Introduction
Harriet Jessica P "Hetti" Bywater (born 10 September 1994) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Lucy Beale in the BBC One soap opera, EastEnders.
Early life
Bywater was born in Sedlescombe, East Sussex to Welsh parents originally from Swansea. She studied performing arts at The Theatre Workshop in Sussex.
Acting career
Bywater began her career in 2011, making guest appearances in Casualtyand Doctors. She also starred in the St George's Day film in the same year. In 2015, Bywater guest starred in the fourth series of Death in Paradise.
Between 2016 and 2017, Bywater guest starred in two episodes of the first series of the drama on Sky One, Delicious.
EastEnders
Bywater's most notable role was in EastEnders in 2012 as Lucy Beale, taking over from Melissa Suffield, who played the role from October 2004 to August 2010. On 21 February 2014, it was announced that Lucy would be murdered, starting a dark chapter for the Beale family and a whodunnit storyline ("Who Killed Lucy Beale?") that would run until the show's 30th anniversary in February 2015, when the identity of the murderer was revealed.
Bywater made her final appearance as a series regular on 18 April 2014; returning for a flashback episode on 19 February 2015 as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations.