Hannah Waterman

Hannah Waterman (born 22 July 1975 in London, England) is a British actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman. She is a graduate of the University of Warwick.

She joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders as Laura Dunn in February 2000 and left the show in 2004. Her character became the third wife of unlikely hunk Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt) but the marriage was not a happy one as the paternity of Laura's son Bobby was disputed. Laura died after falling downstairs during a row with Janine Butcher (played by Charlie Brooks).

Hannah Waterman's mother Patricia Maynard played Laura's mother in EastEnders, and her one-time step mother Rula Lenska had also made a guest appearance in the series during Laura's run. Hannah had also made a guest appearance on Eastenders as a hospital patient in 1997.

Hannah got engaged to her boyfriend and EastEnders co-star Ricky Groves.