Education
Forbes attended a school in Mottingham, South East London, and she was also a part-time student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
Forbes attended a school in Mottingham, South East London, and she was also a part-time student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.
She is best known for her childhood role of Cassie Carpenter in British Broadcasting Corporation"s EastEnders. She made her first appearance on television at the age of three, in a British Broadcasting Corporation play. In 1985 she was cast in her most notable role to date.
She played the character Cassie—the daughter of Tony Carpenter (Oscar James)—in the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders.
She remained in the role until December 1986. In 1989 she appeared in an episode of the Independent Television drama, The Bill, and in 2001 she appeared as Anne-Marie in Love Is Not Enough, a film about perseverance in the face of adversity, written and directed by Mark Norfolk.