NICOLA STAPLETON

Nicola's been acting since she was a kid - after a cameo in Octopussy, she won the nation's hearts as Mandy in Eastenders and Janine in Bad Girls.

Her substantial film experience stood her in good stead for some of the more challenging scenes in Hands Solo. No matter what the director threw at her, she took it all in her stride... even the Princess Leia outfit.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

Octopussy (1983)

A Fistful of Fingers (1995)

Urban Ghost Story (1998)

Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)

Chunky Monkey (2001)