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Amy has firm beliefs and strong opinions and will fight for what she believes is right. Her feistiness, though charming, can take her beyond the boundaries of good behaviour. At times teenage Amy overwhelmed her father Alan and he occasionally called on the restraining influence of Amy's Jamaican grandmother Mabel Thompson, who lives in Bradford.

When she discovered that her mother had been sentenced for a violent incident as a teenager, Amy worried that her own hot temper might one day get her into similar trouble. But Alan and Usha managed to persuade Amy that her caring side was pre-emininent.

Amy qualified as a midwife in 2010 and not long after she spotted pre-eclampsia symptoms in Helen who was pregnant with Henry.

• Likes - Music, campaigning, riding, ice cream
• Dislikes - Unfair regimes, the military, weak people, meat, blood sports
• Highs - Graduating as a midwife
• Lows - The death of her mother Catherine in 1995

• Alan Franks (Father)
• Usha Franks (Stepmother)
• (Maternal Grandmother)

• Alice Carter (A friend)
• Oliver Sterling (Foe) - They disagree on hunting

Originally from Huddersfield, West Yorks., Jennifer studied in London at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and Middlesex University. She is of English and Jamaican heritage - as well as being a proud Yorkshirewoman.

Her TV work has included roles in Casualty, Dalziel & Pascoe, Doctors, EastEnders, The Interceptor (all 麻豆社); Hidden Lives; and Danny Boyle's 'Trust' for Sky Atlantic. She was also delighted to win the Best Supporting Actress award at the British independent Film Festival for playing the role of 'Karisma' in the UK feature film Bashment, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE.

She has worked steadily in theatre, starting out at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, followed by work in the West End, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Soho and Charing Cross Theatres. Most recently appearing at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 'Sing Yer Heart out for the Lads', by Roy Williams - followed by the play 'Big Big Sky' by Tom Wells at the Hampstead Theatre. She also toured the UK playing the title role in Educating Rita, a play she has long admired.

• Actor - So many actors inspire me for different reasons. Hilary Swank, Angela Bassett, Frances McDormand.
• Films - Precious, Blindspotting, Detroit, God's Own Country, Kes.