Jessica Barden

Jessica Barden
Born	21 July 1992 (1992-07-21) (age 19) Northallerton, UK
Occupation	Actress

Jessica Barden (born 21 July 1992) is an English actress who was a regular cast member on Coronation Street.

In 2007 it was announced that she would play the part of Kayleigh Morton on the ITV Soap Opera Coronation Street.^[1][2] She made her first appearance on Sunday 18 March 2007.

It was announced in April 2008 that Jessica, along with the rest of the Morton family, would leave Coronation street at the end of 2008, after just a year and a half. Jessica made her final appearance on Coronation Street on 29 September 2008.

She has also appeared in The Chase and No Angels, My Parents Are Aliens and plays Mary Ratcliffe in the 2007 film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution. She has played the part of 'Pea' in the highly acclaimed production Jerusalem at the 'Royal Court Theatre' in Sloane Square before being transferred to 'The Apollo' in the West End.

Jessica appeared in the film Tamara Drewe, a dramatisation of the comic strip of the same name, directed by Stephen Frears. She played the role of Sophie in Joe Wright's film Hanna.

Background

Barden was born in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, and moved to Wetherby, West Yorkshire, in 1995. She attended Wetherby High School.^[3]

References

1. ^ Wetherby News. Jessica set to join 'Corrie' cast, 02 March 2007 [1] retrieved on 2 September 2007.
2. ^ "Brookside's Sinbad joins Street". BBC News. 15 February 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6365905.stm. 
3. ^ "Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution" (doc). Hoyts Distribution NZ Ltd - Swag Pictures Limited/UK Film Council. 2007. http://www.hoytsdistribution.co.nz/main/zip_ratcliffes/ratcliffes_pronotes.doc.. Retrieved 2010-06-14. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Jessica Barden at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Barden, Jessica
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	21 July 1992
Place of birth	Northallerton, UK
Date of death
Place of death