Alicya Eyo was born on the 16th December, 1975, in Huyton, Liverpool. At only 5 foot 4 inches tall, she may not be the tallest woman, but she's packing in a lot of talent.

Alicya's got an extensive career in television, film and theatre that dates back to the late 1990s, before becoming instantly recognizable as Denny Blood, the fierce, troublesome but absolutely loveable inmate from Britain's most infamous prison - HMP Larkhall - in ITV's women prison drama Bad Girls, where Alicya was locked up for an impressive five series, before leaving at the end of the 2003 series.

At fourteen, Alicya moved to London, and eventually trained in Drama at The Courtyard Theatre School in Kings Cross. But Alicya's love of drama started when she was nine - she attended classes every Saturday for dancing - winning competitions in the process. Alicya has gone on to study a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Performance Arts (University of Salford), and a LIPA Summer School course in Musical Theatre.

In 1997, Alicya made television appearances on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Casualty. Alicya went on to star in an uncredited roll in the film B.U.S.T.E.D. which also started Goldie and the talented David Bowie, and also went on to star in a movie called G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time.

But Alicya's big break as Denny Blood came when she was offered the part of Denny Blood in 1998. According to Alicya, the agent told her Bad Girls' makers were looking for a 'shit, young, black, skinhead, tattoos with piercing'. Alicya was neither a shit skinhead or heavily tattooed and pierced, but won the part. Alicya was heavily stenciled for the part, and showed off Denny's tattoos with pride.

Alicya's portrayal won the hearts of millions - at it's peak, Bad Girls was drawing in more than nine million viwers - and this was reflected in the Bad Girls Most Wanted spin-off, where viewers could vote for their favourite inmate: the character of Denny Blood came in sixth.

During her time in Bad Girls, she also appeared in the movie The Low Down, in an episode of Urban Gothic, and Tube Tales. Since leaving Bad Girls, she’s appeared on Holby City twice, as two separate characters, and the BBC daytime drama Doctors. She plays Gaynor Harvey in new Shed Productions drama Bombshell. However, Bombshell still has not been aired in the UK; but has made its screening debut down under in Australia and New Zealand. Alicya has also gone on to appear in The Bill, Casualty and Holby City - as well as a critically acclaimed performance in the theatre in play Any Which Way. Alicya recently played Jean Fellowes in an episode of new BBC One Drama Paradox (2009).

Alicya's got an impressive C.V. and an impressive tongue for accents - her talents include a Yorkshire accent, London accent, Native Liverpool, Northern, Standard English, and Standard American. And her dancing skills extend to Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Latin American, Salsa & Tap Dancing!

Performing runs in Alicya's family, her mum, Sue Eyo, is a Jazz Singer, and her Aunty Karen Eyo is an actress who studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.