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Clare Buckfield | |
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| Born | (1976-04-10)10 April 1976 (age 49) Paddington,London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Partner | Declan Donnelly (1993–2003) |
Clare Buckfield (born 10 April 1976) is an Englishactress, best known for playing the role of Jenny Porter in theBBCsitcom2point4 Children for most of the nineties and Natasha Stevens in theCBBC seriesGrange Hill.
From an early age, both she and her identical twin sisterJulie harboured ambitions to be actresses, leading their mother to hire her daughters an agent. As a result, Clare and Julie appeared in local productions and were offered modelling work.
A graduate of theSylvia Young Theatre School inLondon, Buckfield originally auditioned for the part of Natalie Stevens inBBC 1 teenagesoapGrange Hill. She lost out to her twin sisterJulie who was auditioning for the part of Chrissy Mainwaring, but Clare eventually won the role of Natasha Stevens in 1992. She appeared inGrange Hill for two years. Clare and Julie competed again to replaceClare Woodgate as character Jenny Porter in2point4children, but this time Clare got the part over Julie. Clare appeared in the series until 1999.
In 2003, Buckfield played the role of Sandy inGrease, oppositeNoel Sullivan as Danny andAmanda-Jane Manning as Rizzo at The Jersey Opera House.[1] In 2004, Buckfield landed the role of Katy Bell inSteel River Blues, a program intended to fill the void left byLondon's Burning onITV1. The series was not recommissioned beyond its initial seven-episode run.
She has also appeared in episodes ofDangerfield,Doctors, andHolby City. She did the voice-over of Samantha in thePG Tips television commercials and appeared in the Big FinishDoctor Who audio ofThe One Doctor, alongside 6th DoctorColin Baker, as Sally Ann-Stubbins in 2001. In 2006 she returned toDoctor Who, starring alongsidePaul McGann andStephen Gately in the radio adventureThe Horror of Glam Rock and then again in 2007 (released in 2008) inDead London. She most recently played Audrey inThe Little Shop of Horrors (2009 UK Tour).
Buckfield gained second place in the second series of the hitITV showDancing on Ice. Her partner was the Russian skating starAndrei Lipanov. She was the last female celebrity contestant left in the competition and was in the final along with rugby aceKyran Bracken and singerDuncan James. The final requirement was for the celebrities to fly over the ice using a harness, at which Buckfield excelled with the joint highest result of the series at 29.5. The final took place on Saturday, 17 March 2007 and Buckfield came second.
During the series, she experienced several injuries, the most serious being a pulledmuscle underneath herribcage. Buckfield was polled in the final twice during the series but was saved from eviction by the judges. She appeared in theDancing On Ice Live Tour which saw past celebrities from the two series battle it out again on the ice. Buckfield has also taken part in the Sense City Ice Skate challenge in support of the Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association.
From 1993 until 2003, Buckfield was in a relationship withDeclan Donnelly.[2]
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