Lacey Turner
Lacey Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lacey Amelia Turner 28 March 1988 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Lacey Amelia Turner[1] (born 28 March 1988) is an award-winning English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Stacey Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role for which she has won 33 awards. She has won more British Soap Awards than any other actor in any soap, and, at the age of 17, she was the youngest person to ever win 'Best Actress', an award she won four times.
Early life
Turner was born in Hendon, NW London in 1988,[1] to parents Bev and Les.[2] She was raised as a Catholic with her two younger sisters Daisy (born 1990) and Lily Harvey (born 2001) in Hertfordshire, near to the BBC television studios in Elstree.[2] She has commented, "From my bedroom window you could see part of the Square, and you could hear them all filming at night. I used to say to my mum: 'I wanna be on that!"[2] It was whilst living there that Turner decided to become an actress. At the age of 10, she schooled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School to achieve her ambition, but left after a year stating that it "wasn't my cup of tea".[2] She has since revealed that she was bullied while at stage school, by children who teased her for being "geeky".[3] Instead, she attended a local girls private school (Peterborough And Saint Margarets School)in Stanmore NW London and went to dance, singing and acting classes outside school.[2] As of 2007, Lacey resides in Radlett, Hertfordshire.[4][5]
Career
Turner's earliest work included appearances on stage and in advertisements (notably a Haribo advert).[6] In 1999 she had a small part in The Worst Witch playing Maddie Stevenson and in 2004, Turner went on to audition for the role of Demi Miller in BBC's EastEnders. Though she failed to get that part, she was instead given the role of Stacey, a new addition to the popular Slater family. She started in the soap the day after leaving school,[2] and made her first appearance on-screen in November 2004.[6] Commenting on the role, Turner said, "I always dreamt of being on the show and so I can't believe that I've fulfilled my greatest ambition!"[7] In 2005, Turner appeared alongside Catherine Tate's character Lauren in a special sketch for the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon.[8] In January 2009, Turner appeared as a guest on The Sunday Night Project. Turner also starred in a live episode of EastEnders on 19 February 2010 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the soap opera. The live episode gained over 16.6 million viewers which saw Stacey's husband Bradley Branning fall to his death immediately before Stacey's confession that she murdered Archie Mitchell.[9] After her co-star Charlie Clements who played Bradley Branning left in February 2010, EastEnders bosses declared that they are keen to retain Turner after proving her popularity with viewers,[9] however, she announced her decision to leave the show in April 2010.[10] She stated, "I'll miss Stacey and everyone in Albert Square very much but the time has come to try something different."[11] Turner later revealed that she had agreed with Charlie Clements to leave EastEnders at the same time as him. Of the decision, Turner said "Charlie and I always said we'd go at the same time. For quite a while I'd been saying I was going to go and kept realising I wasn't ready. But when Charlie said he was going last year I was like, 'Right, OK, I'm going too'."[12] Lacey has told the Daily Mail after she has left EastEnders she hopes to become a film star, but hasn't ruled out a return in the future and BBC bosses are leaving her the option to return back to EastEnders.[13] As of 2010, Lacey has appeared in 725 EastEnders episodes.[citation needed]
In December 2010 she did some advertising for Royal Mail to remind people of Christmas postal deadlines.[14]
Turner was cast as Lia Shaman in the third series of Being Human.[15] Turner starred in series 3 opener which aired on 23 January 2011. It was watched by 1.37 million (5%). She reprised her role for the series three finalé. In March 2011 she played Elizabeth Lavenza, the bride of Victor Frankenstein, played by Andrew Gower,in an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which air on BBC 3, live from the derelict Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, in front of an audience of 12,000. The show was titled Frankenstein's Wedding [16]
Awards and nominations
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (March 2010) |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Won | TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Soap Bitch of the Year | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2006 | Won | British Soap Awards[17] | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Couple (Shared with Charlie Clements) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Mental Health Media Awards[18] | Soaps and Continual Drama Award (Shared with Gillian Wright) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | National Television Awards | Most Popular Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2007 | Won | All About Soap Awards | Best Tearjerker | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Won | British Soap Awards[19] | Best Dramatic Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Couple (Shared with Charlie Clements) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | National Television Awards[20] | Most Popular Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Television and Radio Industry Club Awards[21] | Most Popular Soap Personality | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | TV Now Awards | Best Performance by a Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | Inside Soap Awards | Best Dressed Soap Star | EastEnders | Herself | |
