a Panther	Lara Anderson	Series 1: Episode: 1
2012	Murdoch Mysteries	Elizabeth Bryant	Episode: "Murdoch of the Klondike"
	Wild at Heart	Fiona	3 episodes
2013	Lightfields	Martha Felwood	TV mini-series
	Vera	Maggie Warnock	Episode: "Prodigal Son"
2014	Babylon	Davina	TV mini-series
	Beautality	Pam St. Clair	Television film
2014–2016	In the Club	Diane Manning	Main role
2015	Humans	Jill Drummond	Main role
2016	Death in Paradise	Naomi Walker	Episode: "The Blood Red Sea"
	Ordinary Lies	Belinda Brierly	Episode: "Joe"
2017	Three Girls	Julie Winshaw	Main role
2017, 2020	Liar	Jennifer	Supporting role
2019	Year of the Rabbit	Flora Wilson	3 episodes
	Dark Money	Sam Mensah	Main role
2020	Inside No. 9	Jennie	Episode: "Misdirection"
2021	The Drowning	Jodie	Main role
2022	The Holiday	Kate	Main role

References

External links

• Jill Halfpenny at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Jill Halfpenny

Jill Halfpenny (* 15. Juli 1975 in Gateshead) ist eine britische Theater- und Filmschauspielerin.

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- [en] Jill Halfpenny

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[ru] Хафпенни, Джилл

Джилл Ха́фпенни (англ. Jill Halfpenny; 15 июля 1975, Гейтсхед, Тайн и Уир, Англия, Великобритания) — британская актриса.

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