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name: "Jacquetta May"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1960"
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updated: "2026-09-17T01:31:09.142491+00:00"
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# Jacquetta May

Writer. Born 1 January 1960 in Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1960, Kent, England, UK

## Biography

Jacquetta May is a British actor and screenwriter. Born in Kent in 1960, she attended the University of Bristol and worked as a theatre actress for ten years, appearing at venues including the National Theatre, the Royal Exchange and Liverpool Playhouse.

She moved into television acting in the early 1990s, with a regular role in *EastEnders* (1991–93) as Rachel Kominski. Other television appearances include *Cardiac Arrest*, *I'm Alan Partridge* (2002), *Silent Witness*, *Being Human* (2010), *Midsomer Murders* and *Vera* (2011). Film roles include *Get Real* (1998).

May began writing for television in 2000. She co-created the CBBC series *UGetMe* (2003–05) and contributed episodes to *Where the Heart Is* (2000), *New Tricks* (2006), *No Angels* (2006), *Torchwood* (2006), *Personal Affairs* (2009) and *Living the Dream* (2017–19). She also wrote the television film *In Love with Barbara* (2008).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Melissa Deddington
- *Being Human* (2009), Carmen
- *Get Real* (1998), Steven's Mother
- *I'm Alan Partridge* (1997), Siobhan
- *Vera* (2011), Pam Spencer
- *Silent Witness* (1996), Dr. Stephanie Banks

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