# Leanne Lakey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leanne_Lakey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leanne_Lakey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanne_Lakey > Source revision: 1318724970 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British actress (born 1978) Leanne Lakey Born (1978-05-19) 19 May 1978 (age 48) Chelmsford, Essex, England Occupation Actress Years active 1999–present **Leanne Lakey** (born 19 May 1978) is a British actress, best known for playing [Belinda Peacock](/source/List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2001)#Belinda_Peacock) in *[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)* (2001–2003) and Charlotte Day in *[Family Affairs](/source/Family_Affairs)* (2002). ## Background Lakey originally trained to be a dancer,[1] and is accomplished at jazz, ballroom and ballet.[2] She used to play [netball](/source/Netball) for [Essex](/source/Essex), and considered playing for England.[3] Lakey studied Dance at the Essex Dance Theatre and went on to train at [Arts Educational Schools](/source/Arts_Educational_Schools) in [Chiswick](/source/Chiswick).[4] ## Career Lakey's first professional acting role was a cameo in the [television film](/source/Television_movie) *The Last Musketeer*.[5] During 2002 she appeared in both *[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)* and *[Family Affairs](/source/Family_Affairs)* at the same time, becoming one of the first actors to do so.[6] Discussing the experience, she said: "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."[7][8][9] Lakey has also appeared in episodes of *[Ashes to Ashes](/source/Ashes_to_Ashes_(British_TV_series))*, *[New Tricks](/source/New_Tricks)*, *[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))* and *[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)*. In January 2016, actress ([Carli Norris](/source/Carli_Norris)) became the second actress to play [Belinda Peacock](/source/Belinda_Peacock), replacing Lakey. ## Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Last Musketeer Angie Salter Television film London's Burning Police Constable - Episode 12.11 (2000) TV series 2001 The Vice Debbie - Out of Mind (2001) Feature film The Bill Karen - Temptation (2001) Police drama EastEnders Belinda Peacock - (2001–2003) Soap opera 2002 Family Affairs Charlotte Day Soap opera 2003 EastEnders: Slaters in Detention Belinda Peacock Special episode released on DVD and VHS The Bill Julie Lewis - Episode 142 (2003) Police drama 2005 The Bill Janine Bowker - Episode 365 (2005) Police drama 2006 Casualty Lauren Dunsford - Poisoned Love (2006) Medical drama New Tricks Karen - Dockers (2006) Police drama 2007 Wire in the Blood May Barrett - The Names of Angels (2007) TV series 2008 Ashes to Ashes Street Girl 1 - Episode 1.3 (2008) TV series The Children DC Morton - Episode 1 & Episode 2 (2008) Police drama 2010 Holby City Erica O'Hanlon - series 13 Episode 6 – Betrayal (2010) Medical drama 2011 Big Fat Gypsy Gangster Bev (2011) Comedy Film ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC1_1-0)** ["BBC – EastEnders – Walford Hotspots – Leanne Lakey"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030101062225/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/walford_hotspot/leanne_lakey.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/walford_hotspot/leanne_lakey.shtml) on 1 January 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC2_2-0)** [BBC – EastEnders – Characters & Cast – Leanne Lakey](https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/characters_cast/cast/cast_leanne_l.shtml). Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC4_3-0)** ["BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 11"](https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey11.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey11.shtml) on 22 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mandy_4-0)** [Mandy profile](https://actors.mandy.com/uk). Retrieved 3 March 2019 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC3_5-0)** ["BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 9"](https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey9.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey9.shtml) on 22 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-IMDB_6-0)** [Leanne Lakey – Biography](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482221/bio) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC5_7-0)** ["BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 1"](https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey.shtml) on 22 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC6_8-0)** ["BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 2"](https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey2.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey2.shtml) on 22 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC7_9-0)** ["BBC – Pure Soap – Leanne Lakey Live Chat Transcript Page 3"](https://web.archive.org/web/20021122032248/http://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey3.shtml). BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/puresoap/talksoap/livechat_leannelakey3.shtml) on 22 November 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2009. ## External links - [Leanne Lakey](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482221/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leanne Lakey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanne_Lakey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanne_Lakey?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.