Jessica Fox

Jessica Fox at the Internet Movie Database Jessica Fox (born 19 May 1983) is an English actress. She is notable for playing young witch Enid Nightshade in the CITV show The Worst Witch, whom she began playing in the late 1990s. She also played a brief role in it's sequel, Weirdsister College in 2001. Her most recent role is of Nancy Hayton in the E4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she has played since 2005. Her career started at the age of eight when she starred in a Persil commercial filmed in Indiana Jones style, in Spain. This was followed by featured West End roles in The Sound of Music, Les Misérables and Oliver!. Fox trained at the Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead. She then joined the cast of The Muppet Christmas Carol. Shortly afterwards her career in television was furthered with roles in The Angel of Nitshill Road, May and June, Trial and Retribution, The Bill and the leading role of Anthea in the 1997 BBC adaptation of The Phoenix and the Carpet. Fox then moved into soaps, playing Belle Wise in Crossroads, and made a guest appearance in children's show Powers. In 2005, she was cast as newcomer Nancy Hayton in the E4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She remains in Hollyoaks to the present day. She was nominated for Best Newcomer  at the British Soap Awards 2006 and was short listed for Best Actress at the 2007[citation needed] British Soap Awards. She was also nominated Best Actress in the 2008 British Soap Awards.