Leanne Wilson (born 27 December 1980) is a British television actress from

Hitchin Hitchin () is a market town in the North Hertfordshire Districts of England, district of Hertfordshire, England. The town dates from at least the 7th century. It lies in the valley of the River Hiz at the north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills ...

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. Wilson grew up in

with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She attended

The Knights Templar School The Knights Templar School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located in the market town of Baldock in North Hertfordshire, England. In a February 2006 Ofsted report, the school was described as "outstanding", one of only ...

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. As a girl Wilson was determined to be an actress, and she studied Performing Arts at

North Hertfordshire College North Hertfordshire College ("NHC") is a further education and higher education college operating in Stevenage, Hitchin, and Letchworth Garden City. NHC was established on 1 April 1991, through the amalgamation of Stevenage College, Hitchin Co ...

and attended drama classes in the evenings and at weekends at the

Sylvia Young Theatre School Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 19 ...

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. Her big break came as Jess Brown in the Canadian

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series '' Tracker'', appearing in 8 episodes between 2001–2002. She appeared in 20 episodes of the

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day-time medical drama series ''

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'' in 2001 as Candy Williams and later appeared as nurse Claire Guildford in 90 episodes of the

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medical drama ''

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'' (2003–2005). She appeared in the BBC's ''

Stars in Fast Cars ''Stars in Fast Cars'' is a motoring-themed celebrity game show, in which celebrities compete in "a series of Wacky Races-esque events to become the fastest star-in-a-car." The series was first broadcast on BBC Three, in 2005, and repeated on BB ...

'' as herself in 2005, presented an award at the Disney Awards and made a couple of appearances on GMTV. After leaving ''Casualty'' Wilson appeared in Channel 4's comedy series ''

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'' in 2007. She has also appeared in numerous commercials and is currently pursuing her acting career in

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. She appeared in the films ''

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'' in 2000, and ''

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'' in 2006. In 2009 Wilson appeared in 18 episodes of the comedy TV series ''Workshop''. She has filmed a pilot for a new sitcom called ''T.V or Not T.V'', is shooting an episode of ''The Anthony Falcon Show'' and has appeared in '' Better Off Ted'' (2010) for NBC/FOX and ''

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'' (2011).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Leanne 1980 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses People educated at The Knights Templar School, Baldock British soap opera actresses British television actresses Actresses from Hitchin Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School