Gemma McCluskie
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| Born | 5 February 1983 |
| Died | 1 March 2012 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Beating |
| Body discovered | 6 March 2012 Regent's Canal, Hackney, London |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–2001 |
| Notable work | EastEnders |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) |
| Relatives | Tony McCluskie, Anthony McCluskie, Danny McCluskie |
Gemma Rose Veronica McCluskie (5 February 1983 – 1 March 2012) was a British television actress. Her most notable role was in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which she played the semi-regular character Kerry Skinner.
In March 2012, McCluskie disappeared from her home in East London; a few days later, her dismembered body was discovered in the Regent's Canal. Her brother, Tony McCluskie, was subsequently found guilty of her murder.
McCluskie's best-known role was Kerry Skinner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, her character appeared between October 2000 and February 2001. In the show, McCluskie's character was a close friend of Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) and the great-niece of the recently killed off Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), and also the girlfriend of long-serving character Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney).In 1997, she also appeared in the TV series No Sweat, playing a bully named Janis.
McCluskie went missing from her East London flat, where she lived with her brother Tony, on 1 March 2012. She was seen at home with her brother that afternoon, and a subsequent investigation found that she had entered a kebab shop around 8 pm.
Former EastEnders actresses Martine McCutcheon, Brooke Kinsella, and Natalie Cassidy tweeted about her disappearance in hopes of getting information about her whereabouts; the Twitter hashtag "#FindGemma" was used. A search party of 100 people was organised by McCluskie's cousins on 5 March, which spread out from the east and south of London, attempting to discover information related to McCluskie's disappearance.
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