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Leanne Wilson (born 1980, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) is a well known British television actress.

Leanne grew up in Hertfordshire with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She attended the Knights Templar School in Baldock, Hertfordshire. As a girl Leanne was determined to be an actress, and she attended drama classes in the evenings and at weekends at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.

Her big break came as Jess Brown in the American sci-fi series Tracker, appearing in 8 episodes between 2001-2. She appeared in 19 episodes of the BBC day-time medical drama series Doctors in 2001, but her best known role is that of Claire Guildford in the BBC One medical drama Casualty. Her character was killed off in August 2005. She appeared in the BBC's Stars in Fast Cars in 2005, and made a brief appearance in Channel 4's comedy series Peep Show in 2007.

She appeared in the films Is Harry on the Boat? in 2000, and The Holiday in 2006. Leanne married her partner Keith Whallett in 2006.

Recently Leanne has appeared in numerous commercials and has taught dance and drama for St Albans-based theatre school Best Theatre Arts.

Leanne was voted into 70th place in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005.