Jane Slaughter (actor)

Jane Slaughter (born 1961) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the background role of Tracey in BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1] Slaughter has portrayed Tracey since the initial episode of EastEnders on 19 February 1985, making her the longest serving female character on the show.[2]

Jane Slaughter
Born1961 (age 59–60)
England, United Kingdom
EducationElmhurst Ballet School
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Known forRole of Tracey in EastEnders (1985–)
Children2

Life and career

As a child, Slaughter trained at Elmhurst Ballet School.[3] She made her debut television appearance as Petrova in Ballet Shoes in 1975, and in 1976, she appeared as Bella in three episodes of Katy. In 1981, she portrayed the role of Joanna in The History Man.[1]

In 1985, Slaughter began portraying the role of Tracey in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[4][5] In an interview with Radio Times, she stated "As a child, I was lucky and worked continually. Then I got in to my late teens and I lost my way. I wanted to play it safe, didn’t want to be brave, and never made that leap to adult actress."[3] Slaughter is currently the longest serving character on EastEnders, alongside Adam Woodyatt.[6][7][8]

Personal life

Slaughter has two sons.[2] In January 2019, it was announced that she would be running the London Marathon with some of her EastEnders co-stars. The run benefitted a dementia campaign in honour of her former EastEnders co-star Barbara Windsor, who was suffering from the disease.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1975 Ballet Shoes Petrova Fossil Main role, 6 episodes
1976 Katy Bella 3 episodes
1980 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Gwen Television film
1981 The History Man Joanna 2 episodes
1985–present EastEnders Tracey Regular extra
1993 Dimensions in Time Children in Need – charity crossover between Doctor Who and EastEnders
1999 Pudding Lane EastEnders spin-off film
2014 The Ghosts of Ian Beale Children in Need special

References
  1. "BBC – EastEnders – Backstage – Crew". 10 March 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. Green, Kris (9 February 2010). "Loads more from 'EastEnders' Tracey The Barmaid". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "EastEnders's "Silent Tracey" speaks out". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. Hogan, Michael (28 April 2017). "10 things you didn't know about EastEnders' legendary silent barmaid Tracey". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. Dray, Kayleigh. "EastEnders star Jane Slaughter – aka Tracey – on getting first storyline: 'I'm chuffed to bits'". Closer. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. Green, Kris (9 February 2010). "Jane Slaughter (Tracey The Barmaid, 'EastEnders')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. Green, Kris (9 February 2010). "Loads more from 'EastEnders' Tracey The Barmaid". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. Hogan, Dek (14 January 2007). "Monkey Magic". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  9. "EastEnders stars to run marathon for Dame Barbara Windsor". BBC News. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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