| Emma Barton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emma Louise Barton 1977 (age 34–35) Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.76m (5' 9") |
Emma Louise Barton (born 1977 in Portsmouth, England)[1] is an English actress. She played Honey Mitchell in EastEnders from November 2005 to September 2008.
Before her role in EastEnders, Barton appeared in Spooks and trod the boards in plays including Grease, Loveshack and Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Barton attended Horndean Community School in Hampshire from 1989 to 1993, and then trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 1998.
It was announced on 19 April 2008 that Barton would be leaving EastEnders in the summer of 2008. Her character was one of several written out by executive producer Diederick Santer that year.[2]
On the 14 November 2008 Barton sang live for Children in Need in the BBC studios in London. She starred in the titular role of Snow White in the Marlowe Theatre's Canterbury pantomime from December 2008-January 2009 alongside Stephen Mulhern. From March to November 2009 she was touring the UK in the stage production of Chicago, alongside Jimmy Osmond and Twinnie Lee Moore, playing Roxie Hart.
In June 2009, Emma Barton opened two BreastHealth UK clinics in the Birmingham area.[3][4]
In December 2009, Emma Barton will be playing the part of Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk at Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne and early in 2010 will be touring with the Musical "Chicago", taking the lead role of Roxie Hart.