Dominique Jackson

Acting · Born December 3, 1991 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Dominique Hannah Jackson (born 3 December 1991) is a British actress from Oldham, Greater Manchester, who has starred in various TV roles. She is best known for her roles as Becky in the Children's TV series Becky and Barnaby Bear and Lauren Valentine on Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks. In 2003 she appeared as Joanna Sharpe in The Bill, and has since appeared as Roseanne Speedwell on The New Worst Witch in 2005 and as Selena on the hit children's TV show My Parents Are Aliens in 2006. She plays Evie Prior in Waterloo Road. She attended The Radclyffe School in Chadderton and left with 9 GCSEs (8 A* - C). Dominique starred alongside Paul O'Grady as "Molly" in the 1998 West End production of Annie at the Victoria Palace. Her first major role was as Saffron in the BAFTA winning and heart-warming TV drama Buried Treasure with revered British actor John Thaw. Since September 2007, Dominique has starred as the Emo girl Lauren Valentine on the Channel 4 show Hollyoaks. Jackson left Hollyoaks in August 2010 after she, according to Digital Spy, made a mutual decision to leave in March 2010. Other credits include The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Casualty, Doctors, UGetMe, Welcome to Orty Fou, Conviction Little Britain. Dominique is also one of the many celebrities who have teamed up with Cancer Research UK to re-release "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".