Helen was born and grew up near Wigan, Lancashire. She began performing at an early age, playing lead roles with her local amateur dramatic society. At the age of twelve she was offered a place with The Willpower Youth Theatre and gained her first Theatrical Agent.

Helen went on to study Theatre and Performing Arts at A-Level (Winstanley Collage) whilst appearing in various TV and film productions for Granada TV and The Visual Link Ltd. She was also chose to perform in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “Rent” for Purple Patch Productions (Northern based theatre company).

It was at the age of seventeen when Helen landed her first major TV role in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and is now most recognized for her portrayal of character ‘Abby Davies’ for whom she appeared for four years. Since leaving the popular show Helen has undertaken further actor training in California and is now a successful member of the TVI Acting Studios, Los Angeles.Helen has also presented “Friends Reunited Dating” for Sky TV and made regular appearances on TV shows such as Minestry of Mayhem, T4, Disney Channel and most memorably appeared as a contestant on the Celebrity Christmas Special of “The Weakest Link” BBC.

Over the last few years her theatre credits have included, ‘Alice Fitzwarren’ in “Dick Whittington” (Manchester Opera House), ‘Princess Apricot’ in “Jack and the Beanstalk” (Theatre Royal Plymouth), both for Qdos Productions and she has most recently completed the first ever UK tour of Tim Firth’s “The Safari Party” starring alongside Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small) and Jack Ryder (Eastenders).