Jemma Walker Explained

Jemma Walker
Birth Place:Essex, England
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1998–present

Jemma Walker is an English actress, known for portraying Siobhan Jones Callan in Family Affairs and Sasha Perkins in EastEnders.

Background

Born in Essex,[1] Walker was a dancer until the age of sixteen.[2] She studied for a Drama BTEC at Barking College, and went on to train at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick.[2]

Career

Walker played barmaid Siobhan Jones Callan in Family Affairs for four years,[2] before joining EastEnders as former escort Sasha Perkins. Discussing the two roles, she said:

"In Family Affairs, my character...was down and victimised, and trying to kill herself, so after four years of misery it was a lovely chance to play a lighter character. There were moments where it wasn't all hunky dory, but at the time there were lots of depressing and meaningful storylines going on, so it was nice to offer some light relief!"[3]

On television, Walker has also appeared in episodes of The Bill, Doctors, Hotel Babylon and Jonathan Creek. Her film credits include EMR (2004) and Love's Kitchen (2010).

Jemma has recently been playing the character of Mollie, a guesthouse owner, in the first UK tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. (2012)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998–2002 Family Affairs Soap opera
2003 The Bill Ella Grey
- Episode #076
Police drama
2003–2005 EastEnders Soap opera
2004 EMR Tracey Feature film
2007 Doctors Ilena Leeson
- Pleasure Island
Comedy drama
2008 Hotel Babylon Lindsay Barnes
- Episode #3.2
TV series
2009 Jonathan Creek Candy Mountains
- The Grinning Man
TV series
2010 Love's Kitchen Gemma Feature film
2012 Casualty Sheila Farrady Guest Appearance
Bad Education Chantelles' Mum TV series
Vexed Davina Hall

Theatre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jemma Walker: 'I've blown away the EastEnders boys' . Cockle, Jenny . . 15 August 2004 . 2009-06-29 .
  2. Web site: BBC - EastEnders - Characters & Cast - Jemma Walker . 2019-12-21 . 2009-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters_cast/cast/cast_jemma_w.shtml . dead .
  3. Web site: Jemma Walker : Girls romp home on a day at the races . . 22 September 2006 . 2009-06-29.
  4. http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/9199 Jemma Walker | London Theatre Database