Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-08-14 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Islington, London, UK

Also Known As

Gillian Taylforth

Biography

Gillian Taylforth is an English actress best known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Known For

The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

Acting

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

1978

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

as

Girl in cafe

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

as

Kathy Beale

20 Times More Likely

1978

20 Times More Likely

as

Sandy

Fast Hands

1976

Fast Hands

as

Maureen

My Brother David

1989

My Brother David

as

Kathy Beale (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)

Stars of the Roller State Disco

1984

Stars of the Roller State Disco

as

Kiosk Typist

Ties

1982

Ties

as

Sandra

The Long Good Friday

1980

The Long Good Friday

as

Sherry

Eleanor

1974

Eleanor

as

Mavis

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

2025

EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

as

Herself

Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

as

Jackie Pascoe

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Minder

Minder

as

Girl in Pub

Operation Good Guys

Operation Good Guys

as

The Knock

The Knock

as

Shelley

Shelley

as

Jane Hall

Jane Hall

as

Mandy Searle

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Emma Winters

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as

Self

On Safari

On Safari

as

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

as

Self

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Kathy Mitchell

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

as

Self

The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

as

Maxine Squire

Behind The Screen

Behind The Screen

as

The Rag Trade

The Rag Trade

as

Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim

as

Hi-de-Hi!

Hi-de-Hi!

as

Rose

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Kathy

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as

Self

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Kathy Beale

Casualty

Casualty

as

Gloria

Casualty

Casualty

as

Justine Walker MP

Lost In France

Lost In France

as

Carol Rudd

Ready Steady Cook

Ready Steady Cook

as

Self - Guest

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Mavis

Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

as

Jackie Webb

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

as

Self

Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother

as

Self

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Kathy Cotton

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

as

Herself

Production

Crew

Directing