Clare Perkins

Clare Perkins (born 18 August 1965) is an English actress who is known for her roles as Denise Boulter in Family Affairs and Ava Hartman in EastEnders. Career Perkins' first role was as Opal in the 1991 TV film 'Hallelujah Anyhow' in the Screen Two strand. On TV she has appeared in Family Affairs, All in the Game, Pig Heart Boy, Casualty, EastEnders, Men Behaving Badly, Big Women and Clapham Junction. She has appeared in many theatres, such as the Royal Court, Young Vic, National Theatre and Soho Theatre. Her film credits include Jill in the Palme d'Or-winning Ladybird, Ladybird (Ken Loach), Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh), Bullet Boy (Saul Dibb) and 7 Lives.