Melissa Suffield is best known for her role as Lucy Beale in Eastenders, a part she played for six years from the age of 11 until summer 2010.

Melissa's additional acting credits include the role of Kate in Bravo Two Zero, Young Lucy in Poirot, Melissa in Magic Grandad and Ghost in Spy TV. She has recently played the lead role in a new independent film called Rough and Ready directed by Jim Dickinson of Howitzer Films, and has just finished filming a special 3 episode guest lead in Casualty which is due to air in March 2012 and is a fantastic storyline for her. Alongside acting, she has also presented a documentary entitled 16: Too Young To Vote? for BBC Three, voiced Cbeebies programme Boo!, and reported for the BBC Watchdog programme.

At the end of 2010 Melissa played her first theatrical role as 'Sheila' in The Cock Tavern Theatre's production of the Edward Bond play Olly's Prison and in December 2010 she turned 18 while making her pantomime debut as Belle in Beauty and the Beast at the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone. The production went on a UK tour in Spring 2011. In December 2011 she returned to panto to play Snow White.

In 2011 Melissa also flew to Argentina to take part in filming for the new series of Celebrity Total Wipeout, an experience she enjoyed but vowed never to do again!


Praise for Melissa in Olly's Prison:

'Melissa Suffield plays half an hour of stillness and silence with a rare concentration.' - WhatsOnStage.com

'wonderfully immobile ' - The British Theatre Guide

'A really well put together production with an excellent group of actors who draw you into their world.' - Remote Goat

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