Editing Lucy Benjamin

{{short description|British actress (b. 1970)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Redirect|Lucy Taggart|the American painter|Lucy M. Taggart}}
{{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.

==Early life==
Benjamin was born on 25 June 1970 in [[Reading, Berkshire]] as Lucy Jane Baker.<ref name="Ten">{{cite news |title=I'm A Celebrity: 10 things you need to know about Lucy Benjamin |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/im-a-celebrity-10-things-you-430429 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=[[Reach plc]] |date=28 January 2012 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080234/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/im-a-celebrity-10-things-you-430429 |url-status=live }}</ref> While attending school in [[Sandhurst, Berkshire|Sandhurst]], she performed in school concerts; her parents were informed by one of her primary school teachers that she had drama talent and advised them to let her attend a nearby theatre school.<ref name="British Life" /> She began attending [[Redroofs Theatre School]] in [[Maidenhead]],<ref name="Ten" /> and began dance lessons at the age of nine.<ref name="British Life" /> She took the stage surname of Benjamin from her brother.<ref name="Ten" />

==Career==
Benjamin's first acting role was as a child actress in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in 1983, playing a younger version of the character [[Nyssa (Doctor Who)|Nyssa]] in ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]''.<ref name="Ten" /> In 1989, she starred in the children's television programme ''[[Press Gang]]'', where she played Julie Craig.<ref name="Eames">{{cite news |last1=Eames |first1=Tom |title=Press Gang: What happened to the journalist kids in Steven Moffat's debut show? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a806944/press-gang-where-are-they-now-itv-what-happened-to-the-journalist-kids-in-steven-moffat-debut-show/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |date=5 September 2016 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622034329/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a806944/press-gang-where-are-they-now-itv-what-happened-to-the-journalist-kids-in-steven-moffat-debut-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1989 to 1990, Benjamin appeared in two series of [[LWT]] sitcom ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', playing [[Paul Nicholas]]' teenage daughter Kate Shepherd.<ref>{{cite news |title=Close To Home |url=https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/close-to-home |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=British Classic Comedy |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129170708/https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/close-to-home |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 1990, Benjamin appeared in the [[British Satellite Broadcasting]] (BSB) [[Galaxy (British television)|Galaxy Channel]] soap opera ''[[Jupiter Moon]]''.<ref name="Eames" /> In 1995, she appeared in the [[Adrian Edmondson]] and [[Rik Mayall]] comedy ''[[Bottom (television)|Bottom]]''.<ref name="BCG">{{cite web |title=Lucy Benjamin |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucy_benjamin/ |publisher=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080236/https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucy_benjamin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1998 to 2003, she played [[Lisa Fowler]] in the [[BBC One|BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''. During her time on the programme, Benjamin was involved in one of the soap's most viewed storylines, known as "[[Who Shot Phil?]]" (2001). The storyline centered on the shooting of her on-screen lover [[Phil Mitchell]], and who, out of the many potential candidates, was responsible. Her character was eventually revealed to be the shooter.<ref name="Ten" /> She was asked back for a short period in 2003, to help with the forthcoming exit of [[Steve McFadden]], who was taking a hiatus from the programme.<ref name="British Life" /> After leaving ''EastEnders'', Benjamin appeared in the BBC television programme ''[[The Afternoon Play]]'' and the BBC medical drama ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.<ref name="Ten" /> She has also appeared in pantomimes across London, as well as touring for six months in the play ''Framed''.<ref name="Framed">{{cite news |title=Framed! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/07/14/theatre_framed_preview_july05_feature.shtml |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=3 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003213700/http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/07/14/theatre_framed_preview_july05_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2006, the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reported that Benjamin was in talks with ''EastEnders'' about reprising the role of Lisa Fowler. Benjamin stated in an interview that all rumours of her returning to ''EastEnders'' were inaccurate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a31197/lucy-benjamin-not-returning-to-walford/|access-date=4 September 2020|work=[[Digital Spy]]|title=Lucy Benjamin NOT returning to Walford|first=Kris|last=Green|date=3 April 2006|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080246/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a31197/lucy-benjamin-not-returning-to-walford/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2006, Benjamin appeared on ''[[The X Factor: Battle of the Stars]]'', which she won. She was mentored by judge [[Louis Walsh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucy 'shocked' by X Factor win |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/lucy-shocked-by-x-factor-win-7241135.html |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Evening Standard]] |date=5 June 2006 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001093438/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/lucy-shocked-by-x-factor-win-7241135.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She also appeared as Heather in Stephen Fry's drama ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''.<ref name="British Life">{{cite news |title=Interview with EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview-with-eastenders-star-lucy-benjamin-7090244 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=Great British Life |date=16 September 2010 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080257/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview-with-eastenders-star-lucy-benjamin-7090244 |url-status=live }}</ref>  In October 2006, Benjamin appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=No Smoke |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007chr2 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080301/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007chr2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2008, she appeared in ''All Star Family Fortunes'', winning £10,000 for her charity Rosie's Rainbow Fund.<ref name="British Life" /> Benjamin then starred in ''The Pretender Agenda'' at the New Players Theatre with [[Lee Ryan]], as well as starring in the horror film ''Not Alone''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Slasher |first=Masked |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33825/not-alone-wraps-production |title=Not Alone Wraps Production |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329062905/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33825/not-alone-wraps-production |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, she was a contestant in the [[ITV1]] series ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''<ref name="British Life" /> In August 2010, Benjamin returned to ''EastEnders'' for one episode in a storyline that was building up to the exit of [[Barbara Windsor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucy Benjamin to make one-off 'Enders return |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a214993/lucy-benjamin-to-make-one-off-enders-return/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |date=17 April 2010 |archive-date=23 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223052616/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a214993/lucy-benjamin-to-make-one-off-enders-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Benjamin starred as Velma Von Tussle in the UK tour of the West End stage show ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/theatre-news/lucy-benjamin-stars-hairspray-birmingham-3405857|title=Former EastEnder Lucy Benjamin stars in Hairspray|access-date=4 September 2020|first=Roz|work=[[Coventry Telegraph]]|last=Laws|date=3 May 2013|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080250/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/theatre-news/lucy-benjamin-stars-hairspray-birmingham-3405857|url-status=live}}</ref> Between April and July 2017, Benjamin had a recurring role as [[Denise Ellisson]] in ''Casualty''.<ref>{{cite news |title=REVEALED: A Casualty fave is stabbed to death! |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/casualty/casualty-pictures/revealed-casualty-fave-stabbed-death-466934/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[What's on TV]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121010928/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/casualty/casualty-pictures/revealed-casualty-fave-stabbed-death-466934/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Benjamin reprised her role as Lisa for a short stint in July 2017, part of on-screen daughter [[Louise Mitchell]]'s ([[Tilly Keeper]]) bullying storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a833704/eastenders-lisa-fowler-return-lucy-benjamin-cast-changes/|title=EastEnders brings back Lisa Fowler in the aftermath of Louise Mitchell's horror incident|access-date=4 September 2020|date=21 July 2017|work=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Sophie|last=Dainty|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815021654/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a833704/eastenders-lisa-fowler-return-lucy-benjamin-cast-changes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014 Benjamin appeared in the role of Maggie in the comedy series ''[[Detectorists]]''.<ref>''Radio Times'' for January 2023 when the series was rebroadcast</ref>

