Jessie Wallace

Karen Jane Wallace, known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She started out on the police drama The Bill before finding fame as Kat Slater on EastEnders. Jessie Wallace turns up in nude searches, but her EastEnders scenes are swimsuit and bikini shots, not nudity. She was born on 25 September 1971 in Enfield, London. Her run as Kat on the BBC soap began in 2000, and she returned in 2010 after leaving in 2005. The role won her the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2001 and Best Actress in 2011. She also played Pat Phoenix in the BBC Four film The Road to Coronation Street. That performance brought her a 2011 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.