| Nominated | TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2008 | Won | All About Soap Awards | Best Secret Reveal (For Max and Stacey's Affair) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Won | All About Soap Awards | Best Slap (Shared with Jo Joyner) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Couple (Shared with Charlie Clements) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Single Episode (Christmas Day) | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | TV Times Awards | Favourite Soap Star | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2009 | Nominated | British Soap Awards | Sexiest Female | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Nominated | All About Soap Awards | Celeb Style Award | EastEnders | Herself | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards[22] | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Cosmopolitan: Woman of the Year | Ultimate TV Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Mental Health Media Awards | Soaps and Continual Drama | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | TV Times Awards | Favourite Soap Star | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2010 | Won | National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
| Nominated | Television and Radio Industries Club Awards | TV Soap Personality | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | All About Soap Bubble Awards | Celeb Style | EastEnders | Herself | |
| Won | All About Soap Bubble Awards | I'm A Survivor | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | All About Soap Bubble Awards | Killer Secret | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | British Soap Awards[23] | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | British Soap Awards[23] | Best Dramatic Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Walkers TV Now Awards | Favorite Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | TVChoice Awards | Best Soap Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Nominated | Inside Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| Won | TV Times Awards | Favourite Soap Star | EastEnders | Stacey Slater | |
| 2011 | Won | National Television Awards[24] | Serial Drama Performance | EastEnders | Stacey Slater |
References
- ^ a b Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984-2004.
- ^ a b c d e f SQUARE'S LACEY ON LIFE AFTER THOSE SAUCY CCTV SNAPS
- ^ I'm TV's biggest bitch .. thanks to the bullies at my school
- ^ Lacey fell like a sack of spuds
- ^ Binnie, Adam (4 January 2010). "EastEnder Lacey Turner has moved back in with her mum and dad in Radlett". Watford Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b Archived BBC interview with Lacey Turner 2007-03-08
- ^ "New Slater to join EastEnders" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "http://catherinetate.co.uk/index.php/Catherine-Tate-Show.html" (Press release). Retrieved 2008-06-25.
{{cite press release}}: External link in|title= - ^ a b Simpson, Oli (21 February 2010). "'Enders bosses: 'Stacey will be staying'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Green, Kris (29 April 2010). "Stacey and Jean to leave 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Lacey Turner Quits Eastenders
- ^ Daniels, Colin (18 December 2010). "Soaps - News - Turner 'made deal with Clements to leave' - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1269715/Lacey-Turner-quits-EastEnders-Stacey-Slater.html
- ^ "Lacey Turner has Christmas licked as she balances a festive stamp on her nose - mirror.co.uk". Daily Mirror. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/beinghuman/2010/06/lacey_turner_to_star_in_being.html
- ^ Laws, Roz (03-14-2011). "Lacey Turner and David Harewood star in Frankenstein's Wedding". Sunday Mercury. Retrieved 03-12-2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "British Soap Awards: The Winners". Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "Mental Health Media Awards 2006". Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ Green, Kris (2007-05-27). "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Winners in full: National TV Awards". BBC. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "2007 TRIC Award Winners". The Television and Radio Industry Club. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Lacey Turner wins Best Actress gong again". London: The Daily Mail. 29 Sep 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ a b Donald, Kirsty (9 May 2010). "Soap Awards Success As EastEnders Cleans Up". SKY News. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "NTA 2011: National Television Awards results". Beehive City. Honeycomb Publishing & Media. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
External links
- Lacey Turner at IMDb