On 27 May 2019, it was announced that Benjamin would be returning to ''EastEnders'' on a permanent basis.<ref name="return">{{Cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/lucy-benjamin-excited-prepares-eastenders-16206078 |title=Lucy Benjamin 'excited' as she prepares for EastEnders return as Lisa Fowler |last=Methven |first=Nicola |date=26 May 2019 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |access-date=26 May 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526213447/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/lucy-benjamin-excited-prepares-eastenders-16206078 |url-status=live }}</ref> She returned on 2 September 2019, and departed in January 2020 alongside Keeper.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harp |first1=Justin |title=EastEnders' Tilly Keeper shares cheeky tribute to her character Louise Mitchell after exit scenes |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a30657642/eastenders-tilly-keeper-tribute-louise-mitchell-exit-scenes/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927072645/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a30657642/eastenders-tilly-keeper-tribute-louise-mitchell-exit-scenes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, she starred in another [[Three Consultations and a Funeral|episode]] of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' as [[Jan Fisher]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title=Doctors spoilers: Ex-EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin in guest role |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-ex-eastenders-star-lucy-benjamin-guest-role/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[What's on TV]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518080251/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-ex-eastenders-star-lucy-benjamin-guest-role/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For her appearance in ''Doctors'', she won the award for Acting Performance at the [[RTS Midlands Awards]].<ref name="RTS">{{Cite news|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-midlands-awards-2021|title=RTS Midlands 2021|work=[[Royal Television Society]]|access-date=7 December 2021|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204193818/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-midlands-awards-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The win marked her first award in her career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duff |first1=Seamus |title=Lucy Benjamin stuns fans as she ditches her bottle blonde locks for natural grey |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lucy-benjamin-stuns-fans-ditches-26423200.amp |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |publisher=([[Reach plc]]) |date=9 March 2022 |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328223421/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lucy-benjamin-stuns-fans-ditches-26423200.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, she reprised her role of Jan in ''Doctors''.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1537423853340663809|title=Dido Miles and @Lucy_Benjamin, the stars of our award-winning episode 'Three Consultations and a Funeral', wanted to share some exciting news! #BBCDoctors|date=16 June 2022|user=BBCDoctors|author=''Doctors''|authorlink=Doctors (2000 TV series)}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Benjamin married Richard Taggart, an oil businessman, at [[Babington House]], [[Somerset]] on 30 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/archive/2006/03/31/east-ender-lucyweds-89520-16886115/ |title=East Ender Lucyweds |work=Daily Mirror |location=UK |date=31 March 2006 |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=22 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235344/http://www.mirror.co.uk/archive/2006/03/31/east-ender-lucyweds-89520-16886115/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple met during a flight to [[Dubai]] and became engaged three months later. Benjamin and Taggart now live in [[Gidea Park]], [[Greater London]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120803050816/http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/182802004.htm X Factor: Lucy Benjamin]</ref>

