Ellen Thomas (actress)
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Thomas in 2016
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| Born |
Ellen Thomas 3 February 1964 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
Ellen Thomas (born 3 February 1964) is a British actress originally from Sierra Leone who has had many television and film roles, but is perhaps best known for her recurring role in the Channel 4 Bristol-based comedy, Teachers or as Grace Olubunmi and Claudette Hubbard in EastEnders.
In Teachers, Thomas played Liz Webbe – a school secretary – and was one of the few characters who appeared in all four series, from 2001 to 2004. She is a regular cast member in BBC Radio 4's Clare in the Community and in BBC Three's Coming of Age, in which she plays the Principal. She has also guest-starred in Doctor Who.Casualty,Holby City,William and Mary and The Bill (twice), as well as playing small film roles in Basic Instinct 2,South West 9,Wonderland and The Secret Laughter of Women. For her role in Rev., she was nominated for "Best TV Comedy Performance" at the Black International Film Festival and Music Video & Screen Awards.
Thomas is perhaps best known for the number of characters she has portrayed in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. She played Pearl Chadwick in 1990, Estella Hulton in 2002, Grace Olubunmi from 2010–11 and is currently playing Claudette Hubbard since 2015. On Thomas' casting of Claudette, current executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins commented, "Ellen Thomas belongs on EastEnders. Albert Square now has a new steely matriarch – with a few twisted secrets hidden behind her beaming smile".
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