Career
Empson is an experienced theatre actress, having performed in the 2002 West End musical Our House: The Madness Musical as Billie. She has since been a mainstay in the much-loved Hackney Empire annual pantomimes. As well as her television work, Empson has appeared in a number of films.
In 1996, she appeared in the film Beautiful Thing as Leah Russell, the next-door neighbour of the main characters.
In 2008, Empson appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation sitcom Beautiful People and in the ITV1 thriller Whitechapel. In 2009 she joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Kim Fox, the half-sister of Denise Fox (played by Diane Parish).
She took maternity leave from EastEnders and returned to screens August 2014. Empson is a regular performer at the Hackney Empire starring in the theatre"s annual pantomime since 2004.
She has also starred in Anansi and the Magic Mirror and has a live sketch and comedy show (The Kat and Tameka Show) with Choice FM DJ Kat B.
She has also voiced Tickbird in Tinga Tinga Tales.