In the first episode of ''The X Factor: Battle of the Stars'' on 31 May 2006, [[Sharon Osbourne]] accidentally revealed that Benjamin was pregnant. Benjamin smiled while host [[Kate Thornton]] commented: "I don't think you wanted that announced tonight, did you?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33578.html |title=Showbiz – News – Ex-'Enders actress Lucy Benjamin pregnant |publisher=Digital Spy |date=30 May 2006 |access-date=16 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207215550/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33578.html |archive-date=7 December 2006 }}</ref> Benjamin gave birth by [[caesarean section]] to a daughter at [[Harold Wood Hospital]] in London on 22 November 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/archive/2006/11/23/a-special-delivery-for-lucy-89520-18143067/ |title=A Special Delivery For Lucy |work=Daily Mirror |location=UK |date=23 November 2006 |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=22 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235349/http://www.mirror.co.uk/archive/2006/11/23/a-special-delivery-for-lucy-89520-18143067/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 October 2010, she revealed that she was three months pregnant with her second child.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/gallery/gallery-specials/27918/2/3/new-pictures-pregnant-celebrities/1/ |title=NEW PICTURES Pregnant Celebrities &#124; Gallery Specials |publisher=Now Magazine |date=22 June 2010 |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418225649/http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/gallery/gallery-specials/27918/2/3/new-pictures-pregnant-celebrities/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2011, she gave birth to a second daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=HELLO! Exclusive: Lucy Benjamin proudly presents baby Rosie to the world |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201107185784/lucy-benjamin-hello-exclusive/ |access-date=25 June 2022 |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]] |date=18 July 2011 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129140457/https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201107185784/lucy-benjamin-hello-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2015, she claimed £326,000 for infringement of her privacy rights, although substantial she was awarded less than half that sum, £157,250<ref>{{Citation |title=Gulati & Ors v MGN Ltd (un-redacted) [2015] EWHC 1482 (Ch) |date=21 May 2015 |url=http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2015/1482.html#Taggart |access-date=2023-12-17 |archive-date=10 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510010533/http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2015/1482.html#Taggart |url-status=live }}</ref> by [[Anthony Mann (judge)|Mr Justice Mann]] as part of an overall £1.2 million celebrity payout relating to the phone hacking scandal carried out by Mirror Group newspapers (''[[Trinity Mirror]]''), under her married name, Lucy Taggart.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32825751|title=Phone hacking: Celebrities win damages from Mirror Group|date=21 May 2015|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103628/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32825751|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Beau Geste (TV series)|Beau Geste]]''
| Young Claudia
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| [[Nyssa (Doctor Who)|Nyssa]]
| Uncredited
|-
| 1983
| ''Spooky''
| Amy
| Episode: "The Exorcism of Amy"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Up the Elephant and Round the Castle]]''
| Kate
| Episode: "And They Came Unto Jim"
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]''
| Gemma Tindle
| Episode: "Picture of Harmony"
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole]]''
| Sharon Botts
| Episode #1.2
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Star Trap]]''
| Nancy
| Television film
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]''
| Kate Shepherd
| Main role
|-
| 1989–1993
| ''[[Press Gang]]''
| Julie Craig
| Main role
|-
| 1990, 1996
| ''[[Jupiter Moon]]''
| Fiona McBride
| Recurring role
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Michele Prout
| Episode: "Private Enterprise"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Murder Most Horrid]]''
| Katherine
| Episode: "A Severe Case of Death"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Class Act (British TV series)|Class Act]]''
| Berryl Chapman
| Episode #1.1
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]''
| Nurse
| Episode: "Dough"
|-
| 1996
| ''The Bill''
| Ingrid
| Episode: "Bits and Pieces"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Staying Alive (TV series)|Staying Alive]]''
| Zoe Marson
| Episode #2.5
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]''
| Audrey Bremner
| Episode: "And Lips That We Might Tell"
|-
| 1998–2003, 2010, 2017, 2019–2020, 2023
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| [[Lisa Fowler]]
| Regular role
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Afternoon Play]]''
| Amanda
| Episode: "The Real Arnie Griffin"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Gina Taylor
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The X Factor: Battle of the Stars]]''
| Herself
| Contestant
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Tracey Morrel
| Episode: "No Smoke"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''
| Heather
| Episode #2.3
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Missing (2009 TV series)|Missing]]''
| Sandra Taylor
| Episode #1.1
|-
| 2009
| ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''
| Herself
| Contestant
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Lois Earnshaw
| Episode: "To Absent Friends"
|-
| 2014, 2017
| ''[[Detectorists]]''
| Maggie
| Recurring role
|-
| 2015
| ''[[New Tricks]]''
| Lesley Carmichael
| Episode: "The Fame Game"
|-
| 2015, 2017
| ''Casualty''
| [[Denise Ellisson]]
| Recurring role
|-
| 2015
| ''Doctors''
| Gina Stewart
| Episode: "You Can Run"
|-
| 2017, 2019
| ''[[The Dumping Ground]]''
| Ms. Bloomfield
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''Eleven''
| Cass
| Film
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''Doctors''
| [[Jan Fisher]]
| Guest role
|-
| TBA
| ''Game of Two Halves''
| Lynn
| Film
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Curfew (upcoming TV series)|Curfew]]''
| Sue Ferguson 
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/doctor-who-anita-dobson-mandip-gill-curfew-newsupdate/|website=Radio Times|first=David|last=Craig|title=Doctor Who's Anita Dobson among new cast joining Mandip Gill and more in Curfew|date=25 April 2024|access-date=29 April 2024|archive-date=26 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426011555/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/doctor-who-anita-dobson-mandip-gill-curfew-newsupdate/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square]]''
| Herself
| Interviewed Guest
|}

