Who is Tanya Franks?
TANYA Franks is best known for playing the part of Rainie on EastEnders.
Here's everything you need to know about the actress...
Who is Tanya Franks?
Tanya Franks is an actress, writer and producer from London.
She is best known for starring in Family Affairs, The Bill, Pulling, Lucy Stevens in Broadchurch and as Rainie Cross in EastEnders.
She also founded the film and theatre production company Stock-pot Productions.
It was announced in July 2023 that Tanya is in a relationship with Barbara Windsor's ex-husband Scott Mitchell.
The pair first bonded while training for the London Marathon together.
When did Tanya Franks return to EastEnders as Rainie Cross?
Her character Rainie Cross returned to EastEnders on April 24, 2018 as the wife of Max Branning.
On her return, Tanya said: “It’s like never having been away. I love working with everyone at EastEnders.”
Rainie made her first appearance back in 2007 and caused problems for the Branning family as she battled a drug addiction.
She struggled to fight her demons and left a path of destruction behind her.
Rainie was seen stealing from her mother, Cora, before fleeing Walford in 2014.
Her return raised a few eyebrows and it all seemed a bit too good to be true until her true motives were revealed.
It was announced in June 2022 that Franks had quit the role of Rainie with her final scenes airing on June 29, 2022.
She returned for a brief stint on August 23 until August 25 2022.
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Who else has Tanya Franks starred in?
Tanya played DI Rowanne Morell in the ITV police drama The Bill from 2004-2005.
In 2013 she played Lucy Stevens, the sister of DC Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) in Broadchurch.
In 2018 she played the lawyer Sarah Pope in the hit BBC legal drama The Split.
She has also appeared in Holby City, Doctors and Skins.
Most recently, Tanya starred as Emilia at The Royal National Theatre’s production of Othello by William Shakespeare in 2022.