At the age of seven Charlie Brooks started doing pantomimes at the Dragon in Barmouth.
Charlie Brooks is best known for playing Janine Butcher in EastEnders, who ended up murdering her husband Barry on their wedding day.
Charlie Brooks played a brick maker's wife, Jenny, in the BBC's Bleak House.
Since leaving EastEnders, Charlie Brooks had the lead role in the BBC1's drama about Beverley Allitt, Angel of Death.
Charlie Brooks and her partner, party organiser Tony Truman, have a daughter Kiki.
Charlie Brooks was cast in the second series of the BBC's Robin Hood.
In 2008, Charlie Brooks makes a guest appearance in the second series of Love Soup.
In 2008, the BBC confirmed that Charlie Brooks was returning to EastEnders as Janine Butcher.
In December 2008, Charlie Brooks returned to EastEnders with Janine getting married to a wealthy, elderly Jewish man.
