School swot Pamela Cartwright stepped confortably into Penny Lewis' shoes in 1981. And Rene Alperstein shared an equine interest with her alter-ego...

 
 

DOB: 30 June 1964

STAR SIGN: Cancer

ADVERTISING: Numerous TV commercials (details unavailable)

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW... Like her character, Rene was a keen horse-riding fan. She also trained in tap, ballet and jazz dance. Of her time on Grange Hill, Rene said the cast were like "one big happy family".

 
 
 

BUT WHERE IS SHE NOW...? To be honest - we haven't the foggiest! Rene went to stage school and her ambition was to continue acting. However, she disappeared from our screens.

FAMILY: Rene has one older sister.

 

 

Information from 1980s Grange Hill annuals