While actress Gillian Taylforth is perhaps know for playing Kathy in Eastenders, she has been involved in a multitude of TV programs.

The list includes :-

The Bill
Footballers Wives
Hi-de-Hi
Shelley
Play for Today
On Safari
Minder
Sink or Swim
The Rag Trade
The Long Good Friday
Jane Hall
Dr Who

While her professional life has been very very successful, her private life has had its fair share of highs and lows.  Her often rocky relationship with current partner Geoff Knights has hit the headlines on more than one occasion, with rumours of violence and arguments.

She was recently written out of Eastenders with news that Kathy had died in a car crash in South Africa, leaving her Phil and Ian to bring up her son Ben.

Forever remembered as Kathy Beale, she spent a number of years in the show and was central to many controversial storylines.