==Stage==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
|-
| 1992-1993
| ''[[Mother Goose]]''
| Princess
| [[Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton]]
|-
| 1993-1994
| ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]''
| Jack
| [[Orchard Theatre, Dartford]]
|-
| 1994-1995
| ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat|Dick Whittington]]''
| Alice Fitzwarren
| [[Wycombe Swan]], High Wycombe
|-
| 2002-2003
| ''[[Cinderella]]''
| Faith Godmother
| [[Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells]]
|-
| 2004-2005
| ''[[Aladdin]]''
| The Princess
| [[Gordon Craig Theatre]], Stevenage
|-
| 2005
| ''Framed!''
| Judy 
| [[Theatre Royal, Norwich]]
|-
| 2005-2006
| ''Cinderella''
| Fairy Godmother 
| The Deco Theatre, Northampton 
|- 
| 2007-2008
| ''Dick Whittington''
| Fairy Bowbells 
| [[Ashcroft Theatre]], Croydon 
|-
| 2008
| ''The Pretender Agenda''
| Various 
| [[The New Players Theatre]]
|-
| 2011-2012
| ''[[Peter Pan]]''
| Mrs. Darling
| [[Mayflower Theatre]]
|-
| 2012-2013
| ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''
| [[Wicked Queen]]
| [[The Anvil, Basingstoke]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]''
| Velma Von Tussle 
| UK Tour 
|-
| 2015
| ''The Deadly Murder''
| Camille Dargus 
| [[Sondheim Theatre]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Ruffian on the Stair]]''
| Joyce
| [[Hope Theatre]]
|-
| 2019-2020
| ''Cinderella''
| Fairy Godmother 
| Central Theatre, Chatham 
|-
| 2021-2022
| ''Cinderella''
| Fairy Godmother
| Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth
|-
| 2022
| ''Henry VI: Rebellion''
| [[Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester]]
| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]
|-
| 2023
| ''Cinderella''
| Wicked Stepmother
| [[Yvonne Arnaud Theatre]], Guildford
|-
| 2024
| ''Robin Hood''
| Karen, the Sheriff of Nottingham
| [[Yvonne Arnaud Theatre]], Guildford
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2001
| [[National Television Awards]]
| Most Popular Actress
| ''EastEnders''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Lucy Benjamin |url=https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/lucy-benjamin/ |access-date=19 May 2021 |work=MN2S |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519084321/https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/lucy-benjamin/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| [[RTS Midlands Awards]]
| Acting Performance
| ''Doctors''
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref name="RTS" />
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0071329}}

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