Jennifer Ness (born in Cheshire, England in 1972) is an English actress best known for her role as Kris Yates in the ITV drama Bad Girls. She studied at the Mount View Theatre school.
Ness had her first professional role in the TV film The Magician, with Clive Owen, in 1993. She has had roles in Holby City, Casualty, Peak Practice, Hollyoaks, A&E, London's Burning and Reps. She has also performed in a number of theatre productions including End Of Story and Rebecca.
For the role of Kris Yates, Ness had to have her hair cut short from being very long. She said in her Bad Girls interview that she enjoyed the stunt scenes. She also enjoyed the scene when she found Yvonne's body in the hanging cell. The worst scene was when Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) went mad and urinated on her.
Ness was born in Cheshire, England. She lives in North London and has produced many short films.