Date of Birth: 14.11.67                                  
Place of Birth: Camfield Place, Hatfield, near Hertfordshire
First Appearance on Eastenders: 19.02.85                     
Height: 5ft 3in
Eye colour: Green
Spouse: Jason Pethers (m. September 2002)
Parents: Leslie & Ellie Dean
Siblings: Stephen J Dean, Martin Dean
Pets: A Basset Hound who lives with her parents
Smokes: Silk Cut
Quotes: "I'm not a size 8, I'd love to be but never will be. I just try to be healthy and focus on that instead. You don't have to be skinny to be attractive."
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"I always knew I'd come into my own in my 30s. I found my 20s a bit perplexing because it's that transition between being a teenager and an adult and you're still trying to find yourself. This decade is a good age for a woman."
Letitia as a bridesmaid when she was only 2 or 3 years old! Awww!
When Letitia Dean's mum Ellie, was about to give birth to her at their Hatfield home, her landlady sent a very unusual gift - an old wooden door! "Mum was told to place it under the bed to help her comfort and posture while she was in labour," explains the still bemused actress, best known as EastEnders� Sharon Watts.

The mystery of such an eccentric present is easily explained when one learns the identity of the sender, though - none other than late romantic novelist, Barbara Cartland. For Letitia's family were renting a cottage in the grounds of Dame Barbara's estate, Camfield Place, in Hatfield when she came into this world on November 14, 1967.

Aged only 11, Letitia made her TV debut in children�s school drama, Grange Hill and it was there that she met another future Albert Square stalwart, Susan Tully. The pair were reunited in 1984 at the auditions for EastEnders, when both won parts as members of the original cast. The latest twist in Letitia�s life is that she has actually got married - to businessman Jason Pethers.

Then the producers of EastEnders decided it was time for Sharon Watts to return to the Queen Vic. "It was wonderful to breathe life into Sharon again," says Letitia.

Letitia Dean might make a living as a feisty female, but acting is, after all, only make-believe.
Taken from Hertfordshire Life magazine
The grounds of the late Dame Barbara Cartland's estate, Camfield Place, where Letitia was born in 1967.
www.barbaracartland.com
Lending a helping... door! Dame Barbara Cartland
Fast Facts about Letitia Dean
Thanks to Dean Farrow for these facts!
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In an early storyline, young Ian, Sharon and Kelvin were caught watching a porn video by Ian's parents, Kathy and Pete. Unknown to them, the actors had managed to get their hands on the real thing. So the reactions on Gillian Taylforth and Peter Dean's faces were not acted.

Ever heard of Jack, Pearl and Tracey? They were the original names of the Watts clan, but were changed at the last minute to Den, Angie and Sharon.

Letitia loves Grenada, 'From a room overlooking the sea you can smell the spices on the beach and if you drive into the hills you can literally pick the nutmeg as you go by.'

Letitia isn't the biggest fan of the press. She says: "It does get annoying being snapped putting your rubbish out!".

Letitia lied about her roots to get her part on EastEnders. Originally you had to be from the East End to get a part, and Letitia claimed she was!

Letitia and Paul J Medford released a single that featured in Eastenders called "Something Outta Nothing."
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Letitia's Past TV Roles
Playing Lucinda in "Grange Hill" with Todd Carty. (1978)
"Brookside" (1982) A another  minor soap role for Letitia as Dawn
Then there was
"Eastenders" from 1985-1994
"Drop The Dead Donkey":(1998) A guest starring role as Melissa Cabriolet, the ditzy news reporter
"Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married": (1999) Letitia plays Charlotte. Serialization of the novel by Marian Keyes.
"Doctors": (2000) Guest starring role in the soap as Marie Pearce in the episode "Double Trouble"

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Letitia on set with co-stars Babs Windsor (Peggy) & Kim Medcalf (Sam) back in 2002
Letitia's Special Roles
Operation Running Water: Letitia & Susan Tully (Michelle Fowler) travelled to Africa as part of Comic Relief, to help install a water system

Doctor Who - Dimensions In Time:(1993) This Children In Need charity special celebrates the 30th anniversary of sci-fi fantasy series Doctor Who. It sees all the Doctor Whos from the past arrive in the Tardis in Albert Square. Here, Letitia plays Sharon Watts.
Letitia's Theatre Appearances
Please note; these flyers are not chronologically listed. Please run your cursor over the image to see what year it took place
Jack & The Beanstalk; Christmas 1997. Letitia starred as Jack
Christmas 2004; Jack & The Beanstalk with 'King of The Jungle', Joe Pasquale @ the Birmingham Hippodrome. Letitia starred as Princess Apricot Crumble
Christmas 2001: Letitia stars as Snow White at the Dartford Theatre in Kent along singer Susan Maughan as the Wicked Witch
Letitia as Snow White back in December 1991
Christmas 1992: Letitia again as Snow White. Her brother, Stephen Dean, plays her prince
The following Christmas (1993) Letitia & brother Stephen play Snow White & the Prince respectively
Letitia as Snow White over Christmas 1995, at the Liverpool Empire Theatre
Durring the 1999 tour, Letitia starred in Joe Orton's comedy Loot as tempting nurse Fay, out to relieve Inspector Truscott (played by the late Micheal Elphick, later to become Letitia's EE co-star, as Harry Slater) of a copius amount of stolen cash he has to recover!
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