Jennifer Ness

Jennifer Ness (born in Cheshire, England in 1972) is an English actress best known for her role as Kris Yates in the ITV drama Bad Girls. She studied at the Mount View Theatre school.

Career Ness had her first professional role in the TV film The Magician, with Clive Owen, in 1993. She has had roles in Holby City, Casualty, Peak Practice, Hollyoaks, A&E, London's Burning and Reps. She has also performed in a number of theatre productions including End Of Story and Rebecca.

For the role of Kris Yates, Ness had to have her hair cut short from being very long. She said in her Bad Girls interview that she enjoyed the stunt scenes. She also enjoyed the scene when she found Yvonne's body in the hanging cell. The worst scene was when Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) went mad and urinated on her.

Personal life Ness was born in Cheshire, England. She lives in Norfolk with her husband and 3 children. She has produced many short films, talking books and is a regular on QVC.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Magician Claire TV movie 1995 The Bill Julie Slater Series 11, “A Fighting Chance” (guest) 1995 London's Burning Tara Series 8, Episode 3 (guest) 1997 The Bill Traffic Warden Series 13, “You and Me Versus the World” (guest) 1999 Peak Practice Gail Wise Series 7, “Fighting Chance” (guest) 2002 Always and Everyone Fiona Series 4 (3 episodes; recurring) 2003 Holby City Martine Garber Series 4, “Judas Kiss: Part 1” (guest) 2003 Reps Melanie Wilson 2003–04 Bad Girls Kris Yates Series 5–6 (15 episodes; regular) 2006 Casualty Lisa Hendry Series 20, “The Lost Boys” (guest) 2006 The Bill Rachel Tate Series 22, “To Those Who Wait: Part 2” (guest)