Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charlene "Charlie" Brooks (born 3 May 1981) is a Welsh actress, best known for playing Janine Butcher on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Brooks attended Corona Theatre School and the Arts Educational School. Brooks has also appeared in episodes of The Bill, London's Burning, Jonathan Creek and The Demon Headmaster. She trained at Songtime Theatre Arts in her younger years. In a break from EastEnders in spring 2003, Brooks appeared in a Bill Kenwright production of the play Office Games at the Pleasance Theate in London opposite fellow Soap Opera Alumnus Adam Rickitt.