- Petra Letang
Petra Letang (born 1979 in Plaistow,
London ,England ) is a British-Dominica n actress, probably best known for her role asNaomi Julien in theBBC soap opera "EastEnders ".Letang grew up in East London, and she attended the
Anna Scher Theatre school inIslington , London. She has played Donna Lewis in the five soap "Family Affairs " in 1999, and the character Pauline in theBBC2 drama "Babyfather " in 2002. Other television credits have included "Jonathan Creek " (2004); "The Bill " (2005) and "The Last Detective " (2005). She also appeared in the British film "Wondrous Oblivion " in 2003.In 2005 she was cast as Naomi Julien—the lesbian lover of
Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy )—in BBC's "EastEnders". She left the role in 2007, reportedly because scriptwriters had "run out of ideas for her." [cite news|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tv/tvland/2007/01/19/letangoed-89520-18500094/|title= LETANGOED!|publisher="The Mirror " | author = Nicola Methven And Polly Hudson | date =2007-01-19 | accessdate=2007-09-10] Prior to this, Letang had gone public with her fears that her character would be axed following a "bad public reaction" to the lesbian storyline which saw Naomi break up the marriage of Sonia and Martin Fowler (James Alexandrou ). [cite news|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/archive/2006/04/24/naomi-s-axe-fear-89520-16984599/|title= NAOMI'S AXE FEAR|publisher="The Mirror " | date =2006-04-24 | accessdate=2007-09-10]Letang went on to join the cast of
Angie Le Mar 's successful play, "Funny Black Women On the Edge". [cite news|url= http://www.blacknet.co.uk/option,com_jcalpro/Itemid,99999999/extmode,view/extid,56/recurdate,1188712800.html|title= 'ANGIE LE MAR: FUNNY BLACK WOMEN ON THE EDGE'|publisher="blacknet.co.uk"| accessdate=2007-09-10] It played at theHackney Empire , East London in the Spring of 2007. [cite news|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/2007/03/22/life-after-enders-for-petra-89520-18789687/|title= LIFE AFTER ENDERS FOR PETRA|publisher="The Mirror"| accessdate=2007-09-10]In March 2007, Letang was one of several television stars who took part in "Searchlight" magazine's "Hope Not Hate bus" campaign with the "Daily Mirror", which was aimed at spreading a message of goodwill in the build-up to the local elections in May 2007. Letang commented:"This campaign is very close to my heart. We have to make a difference for the young people coming up." [cite news|url= http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/03/26/bill-aboard-89520-18809144/|title= BILL ABOARD!|publisher="The Mirror"| accessdate=2007-09-10]
Filmography
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EastEnders " - Naomi Julien (2005-2007)
*"Wondrous Oblivion " - Loretta (2003)
*"Family Affairs " - Donna Lewis (1999)References
External links
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