Tiana Benjamin

Tiana Opium Benjamin (born 5 October 1984) is an English actress, known for playing Chelsea Fox in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1]

Tiana Benjamin
Born	Tiana Opium Benjamin 5 October 1984 Enfield, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Career

Benjamin trained at the Anna Scher Theatre in London.[2] In 2005, she made a brief appearance in the film Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire as Angelina Johnson,[3] and voiced the character for the video game adaptation. In 2006, Benjamin joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders, portraying the role of Chelsea Fox. Her decision to leave EastEnders was announced on 2 April 2010.[4]

In 2011, Benjamin starred in the 2011 drama film Fast Girls. She also played a role in the fourth episode of BBC crime drama The Interceptor in 2015.[5]

In 2016, Benjamin starred in The Dumping Ground as Bailey Wharton's mother Alison.[5] It was later discovered that her character was the mother of Bryony.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Angelina Johnson
2007	Wishbaby	Maxine
2011	Fast Girls	Tara Andrews
2019	The Creatress	Jessica Morrison
2019	Absent	Angel

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Last Detective	Carleen Romane	Episode: "Christine"
2004	The Brief	Xansi Tucker	Episode: "A Sort of Love"
2004	Rose and Maloney	Scarlett	2 episodes
2004	The Bill	Tania Baptiste	Episode: "236"
2006	Dalziel and Pascoe	Kylie Johnson	2 episodes
2006–2010	EastEnders	Chelsea Fox	Series regular
2012	Bedlam	Reeta	Episode: "Unfaithful"
2015	Casualty	Cheryl Dunsby	Episode: "The Last Goodbye"
2015	The Interceptor	Mandy	Episode: "Episode #1.4"
2016	The Dumping Ground	Alison	2 episodes
2017	Holby City	Alice	Episode: "Enigma"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Angelina Johnson	Voice role

References

1. Quinn, Angie (28 February 2019). "11 EastEnders characters we would love to see return to the square". getwestlondon. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
2. "EastEnders – Characters and Cast – Tiana Benjamin". BBC Home. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
3. "This is what the Angelina Johnsons from Harry Potter look like now". Metro. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. Green, Kris (2 April 2010). "Tiana Benjamin quits 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
5. Knox, Miranda (10 January 2018). "EastEnders: Remember Chelsea Fox? Actress Tiana Benjamin moves on to exciting new projects eight years on from the BBC soap". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

External links

• Tiana Benjamin at IMDb