Katie Jarvis

Katie Jarvis (born 22 June 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Mia Williams in Fish Tank (2009) and Hayley Slater in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2018–2019).

Katie Jarvis
Born	(1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 33) Dagenham, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–2021
Television	EastEnders (2018–2019)
Children	2

Career

Jarvis was seen by a casting agent working for director Andrea Arnold,^[1] and was cast in her film Fish Tank, following a successful audition.^[2] She played Mia, a troublesome and aggressive 15-year-old girl from an underclass family, passionate about dance.^[2][3][4] The film was in the running for the Palme d'Or at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, winning the Jury Prize.^[5][6] Jarvis won the British Independent Film Awards for her role.^[7]

In February 2018, she joined the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Hayley Slater.^[8] She left the series in February 2019.^[9][10]

In October 2019, Jarvis declared that she had "taken a step back from acting" and had begun working as a security guard for B&M.^[11][12] Numerous tabloid newspapers wrote negatively about her working as a security guard, which was met with backlash from many celebrities who believed that the actress was "job shamed" by the press. They showed their support to Jarvis by sharing their "regular" jobs on social media.^[12][13]

Personal life

Jarvis was born in Dagenham, Essex.^[14] She gave birth to a daughter, Lillie Mae, on 9 May 2009. On 19 April 2011, she gave birth to her son, Alfie.^[1][15][16]

In March 2019, it was reported that Jarvis was glassed while on a night out.^[17] On 31 July 2020, she was arrested in Southend-on-Sea on suspicion of assault and racially aggravated public disorder. She was later released on bail.^[18] Jarvis was ultimately charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating.^[19] She appeared at magistrates' court on 14 April 2021, where she did not enter any pleas and chose to have a trial at Crown Court.^[20][21] Her representative told the court that she intended to plead not guilty to the charges, and that she was the victim of the attack and was acting in self defence.^[21] On 24 May 2021, Jarvis appeared at Crown Court and pleaded not guilty. She was bailed until her trial on 19 April 2022,^[19] where she admitted racially aggravated harassment and common assault and was sentenced to a two-year community order, with 200 hours of unpaid work and a requirement to complete 60 days of specified activities.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fish Tank	Mia Williams
2015	Ginger	Mary Jane Kelly
2017	Devil's Play	Leah	Short film
2017	I Was 3	Laura	Short film
2018	Two Graves	Zoe
2020	Let's Talk About George	Jade	Short film
2021	Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins	Donna

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	10 Minute Tales	Girl	Episode: "Perfect Day"
2014	Suspects	Sadie Burns	2 episodes
2018	True Horror	Sam Bennetts	Episode: "Ghost in the Wall"
2018–2019	EastEnders	Hayley Slater	Series regular, 108 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
2009	Edinburgh International Film Festival	PPG Award – Best Performance in a British Feature Film	Fish Tank	Won	[23]
2009	British Independent Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[24]
2009		Most Promising Newcomer		Won	[7]
2009	European Film Awards	Best Actress		Nominated	[25]
2010	Evening Standard British Film Awards	Most Promising Newcomer		Nominated	[26]
2010	London Film Critics' Circle Awards	British Actress of the Year		Nominated	[27]
2010		The NSPCC Award – Young British Performer of the Year		Won	[28]
2010	Empire Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated	[29]
2018	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Newcomer	EastEnders	Nominated	[30]
	New Renaissance Film Festival	Best Actress in a British Film	I Was 3	Won	[31]
	Inside Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	EastEnders	Nominated	[32]
		Best Bad Girl		Nominated	[32]
	Digital Spy Soap Awards	Best Soap Newcomer		Third	[33]

References

1. Palmer, Emma (15 May 2009). "Katie finds stardom after station tiff with boyfriend". Echo. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
2. Akbar, Africa (15 May 2009). "Shy teenage star shuns red carpet of Cannes". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
3. Aftab, Kaleem (15 May 2009). "First Night: Fish Tank". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
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5. Giltz, Michael (24 May 2009). "Cannes 2009 Day Twelve: Haneke Triumphs With Top Prize". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
6. Calhoun, Dave (28 May 2009). "Cannes 2009: Final round-up". Time Out. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
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8. "EastEnders brings in mystery newcomer Hayley". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
9. "Has Hayley Slater left EastEnders for good after giving her baby to Kat?". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
10. Dainty, Sophie (28 March 2019). "EastEnders' Hayley Slater fate confirmed after weeks off-screen". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
11. "EastEnders star who quit acting to work as security guard in B&M - MyLondon". www.mylondon.news. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
12. "Stars condemn newspapers for shaming former EastEnders actor Katie Jarvis for working in a shop". The Independent. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
13. "Katie Jarvis: Former Eastenders actor responds to being job shamed saying: 'I feel I need to stand up for working class people'". The Independent. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
14. Crick, Claire (12 November 2018). "7 things you didn't know about EastEnders' Katie Jarvis – AKA Hayley Slater". What's On TV. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
15. Hoyle, Ben (14 May 2009). "Station row led Katie Jarvis to stardom in British film Fish Tank". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
16. Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2009). "How row set in train life-changing offer for Fish Tank star". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
17. "Katie Jarvis: EastEnders actress says she is 'fine' after reported attack". BBC News. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
18. Chilton, Louis (4 August 2020). "EastEnders and Fish Tank star Katie Jarvis 'arrested' after racially aggravated pub brawl". The Independent.
19. Russell, Sam; King, Mel (24 May 2021). "Ex-Eastenders star Katie Jarvis appears at Basildon crown court over Southend incident". Essex Live. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
20. Lewis, Isobel (16 April 2021). "Former EastEnders star Katie Jarvis charged for alleged involvement in racist bar fight". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
21. Whitehouse, Ellis (15 April 2021). "EastEnders' Katie Jarvis appears in court after Southend seafront brawl". The Echo. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
22. "Ex-EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis shouted 'black lives don't matter'". BBC News. 20 April 2022.
23. "And the winners are..." Edinburgh International Film Festival. 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
24. "2009 Nominations Announced at the 12th British Independent Film Awards". British Independent Film Awards. 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
25. "European Film Awards : 2009". European Film Awards. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
26. "Britain's bright stars up for London Evening Standard British Film Awards". Evening Standard. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
27. "Quentin Tarantino honoured by London Film Critics' Circle". The Daily Telegraph. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
28. Cooper, Sarah (19 February 2010). "Fish Tank takes four at London critics' awards". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
29. Reynolds, Simon (25 February 2010). "In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
30. "Full list of nominations for TV Choice Awards". The Irish News. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
31. "Winners – New Renaissance London 2018". New Renaissance Film Festival. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
32. Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
33. Robinson, Abby (28 December 2018). "Emmerdale wins big at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

External links

• Katie Jarvis at IMDb