Petra Letang

Petra Letang (born 4 May 1979) is a British actress. She played Naomi Julien in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2005–2007) and Adele Effanga in Holby City (2014–2016).

Early life Letang is from Plaistow, East London. She is of Dominican descent. She took acting classes at the Anna Scher Theatre school in Islington.

Career Letang played Donna Lewis in the Channel 5 soap Family Affairs in 1999, and the character Pauline in the BBC2 drama Babyfather in 2002. Other television credits have included Jonathan Creek (2004), The Bill (2005) and The Last Detective (2005). She also appeared in the British film Wondrous Oblivion in 2003.

In 2005, Letang was cast as Naomi Julien — the lesbian lover of Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) — in BBC's EastEnders. She left the role in 2007, reportedly because scriptwriters had "run out of ideas for her". Prior to this, Letang had gone public with her fears that her character would be axed following a "bad public reaction" to the lesbian storyline that saw Naomi break up the marriage of Sonia and Martin Fowler (James Alexandrou).

Letang went on to join the cast of Angie Le Mar's successful play, Funny Black Women On the Edge. It played at the Hackney Empire, East London, in the spring of 2007.

In March 2007, Letang was one of several television stars who took part in Searchlight magazine's "Hope Not Hate bus" campaign with the Daily Mirror, which was aimed at spreading a message of goodwill in the build-up to the local elections in May 2007. Letang commented: "This campaign is very close to my heart. We have to make a difference for the young people coming up."

Letang starred in Jason Barrett's film The Naked Poet in 2011, in which she played the lead female role Simone and gave what was described as a "stand out performance". She was also credited as both producer and one of the executive producers.

In 2013, Letang was cast in Holby City as healthcare assistant Adele Effanga. She is introduced as the sister of Mo Effanga (Chizzy Akudolu) and made her first appearance in January 2014.

Personal life As of 2015, Letang lived in Essex. She has a daughter.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Wondrous Oblivion Loretta Samuel 2009 Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper Nurse Ann 2012 Betsy & Leonard Aisha 2016 The Naked Poet Simone Also executive producer 2019 Weave Wars Taryn 2025 Grand Prix of Europe Olivia (voice) English version

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Family Affairs Donna Lewis 2001–2002 Babyfather Pauline 5 episodes 2004 Jonathan Creek Jessica Episode: "The Chequered Box" 2005 The Bill Charlene Gayle 2 episodes 2005 The Last Detective Kayleigh Episode: "Friends Reunited" 2005–2007 EastEnders Naomi Julien 108 episodes 2013 Badults Security Guard Episode: "Film" 2014–2016 Holby City Adele Effanga 90 episodes 2016 People Just Do Nothing Tia 5 episodes 2017 Little Boy Blue Protection Officer Episode: "Episode #1.4" 2018–2020 Enterprice Becky 2019 The Reluctant Landlord Mary Episode: "Dreadlock Jeff" 2022 Death in Paradise Mia Taylor Series 11, Episode 1