Jennifer Ness (born in

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's coun ...

, England in 1972) is an English actress best known for her role as Kris Yates in the ITV drama ''Bad Girls''.Bad Girls: Official Site
(accessed 9 December 2012) She studied at the Mount View Theatre school.

Career

Ness had her first professional role in the TV film ''The Magician'', with

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, in 1993. She has had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''A&E'', ''London's Burning'' and Reps. She has also performed in a number of theatre productions including ''End Of Story'' and ''Rebecca''. For the role of Kris Yates, Ness had to have her hair cut short from being very long. She said in her ''Bad Girls'' interview that she enjoyed the stunt scenes. She also enjoyed the scene when she found Yvonne's body in the hanging cell. The worst scene was when Jim Fenner ( Jack Ellis) went mad and urinated on her.

Personal life

Ness was born in

, England. She lives in Norfolk with her husband and 3 children. She has produced many short films, talking books and is a regular on QVC.

Filmography

References

External links

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Interview with Ness on an independent website.
Living people 1972 births English television actresses People from Cheshire (before 1974) Actresses from London {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub