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Nicola Duffett
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Duffett in 2010
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| Born | Nicola T. P. Duffett (1963-01-22) 22 January 1963 (age 61)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Children | 3 |
Nicola Duffett (born 22 January 1963)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Debbie BatesonEastEnders and Cat MacKenzieonFamily Affairs.
Duffett had a supporting role in the Oscar-winning film Howards End (1992) by James Ivory. She is known for two long-running soap opera roles. After appearing as Debbie BatesinEastEnders from 1993 to 1995, she went into the role of boozy floozie Cat MatthewsinFamily Affairs. Cat first appeared in Family Affairs in late 1998, and was a key character in the show's story lines until the series ended in December 2005.[2] She has appeared on stage in Simon Gray's Simply DisconnectedatChichester Festival Theatre; as TitaniainA Midsummer Night's Dream and Helen of TroyinTroilus and Cressida at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park; and in Coming UpbyJames Martin Charlton at the Warehouse Theatre.
Duffett also took part in the reality series Celebrity Fit Club, and appeared as Bronwen Jones in an episode of Torchwood titled "Random Shoes". In 2016, she appeared in the BBC series The Coroner episode 2.4 "The Beast of Lighthaven" as Amy Penketh. In 2018, she starred in the BBC Two drama Collateral.[3] She then appeared in the ITV drama series Deep Water in 2019.[2] In July 2020, it was announced that Duffett would appear in the ITV soap opera Coronation StreetasLucie Fernsby.[4]
