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Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975 ) is a British Actress . A native of Leam Lane, Gateshead , she began her acting career in the BBC Television children's drama series '' Byker Grove '', set in Newcastle Upon Tyne . Her other work has included appearances in '' Dalziel And Pascoe '' and '' Coronation Street ''. She took the major role of Kate Mitchell in the BBC One Soap Opera '' EastEnders '' between 2002 and 2004 . In Autumn 2004 she participated in the BBC One pro-celebrity Ballroom Dancing competition '' Strictly Come Dancing '', dancing with professional Darren Bennett . The couple won the competition. In a special one-off programme (broadcast on 22 December 2004) which pitted the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' champions (and other top performing couples) from series one and two against each other, Jill and Darren were crowned Champion of Champions. In December 2004 , it was announced that she would take the role of Roxie Hart in the West End musical, Chicago , starting January, 2005 . Jill was the guest presenter for and performed in the first show of the BBC four-part series '' The Sound Of Musicals '' in January 2006 and played Roxy Ball in '' Shameless '' in an episode broadcast on January 31 2006 . Jill is now starring in the BBC1 series '' Waterloo Road '' as teacher, Izzie Redpath. Jill also went to drama school First Act Theatre, in Gosforth , along with Ant And Dec , Dale Meeks (Simon in '' Emmerdale '') and Donna Air . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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