Hannah Waterman
| Hannah Waterman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 July 1975 London, England |
| Other names | Hannah Groves |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ricky Groves (m. 2006) (Separated) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Dennis Waterman Patricia Maynard |
Hannah Waterman-Groves (born 22 July 1975) is an English actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman and actress Patricia Maynard.
A former pupil of Norwich High School for Girls and Saint Felix School, Southwold and Putney High School, and a graduate of the University of Warwick, Waterman joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Laura Beale in February 2000 and left the show in 2004. Before playing Laura, she appeared as a HIV patient in 1997. Her character became the third wife of Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt) but the marriage was not a happy one as the paternity of Laura's son Bobby was disputed. Laura died after falling down the stairs in her flat after tripping over a toy when going to answer the door. Janine Evans (played by Charlie Brooks) was wrongly accused of murdering her after a receipt was found in Laura's flat following a bust-up. Waterman's mother Patricia Maynard played Laura's mother in EastEnders for a couple of episodes in 2001, and her one-time step mother Rula Lenska had also made a guest appearance in the series during Laura's run playing Frank Butcher's girlfriend in the Spain episodes in 2002.
Since her departure from EastEnders, Waterman has appeared in episodes of the BBC medical dramas Doctors and Holby City, The Bill and a recurring role in New Tricks, which also starred her father.
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