Donnaleigh Marie Bailey (born 17th January 1983 in Balsall Heath, Birmingham) appeared on Coronation Street in three roles:
- A practice nurse at Rosamund Street Medical Centre who tended to Simon Barlow's badly cut arm following a tussle with his stepmother, Leanne Tilsley, in August 2015
- PC Woodruff, appearing intermittently between April and December 2016
- PC Jess Heywood, appearing intermittently between October 2017 and October 2025.
She trained as an actress at The Television Workshop, the National Youth Music Theatre and the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA).
Best known for her roles of Jenny in Crossroads in 2002 and as Michelle Corrigan in Doctors from 2006 to 2010, her other credits include roles in Dangerfield, Holby City, Casualty and The Reluctant Landlord, along with the 2005 film One Way Love.
