Helen Modern (born 16 February 1983) is an English actress best known for her recurring role as Naomi in British sitcom, '' Respectable'' on

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. She trained at the School of Drama at Edinburgh's

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. In 2006 she also starred in the eighth series of

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drama '' Bad Girls'' as inmate Stella Gough, the daughter of Governing Governor Joy Masterton. As well as her featured roles in '' Respectable'' and ''Bad Girls'', Helen has also had a recurring role in

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daytime soap opera, ''

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'' (2005) as Diane Bishop and various roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Chase'' and '' Messiah - The Harrowing'' with

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and

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Other Roles

In 2008 Helen featured as mouthy rock chick Sasha Reed on the new Shed Productions commission ''

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'', as well as working with comedy writer

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on his new commission for BBC. She also shot a series of commercials with director James Griffiths for the new "Pasta Hut" pizza hut commercials.

Early life

She was born in

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, and grew up in Preston in the North West of England. Her drama school training took place at

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where she graduated with a BA in acting with distinction in 2004.

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