Jade Williams (actress)
Jade Williams (born 2 October 1984) is a British actress. Early life. Williams was born and in London, England in 1984 to Shelley and Mick Williams, a postman. She is the first of three children; her sister is Candice and her brother is Adam. Williams attended St. John's Infant School and later St. Mary's Primary School before winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School, for which she began attending at the age of eight. Career. Williams made her debut to television in 1995 when she appeared in "Black Hearts in Battersea", a television  adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Joan Aiken. The series last six episodes and co-starred Celia Imrie. She is perhaps best known for her regular role as Zoe Stringer in the BBC series "Grange Hill" and recurring one as Gemma Foster in "Casualty", and the ITV prison drama "Bad Girls", in which she played the role of Rhiannon Dawson, the daughter of prisoner Julie Johnston (Kika Mirylees); appearing for the first time in series two, Rhiannon and her brother Martin arrive at the prison to visit their long lost mother, Julie. Rhiannon returns in  series four when she is imprisoned for shoplifting and assault. In 2000, Williams appeared in the mini-series "The Sins". In 2001, she was cast in the television mini-series "", which was based on the book "" by Melissa Müller. Williams had minor role in "The Canterbury Tales", a 2003 BBC mini-series modern adaptation from the 14th century "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. She has received guest roles in a number of television series including "The Adventures of Paddington Bear", "Portlands", "Hope and Glory", which starred Lenny Henry and Amanda Redman, "Being April", with Pauline Quirk, police drama "The Bill , Doctors", "Serious and Organised", Sky1 series "Mile High", "William and Mary", with Julie Graham and Martin Clunes, "Judge John Deed", the flash-back episode of BBC soap opera "EastEnders", which aired in 2005, "Holby City" and "DCI Banks". Her most recent performance is in the BBC series Doctor Foster, as a captivating waitress, with the famous quote of "here's your water" Williams' film credits include "Anything's Possible", which featured Steven Webb, another guest character of drama series "Bad Girls"; "Life and Lyrics", "Hush Your Mouth", and "Doctor Faustus". In 2003 she starred in the television film "Lloyd & Hill . Williams is a well-known theatre actress, having been cast in a number of productions such as The William Shakespeare plays Romeo and Juliet", "As You Like It", "King Lear" and "Henry IV, Part 1" & "Part 2"; "Piranha Heights" by Philip Ridley; "The Little Prince", which is based on the book by Antoine de Saint Exupéry; "Palace of the End" by Judith Thompson; and "Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe. She has played many voice characters for radio plays which have been broadcast on channels including BBC Radio 4.