Hetti Bywater

Harriet Jessica P "Hetti" Bywater[2] (born 10 September 1994[3]) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Lucy Beale in the BBC One soap opera, EastEnders.

Hetti Bywater
Bywater in 2012
Born
Harriet Jessica P Bywater

(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994
Sedlescombe, East Sussex, England[1]
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Notable work
Lucy Beale in EastEnders
TelevisionEastEnders (2012–2015)

Early life

Bywater was born in Sedlescombe, East Sussex to Welsh parents originally from Swansea. She studied performing arts at The Theatre Workshop in Sussex.

Acting career

Bywater began her career in 2011, making guest appearances in Casualty and Doctors. She also starred in the St George's Day film in the same year. In 2015, Bywater guest starred in the fourth series of Death in Paradise.[4]

Between 2016 and 2017, Bywater guest starred in two episodes of the first series of the drama on Sky One, Delicious.

EastEnders

Bywater's most notable role was in EastEnders in 2012 as Lucy Beale, taking over from Melissa Suffield, who played the role from October 2004 to August 2010.[4][5] On 21 February 2014, it was announced that Lucy would be murdered, starting a dark chapter for the Beale family and a whodunnit storyline ("Who Killed Lucy Beale?") that would run until the show's 30th anniversary in February 2015, when the identity of the murderer was revealed.[6]

Bywater made her final appearance as a series regular on 18 April 2014; returning for a flashback episode on 19 February 2015 as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 CasualtySarah Barker1 episode
2011 DoctorsAngelica Batter 1 episode
2011 St George's DayLol's GirlfriendFilm
2012–2015 EastEndersLucy BealeSeries regular
2015 Death in ParadiseJess Chambers1 episode
2016–2017 Delicious Daisy 2 episodes

References
  1. "A TEENAGER from Eastbourne has landed a starring role in the hit BBC soap EastEnders". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. "Harriet Bywater Actors Profile". The Casting Website. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. "Hetti Bywater". FHM. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. Walker, Danny (14 July 2014). "Hetti Bywater set for Death in Paradise role and already filmed on location in Paris and Mexico". mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. Metro.co.uk, Christopher Hooton for (3 January 2012). "Lucy Beale gets makeover for EastEnders return with new actress". Metro. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. "Death in Walford: Lucy Beale's dramatic exit". EastEnders News & Spoilers. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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