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Gillian Wright
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Born
December 7
,
1959
·
UK
Height
5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Mini Bio
Gillian Wright was born on December 7, 1959 in the UK. She is an actress, known for
EastEnders (1985)
,
Calendar Girls (2003)
and
Tamwar Tales: The Life of an Assistant Market Inspector (2013)
.
Trivia
Gained a BA in Theatre, English and Dance at Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire.
As of 2020 she is the 7th-longest serving actress in the history of
EastEnders (1985)
(behind only
June Brown
,
Pam St. Clement
,
Letitia Dean
,
Wendy Richard
, a tied
Gillian Taylforth
and
Natalie Cassidy
, and a tied
Barbara Windsor
and
Laila Morse
), having played the character Jean Slater for 16 years (from 2004 onwards).
Is one of five
EastEnders (1985)
actresses to have won a Best Dramatic Performance Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are
Lindsey Coulson
,
Lacey Turner
,
Jo Joyner
and
Kellie Bright
.
Has a sister named Lois.
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