Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress.
Halfpenny is possibly best known for her role as Kate in the British TV drama EastEnders, from 2002-5.
She is a former student of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art(1994-1996) and she also went to drama school First Act Theatre in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne and to the Reavley Theatre School in Felling, Gateshead. She has appeared on television regularly since the early 1990s in serials such as Byker Grove, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Waterloo Road.
Although her native accent is Geordie, she can also do Northern Irish and New York accents.
Her parents are called Derek and Maureen Halfpenny.
Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Her hobbies include roller-skating, ice-skating, fencing, dancing and enjoys traveling.
Friends with Kacey Ainsworth.
In December 2004, it was announced that she would take the role of Roxie Hart in the West End musical, Chicago, starting January, 2005.
In the summer of 2005, she appeared in a well received run of The Bodies, a new play adapted from an Émile Zola novel by Peter Flannery at the Live Theatre Newcastle, opposite Craig Conway (I). In 2005 and 2006, Jill appeared in hit pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Newcastle.
On December 14th 2004, she and Darren Bennett made an appearance on stage at the Royal Variety Performance which took place at the London Coliseum.
Aunt of Chelsea Halfpenny.
