Gillian Taylforth

Gillian Taylforth

Known for
Acting
Born
August 14, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Islington, London, UK

Biography

Gillian Taylforth is an English actress best known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Known For

Filmography

2025
EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square poster

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

Movie · as Herself

2020
EastEnders: Secrets from the Square poster

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

TV · as Herself · 14 eps

2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show poster

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
Missing poster

Missing

TV · as Judy Waverly · 1 ep

2008
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong poster

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Jane Hall poster

Jane Hall

TV · as Mandy Searle · 6 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Emma Winters · 1 ep

2002
Footballers' Wives poster

Footballers' Wives

TV · as Jackie Pascoe, Jackie Webb · 24 eps

2002
V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
The House That Jack Built poster

The House That Jack Built

TV · as Maxine Squire · 6 eps

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Messiah poster

Messiah

TV · as Helen Warren · 4 eps

2001
McCready and Daughter poster

McCready and Daughter

TV · as Diane Ryder · 1 ep

2000
Fish

Fish

TV · as Lucy Waters · 1 ep

1998
Big Cat

Big Cat

Movie · as Polly

1998
Lost In France poster

Lost In France

TV · as Carol · 12 eps

1997
Operation Good Guys poster

Operation Good Guys

TV · as Gillian Taylforth · 1 ep

1995
Hollyoaks poster

Hollyoaks

TV · as Sandy Roscoe · 261 eps

1994
Ready, Steady, Cook poster

Ready, Steady, Cook

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1994
The Knock poster

The Knock

TV · as Anne Gilbraith · 1 ep

1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time poster

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

Movie · as Kathy Beale

1989
My Brother David poster

My Brother David

Movie · as Kathy Beale (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)

1988
Behind The Screen

Behind The Screen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Gloria, Justine Walker MP · 1 ep

1985
EastEnders poster

EastEnders

TV · as Kathy Mitchell, Kathy Beale, Kathy Cotton · 41 eps

1984
Stars of the Roller State Disco poster

Stars of the Roller State Disco

Movie · as Kiosk Typist

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · as Sgt. Nikki Wright · 87 eps

1982
Ties poster

Ties

Movie · as Sandra

1982
On Safari

On Safari

TV · 55 eps

1981
Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

TV · as Dishmop · 1 ep

1980
The Long Good Friday poster

The Long Good Friday

Movie · as Sherry

1980
The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch

TV · as Mary Felix · 1 ep

1980
Hi-de-Hi! poster

Hi-de-Hi!

TV · as Rose · 1 ep

1980
Watch this Space

Watch this Space

TV · as Barbara · 6 eps

1980
Sink or Swim poster

Sink or Swim

TV · as Christine · 2 eps

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Girl in Pub · 1 ep

1979
Shelley poster

Shelley

TV · as Cashier · 1 ep

1979
Thundercloud poster

Thundercloud

TV · as Wren Jepson · 1 ep

1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey poster

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

Movie · as Girl in cafe

1978
20 Times More Likely poster

20 Times More Likely

Movie · as Sandy

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1977
The Rag Trade poster

The Rag Trade

TV · as Lyn · 22 eps

1976
Fast Hands poster

Fast Hands

Movie · as Maureen

1976
Plays for Britain poster

Plays for Britain

TV · as Maureen · 1 ep

1975
Zigger Zagger

Zigger Zagger

TV · as Sandra · 3 eps

1974
Eleanor poster

Eleanor

Movie · as Mavis

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Mavis · 1 ep