Gillian Wright
Born	Gillian Hambidge 7 December 1959 (1959-12-07) (age 49) Carshalton, South London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Gillian Wright, BA (born Gillian Hambidge, 7 December 1959 in Carshalton, South London) is a British actress who is currently most famous for portraying Jean Slater in the long running BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is a graduate in Drama, English and Dance and was a teacher and theatre director before occupying acting roles.

Contents 1 EastEnders 2 Filmography 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] EastEnders

She was originally only signed for one episode of EastEnders in December 2004, but bosses brought her back into the show a year later for four more episodes. She then guest starred on and off until her character finally moved into Albert Square in November 2007. In 2006 she collected a Mental Health Media award for her portrayal of Jean Slater, a bipolar disorder sufferer.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1994	ChuckleVision	Mrs. Stone
1997	Spice World (film)
1998	Casualty	Amber Stevens
2001	Holby City
2002	Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land
2002	Doctors
2003	Calendar Girls (film)
2003	Heartbeat
2004, 2005, 2006–present	EastEnders	Jean Slater
2005	Dalziel and Pascoe
2005	Silent Witness
2005	The Bill
2005	Coronation Street	Yvonne
2007	Spooks

[edit] Trivia

• Gillian is a co-founder of Pilot Theatre, currently in residence at York’s Theatre Royal.
• She is an established theatre actress, she is also a visiting director and workshop leader at drama schools, universities and with young people with special needs.
• Gillian is a passionate cook and gardener.
• Her dislikes include phone menu systems, bananas, snakes, plug-in air fresheners and "diversion signs that just stop"!
• Ex-EastEnders actress Jill Halfpenny played her daughter in comedy ‘Jumping the Waves’, which opened the award-winning Arc Theatre.

[edit] External links

• Gillian Wright at the Internet Movie Database

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