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{{short description|British actress (b. 1970)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
| image              = Lucy Benjamin at the BAFTA's.jpg
| caption            = Lucy Benjamin at the [[2009 British Academy Television Awards]]
| name               = Lucy Benjamin
| birth_name         = Lucy Jane Baker
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1970|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Reading, Berkshire]], England
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1983–present
| children           = 2
| notable_works      = ''[[EastEnders]]''
| other_names        = Lucy Taggart
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Richard Taggart|2006|2024|end=separated}}
}}

'''Lucy Benjamin''' (born '''Lucy Jane Baker'''; 25 June 1970) is an English actress. After appearing in various television series including ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' (1989–1990), ''[[Press Gang]]'' (1989–1993) and ''[[Jupiter Moon]]'' (1990, 1996), she was cast in the [[BBC One|BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[Lisa Fowler]] in 1998, for which she received a nomination for Most Popular Actress at the 2001 [[National Television Awards]].

Following her initial departure from the soap in 2003, she competed in ''[[The X Factor: Battle of the Stars]]'' (2006) which she won, as well as competing in ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' (2009). She made guest returns to ''EastEnders'' in 2010 and 2017, while also appearing in series such as ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''. From 2019 to 2020, she reprised her role as Lisa on ''EastEnders'' for four months, before returning for another short stint in 2023.