Template:Multiple issuesJennifer "Jenny" Platt (born 24 September 1979) is an English actress best known for her role as Violet Wilson in the long-running television soap Coronation Street. Her first appearance was on 8 October 2004.Platt was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. She trained at East 15 Acting School, and has appeared in many theatre roles. Prior to the role of Violet in Coronation Street, she had small roles in TV series' including The Bill, Where the Heart Is and Foyle's War.In September 2008 Platt appeared in The Merchant of Venice playing the role of Narissa at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton until the run ended in November 2008.Broadcast on 24 April 2011 (Easter Sunday), Jenny Platt made a brief appearance as Violet in a special edition Coronation Street feature episode which featured Sean Tully (played by Anthony Cotton) travelling to London to visit his baby son, Dylan. Other cast to return in the feature episode were Charlie Condou (playing Marcus Dent), Bruno Langley (playing Todd Grimshaw) and Rupert Hill (playing Jamie Baldwin).On 11 February 2012, Jenny appeared in Casualty playing Tracey, a Hotel cleaner.
Her Coronation Street (1960) character Violet Wilson became the 21st woman on the soap opera to give birth. Violet had a son Dylan (played by Connor McCheyne and Liam McCheyne), born on 22 February 2008.
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Returned to work 11 months after giving birth to her daughter Matilda in order to begin filming her one-off return on Coronation Street (1960).
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Gave birth to her daughter Matilda two weeks late, fathered by boyfriend Rupert Hill, weighing in at 7lbs 10oz (11 April 2010).
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Trained at East 15 Acting School, and has appeared in many theatre roles.
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Was pulling pints for real in between acting jobs when she learned she had got the part of barmaid Violet Wilson in Coronation Street.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Leatherbird
2016
completed
Sarah
In the Club
2016
TV Mini-Series
Lucy
Mapp & Lucia
2014
TV Mini-Series
Foljambe
Scott & Bailey
2014
TV Series
Charlotte Keane
Leatherbird
2014
Sarah
Insomnia
2014/I
Short
Doctors
2012-2014
TV Series
Jenna Delaney / Carol Heaton
In with the Flynns
2012
TV Series
Julie
Casualty
2004-2012
TV Series
Tracey Monroe / Lorna Watson
Coronation Street
2004-2011
TV Series
Violet Wilson
Foyle's War
2004
TV Series
Joan Dillon
Where the Heart Is
2004
TV Series
Kate Nicholls
Family Business
2004
TV Series
Ruth
The Bill
2003
TV Series
Stacey Lawson
The Raggedy Rawney
1988
The Little Girl (as Jennifer Platt)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Happy Birthday Brucie!
2008
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Coronation Street: The Grimshaw Family Album
2007
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The British Soap Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
This Morning
2004-2006
TV Series
Herself
The British Soap Awards 2006
2006
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
An Audience with Coronation Street
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Children in Need
2005
TV Series
Herself
The British Soap Awards 2005
2005
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters
$16 Million
