Delanie Forbes
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Delanie Forbes is an English actress. She is best known for her childhood role of Cassie Carpenter in BBC's EastEnders
.
Forbes attended a school in Mottingham
, South East London, and she was also a part-time student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School
. She made her first appearance on television at the age of three, in a BBC
play. In 1985 she was cast in her most notable role to date. She played the character Cassie—the daughter of Tony Carpenter
(Oscar James
)—in the BBC soap opera
EastEnders
. She remained in the role until December 1986.
In 1989 she appeared in an episode of the ITV
drama, The Bill
, and in 2001 she appeared as Anne-Marie in Love Is Not Enough, a film about perseverance in the face of adversity, written and directed by Mark Norfolk.
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.
Forbes attended a school in Mottingham
Mottingham
Mottingham is a district of south London, England; located at the convergence of the London Borough of Bromley, the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich...
, South East London, and she was also a part-time student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent fee-paying stage school, in Westminster, London, named after its founder and Principal, Sylvia Young.-Outline:...
. She made her first appearance on television at the age of three, in a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
play. In 1985 she was cast in her most notable role to date. She played the character Cassie—the daughter of Tony Carpenter
Tony Carpenter
Tony Carpenter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Oscar James.Happy go lucky Tony tried to carve himself a successful business and steady home for his family, but nothing he did was ever good enough for his nagging wife.-Storylines:Trinidadian born Tony, married...
(Oscar James
Oscar James
Oscar James is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He has had a long and varied career, but is best known for appearing on British television, in particular the BBC soap opera EastEnders, where he played original character, Tony Carpenter, for over two years...
)—in the BBC soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. She remained in the role until December 1986.
In 1989 she appeared in an episode of the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, and in 2001 she appeared as Anne-Marie in Love Is Not Enough, a film about perseverance in the face of adversity, written and directed by Mark Norfolk.