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Jill Halfpenny was born on 15 July 1975, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, to Maureen and Colin Halfpenny, and is best known as an actress who has had prominent roles in projects such as ‘’Waterloo Road’’ and ‘’Humans’’.

So just how rich is Jill Halfpenny, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actress has net worth of over $2 million, accumulated from her career in the mentioned field which began in the late 1980s.

Jill Halfpenny Net Worth $2 Million

Jill was educated at St Edmund Campion Roman Catholic School, and being interested in acting from an early age, she was a student of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and additionally of First Act Theatre in Gosforth. Halfpenny had her first acting gig aged just 14, when she joined the cast of “Byker Grove” as Nicola, remaining in the show from 1989 to 1992. After that, she played Lisa Collett in ‘’The Bill’,’ and guest starred in several more television series. In 1999, Jill began two more projects on television – ‘’Peak Practice’’ and ‘’Coronation Street’’ – staying in the latter for the next year. Then she starred in the 2000 action adventure film ‘’Command Approved’’ as a chopper pilot, alongside Paul Bhattacharjee and Gavan O’Herlihy. As of 2002, she had one of her most prominent acting gigs so far, joining the cast of ‘’East Enders’’ for 185 episodes of the series, portraying Kate until 2005. After that, Jill was cast to play Izzie Redpath in ‘’Waterloo Road’’; acting in such prominent series Halfpenny gained recognition among audiences and critics, and began her rise to stardom, so adding to her net worth.

In 2013, she was a guest star in five episodes of ‘’Lightfields’’ as Martha Felwood, and during the same year acted in the short critically acclaimed horror film ‘’Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch’’. In 2014, Jill joined the cast of the mini drama series ‘’Babylon’’, playing Davina in all seven episodes of the series, and followed by getting a role in ‘’Humans’’, a critically acclaimed television series which follows the story of a parallel present in which humankind uses ‘’Synth’’, a robot designed to work as their servant. In the upcoming year, Halfpenny starred in ‘’Maisie’’, a short film written by Oliver Henderson. Overall, Jill has had over 40 movie and television projects so far.

Besides being active on television and silver screens, Halfpenny occasionally acts in theater as well. In 2012, she had the starring role in the 1977 play written by Mike Leigh, ‘’Abigail’s Party’’, and three years after that, she played the main character in ‘’Way Upstream’’, held at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

When it comes to Halfpenny’s private life, she was married to actor Craig Conway from 2007 until 2010 and they have one child together. Jill is widely recognized for her charitable work with Kidscape, for which in 2013 was awarded with the title of Freeman of the Borough of Gateshead. She shares some aspects of her personal life through Twitter, and her account is followed by 33,800 people.