"Laura Dunn" redirects here. For the Australian rower, see Laura Dunn (rower).
Soap opera character
Laura Beale
EastEnders character
Portrayed by
Hannah Waterman
Duration
2000–2004
First appearance
Episode 1909 17 February 2000 (2000-02-17)
Last appearance
Episode 2720 30 April 2004 (2004-04-30)
Classification
Former; regular
Introduced by
John Yorke
In-universe information
Occupation
Childminder
Chip shop assistant
Entrepreneur
Family
Beale
Father
Norman Dunn
Mother
Edwina Dunn
Husband
Ian Beale (2001–2004)
Sons
Bobby Beale
Stepsons
Peter Beale Steven Beale (adoptive)
Stepdaughters
Lucy Beale
Laura Beale (also Dunn) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Hannah Waterman. She first appeared on 17 February 2000 and became a regular on the programme until the character was killed off on 30 April 2004.
Following her debut in the show's 15th anniversary special, Laura embarked on a relationship with local businessman Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt); he originally hired her to care for his children, but they later got married in 2001, after Laura helped Ian overcome his financial bankruptcy ordeal. Their marriage soon fell apart, however, after Laura had an off-screen one-night stand with next-door neighbour Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves), before giving birth to a baby named Bobby, whose father turned out to be Ian, despite her initial belief that Garry was the father due to Ian's vasectomy. Soon afterwards, Laura underwent dire financial straits after a feud with her sworn enemy, Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). The follow-up to their last confrontation resulted Laura's death, when she fatally tripped down the stairs, in a departure that became listed as one of EastEnders' best exits by Virgin Media.
This was Waterman's second role in the soap, having appeared in 1997 as a HIV patient.
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