Jennifer Ness

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Jennifer Ness (born in Cheshire, England in 1972) is an English actress best known for her role as Kris Yates in the ITV drama Bad Girls. [1] She studied at the Mount View Theatre school.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Ness had her first professional role in the TV film The Magician, with Clive Owen, in 1993. [1] She has had roles in Holby City , Casualty, Peak Practice , Hollyoaks , A&E, London's Burning and Reps. She has also performed in a number of theatre productions including End Of Story and Rebecca.

For the role of Kris Yates, Ness had to have her hair cut short from being very long. She said in her Bad Girls interview that she enjoyed the stunt scenes. She also enjoyed the scene when she found Yvonne's body in the hanging cell.[ citation needed ] The worst scene was when Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) went mad and urinated on her. [1]

Personal life

Ness was born in Cheshire, England. She lives in Norfolk with her husband and 3 children. She has produced many short films, talking books and is a regular on QVC. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The MagicianClaireTV movie
1995 The Bill Julie SlaterSeries 11, “A Fighting Chance” (guest)
1995 London's Burning TaraSeries 8, Episode 3 (guest)
1997 The Bill Traffic WardenSeries 13, “You and Me Versus the World” (guest)
1999 Peak Practice Gail WiseSeries 7, “Fighting Chance” (guest)
2002 Always and Everyone FionaSeries 4 (3 episodes; recurring)
2003 Holby City Martine GarberSeries 4, “Judas Kiss: Part 1” (guest)
2003RepsMelanie Wilson
2003–04 Bad Girls Kris YatesSeries 5–6 (15 episodes; regular)
2006 Casualty Lisa HendrySeries 20, “The Lost Boys” (guest)
2006 The Bill Rachel TateSeries 22, “To Those Who Wait: Part 2” (guest)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bad Girls: Official Site Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 9 December 2012)