{{short description|British actress (born 1978)}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Leanne Lakey | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]], England | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1999–present | website = }}
'''Leanne Lakey''' (born 19 May 1978) is a British actress, best known for playing [[List of EastEnders characters (2001)#Belinda Peacock|Belinda Peacock]] in ''[[EastEnders]]'' (2001–2003) and Charlotte Day in ''[[Family Affairs]]'' (2002).
==Background== Lakey originally trained to be a dancer,<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web |title=BBC – EastEnders – Walford Hotspots – Leanne Lakey|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/walford_hotspot/leanne_lakey.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030101062225/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/walford_hotspot/leanne_lakey.shtml|archivedate=1 January 2003|publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009}}</ref> and is accomplished at jazz, ballroom and ballet.<ref name="BBC2">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters_cast/cast/cast_leanne_l.shtml BBC – EastEnders – Characters & Cast – Leanne Lakey]. Retrieved 14 July 2009.</ref> She used to play [[netball]] for [[Essex]], and considered playing for England.<ref name="BBC4">{{cite web|title=BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 11 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey11.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey11.shtml |archivedate=22 November 2002 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Lakey studied Dance at the Essex Dance Theatre and went on to train at [[Arts Educational Schools]] in [[Chiswick]].<ref name="Mandy">[https://actors.mandy.com/uk Mandy profile]. Retrieved 3 March 2019</ref>
==Career== Lakey's first professional acting role was a cameo in the [[Television movie|television film]] ''The Last Musketeer''.<ref name="BBC3">{{cite web|title=BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 9 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey9.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey9.shtml |archivedate=22 November 2002 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During 2002 she appeared in both ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Family Affairs]]'' at the same time, becoming one of the first actors to do so.<ref name="IMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482221/bio Leanne Lakey – Biography] Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 14 July 2009.</ref> Discussing the experience, she said:
<blockquote>"I find I'm under more pressure at ''Family Affairs'', as it's regular. The work schedule at ''FA'' is very hard. I'm up at 4.30 every morning and I'm lucky to get home before 9 or 10pm so it's difficult...the main difference is celebrities and fame. On ''EE'' they're all household names and they all have their own problems, but the actors on ''Family Affairs'' aren't as well known. ''EE'' is like a holiday, I get to catch up with everybody which is great. It's very relaxed, whereas ''Family Affairs'', the schedule is so tight it's too quick."<ref name="BBC5">{{cite web|title=BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey.shtml |archivedate=22 November 2002 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BBC6">{{cite web|title=BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 2 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey2.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey2.shtml |archivedate=22 November 2002 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BBC7">{{cite web|title=BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 3 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey3.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey3.shtml |archivedate=22 November 2002 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=14 July 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref></blockquote>
Lakey has also appeared in episodes of ''[[Ashes to Ashes (British TV series)|Ashes to Ashes]]'', ''[[New Tricks]]'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''.
In January 2016, actress ([[Carli Norris]]) became the second actress to play [[Belinda Peacock]], replacing Lakey.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''The Last Musketeer'' || Angie Salter || [[Television movie|Television film]] |- | ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' || Police Constable<br>- ''Episode 12.11'' (2000) || TV series |- |rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[The Vice (TV series)|The Vice]]'' || Debbie<br>- ''Out of Mind'' (2001) || Feature film |- | ''[[The Bill]]'' || Karen<br>- ''Temptation'' (2001) || [[Police procedural|Police drama]] |- | ''[[EastEnders]]'' || [[List of EastEnders characters (2001)#Belinda Peacock|Belinda Peacock]]<br>- (2001–2003) || Soap opera |- |rowspan="1"| 2002 || ''[[Family Affairs]]'' || Charlotte Day || Soap opera |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[EastEnders]]'': ''[[EastEnders merchandise#Videos and DVDs|Slaters in Detention]]'' || [[List of EastEnders characters (2001)#Belinda Peacock|Belinda Peacock]] || Special episode released on DVD and [[VHS]] |- | ''[[The Bill]]'' || Julie Lewis<br>- ''Episode 142'' (2003) || [[Police procedural|Police drama]] |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Janine Bowker<br>- ''Episode 365'' (2005) || [[Police procedural|Police drama]] |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Lauren Dunsford<br>- ''Poisoned Love'' (2006) || [[Medical drama]] |- | ''[[New Tricks]]'' || Karen<br>- ''[[List of New Tricks episodes#Series 3 (2006)|Dockers]]'' (2006) || [[Police procedural|Police drama]] |- |rowspan="1"| 2007 || ''[[Wire in the Blood]]'' || May Barrett<br>- ''[[Wire in the Blood#Series Five (2007)|The Names of Angels]]'' (2007) || TV series |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[Ashes to Ashes (British TV series)|Ashes to Ashes]]'' || Street Girl 1<br>- ''[[List of Ashes to Ashes episodes#Series 1 (2008)|Episode 1.3]]'' (2008) || TV series |- |''[[The Children (TV series)|The Children]]'' || DC Morton<br>- ''Episode 1 & Episode 2'' (2008) || [[Police procedural|Police drama]] |- |rowspan="1"| 2010 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Erica O'Hanlon <br>- ''series 13 Episode 6 – Betrayal'' (2010) || [[Medical drama]] |- |rowspan="1"| 2011 || ''[[Big Fat Gypsy Gangster]]'' || Bev (2011) || [[Comedy Film]] |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0482221|name=Leanne Lakey}}
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