| Tameka Empson | |
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| Born | 16 April 1977 London, England[1] |
Tameka Empson (born 16 April 1977) is a British actress (stage[2] and screen) and comedienne who is perhaps best known for being one of the three protagonists in the hidden-camera comedy sketch show 3 Non Blondes.Tameka also featured in a episode of MI High : Red Button Rampage, Series one. She is now a full time cast member of EastEnders playing Kim Fox.
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She has done theatre work, after performing in the 2002 West-end musical Our House: The Madness Musical as Billie. As well as her television work, Empson has appeared in a number of films. In 1996, she appeared in the film Beautiful Thing as Leah Russell, the next-door neighbour of the main characters. Tameka worked alongside Linda Henry, both of whom would eventually join the cast of EastEnders; in 1998 she appeared as the love rival to the main character in the film Babymother.
In 2008 Empson appeared in the BBC sitcom Beautiful People and in the ITV1 thriller Whitechapel. In 2009 she joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Kim Fox, the half sister of Denise Wicks (played by Diane Parish).[3]
Empson is a regular performer at the Hackney Empire starring in the theatre's annual pantomime since 2004; she has also starred in Anansi and the Magic Mirror and has a live sketch and comedy show (The Kat and Tameka Show) with Choice FM DJ Kat B.