With a career spanning two decades, she made her acting debut in the television soap opera EastEnders for her role of Stacey Slater, a character she initially played between 2004 and 2010 before returning in 2014.

Her most notable storylines include struggles with bipolar disorder, sexual assault, which lead to "Who Killed Archie?

At the age of 10, Turner trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, but left after a year stating that it "wasn't my cup of tea".

"[4] Since joining the show, her character has featured in numerous high-profile storylines, including abortion, drug abuse, a troubled relationship with her mother, discovering she has bipolar disorder, an affair with her father-in-law and the murder of her rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb).

Turner starred in a live episode of EastEnders on 19 February 2010 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the soap opera.

[5] After her co-star Charlie Clements who played her husband left in February 2010, EastEnders bosses declared that they are keen to retain Turner after proving her popularity with viewers,[5] however, she announced her decision to leave the show in April 2010.

Turner's character has proven popular with fans and critics, and the actress has won multiple awards for her portrayal.

In December 2010, Turner advertised Royal Mail's campaign to remind people of Christmas postal deadlines.

Also in June, she played the leading role of Ellie, a character who claims to see ghosts and spirits, in the second series of Bedlam.

In October, she starred in the ITV2 supernatural drama series, Switch, which centres on the story of four young witches living in contemporary London.

[16] The actress played a young army recruit called Molly Dawes in a one-off 90-minute drama titled Our Girl.

[19] She has also done voice over work in the CITV programme, Goodbye Year Six and narrated BBC Three's Don't Just Stand There, I'm Having Your Baby.

[32][33] Turner is good friends with EastEnders co-stars Jessie Wallace and Natalie Cassidy, who play Kat Slater and Sonia Fowler on the soap.