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| Born | Tiana Opium Benjamin 5 October 1984 Enfield, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Tiana Opium Benjamin (born 5 October 1984) is an English actress, known for originally playing Chelsea Fox in the BBC soap opera EastEnders . [1]
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] It was later discovered that her character was Bryony, his mother's friend.
Benjamin's parents are from Sierra Leone. [6] She attended Highgate Wood Secondary School alongside EastEnders co-star Scarlett Alice Johnson. [7]
| 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 |
| 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" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Angelina Johnson (voice) |
| 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] |
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