Letitia Dean

Letitia Dean (born 14 November 1967 in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Sharon Watts (later Rickman) in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who was one of the serial's original characters. Dean was part of the original cast in 1985 and remained in the series until 1995.

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. but in 2007 it was announced that they had split.

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.

She reprised the role in 2001 and appeared on and off, having most recently appeared in January 2006. It is unknown whether Letitia will reprise her role in the future, but she has said in numerous interviews she would 'never say never' to another return and also hinted that she will return to the show one day, saying she would like to make her comeback in a black cab, and that she still had so much love for the show.

Away from EastEnders Dean has appeared in various television programmes and on stage. In 2007 she participated in the fifth series of the popular BBC dance competition, Strictly Come Dancing.