Tiana Benjamin

Tiana Benjamin
Benjamin in 2024
Born	Tiana Opium Benjamin
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Tiana Opium Benjamin is an English actress, known for originally playing Chelsea Fox in the BBC soap opera EastEnders . ^[1]

Career

Benjamin trained at the Anna Scher Theatre in London. ^[2] In 2005, she made an appearance in the film Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire as Angelina Johnson, ^[3] and voiced the character for the video game adaptation. In 2006, Benjamin joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders , portraying the role of Chelsea Fox. Her decision to leave EastEnders was announced on 2 April 2010. ^[4]

In 2011, Benjamin starred in the 2011 drama film Fast Girls . She also played a role in the fourth episode of BBC crime drama The Interceptor in 2015. ^[5]

In 2016, Benjamin starred in The Dumping Ground as Bailey Wharton's mother Alison. ^[5]

Personal life

Benjamin's parents are from Sierra Leone. ^[6] She attended Highgate Wood Secondary School alongside EastEnders co-star Scarlett Alice Johnson. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Angelina Johnson
2007	Wishbaby	Maxine
2010	Thrush	Ruby's Friend	Short Film
2012	Fast Girls	Tara Andrews
2019	The Creatress	Jessica Morrison
	Absent	Angel

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Last Detective	Carleen Romane	Episode: "Christine"
	The Brief	Xansi Tucker	Episode: "A Sort of Love"
	Rose and Maloney	Scarlett	2 episodes
2004	The Bill	Tania Baptiste	1 episode
2006	Dalziel and Pascoe	Kylie Johnson	2 episodes
2006–2010	EastEnders	Chelsea Fox	Series regular
2010–2011	EastEnders: E20		Recurring role (seasons 1, 3); guest (season 2)
2012	Bedlam	Reeta	Episode: "Unfaithful"
2015	Casualty	Cheryl Dunsby	Episode: "The Last Goodbye"
	The Interceptor	Mandy	1 episode
2016	The Dumping Ground	Alison	2 episodes
2017	Holby City	Alice	Episode: "Enigma"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Angelina Johnson (voice)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Nominated	[8]
2008	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Nominated	[9]
2008	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Nominated	[10]
2009	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Nominated	[11]
2010	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Nominated	[12]

References

1. Quinn, Angie (28 February 2019). "11 EastEnders characters we would love to see return to the square". getwestlondon. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "EastEnders – Characters and Cast – Tiana Benjamin". BBC Home. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
3. "This is what the Angelina Johnsons from Harry Potter look like now". Metro. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. Green, Kris (2 April 2010). "Tiana Benjamin quits 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 2 April 2010.
5. Knox, Miranda (10 January 2018). "EastEnders: Remember Chelsea Fox? Actress Tiana Benjamin moves on to exciting new projects eight years on from the BBC soap". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
6. "Tiana Benjamin: 'I was a skinny teen, but now I've got sexy curves – and I love it'". Daily Mirror . 13 June 2009.
7. "Tiana Benjamin - Biography". 8 October 2009.
8. "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
9. "The British Soap Awards 2008: The Winners". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
10. "Inside Soap Awards 2008 – Nominations". MSN . Microsoft. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
11. Green, Kris; KilKelly, Daniel (10 May 2009). "British Soap Awards 2009: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
12. Green, Kris; Kilkelly, Daniel (9 May 2010). "British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners". Digital Spy . Hachette Filipacchi UK . Retrieved 19 March 2012.

External links

• Tiana Benjamin at IMDb  
• Tiana

Benjamin at Twitter