Jessica Ann Fox (born 19 May 1983) is an English actress. She played Enid Nightshade in the children's television series The Worst Witch and later gained soap opera roles as Belle Wise in Crossroads and Nancy Hayton in Hollyoaks.
Career
Fox was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Fox received her acting training at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Her early television and film roles included The Muppet Christmas Carol, in which she provided the voice of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Shortly afterwards her career in television was furthered with roles in The Angel of Nitshill Road, May and June, Trial and Retribution, The Bill, The Detectives. She played the main role of Anthea in the 1997 BBC children's serial The Phoenix and the Carpet. She then moved to comedy, playing the "naughty but nice" Enid Nightshade in three series of The Worst Witch and the slightly naughtier Enid in the spinoff Weirdsister College. Co-starring with Sarah Lancashire, she then appeared in the role of Rusty Dickinson in Back Home.
Fox then gained her first soaps operas role, playing Belle Wise in Crossroads, and made a guest appearance in children's show Powers. In 2005, she was cast as newcomer Nancy Hayton in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Personal life On 15 October 2022, Fox announced she was pregnant with her first child. Fox supports the charity Breast Cancer Care.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Past Film (Voice) 1996 The Detectives 1st Schoolgirl Guest role1997 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries May Guest role 1997 The Phoenix and the Carpet Anthea Main role 1998–2001 The Worst Witch Enid Nightshade Regular role 1999 Holy Joe Esperanza Garcia Film 2000 Trial & Retribution Fiona Meadows Guest role 2001 Back Home Virginia 'Rusty' Dickinson Film 2001 Weirdsister College Enid Nightshade Guest role 2001-2002 The Bill Rachel Monroe Guest role 2002 The Forsyte Saga June Guest role 2003 Crossroads Belle Wise Regular role 2004 Powers Lex Guest role 2005–present Hollyoaks Nancy Hayton Regular role 2008–2012 Hollyoaks Later Nancy Hayton Regular role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Series Result 2012 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Hollyoaks 2014 British Soap Awards Best Actress National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2016 British Soap Awards Best On-screen Partnership 2017 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2019 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2021 TRIC Awards Soap Actor of the Year
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