Tamzin Outhwaite played Melanie Healy in Eastenders

The actress, 35, has already spent a day shooting her scenes with the celebrated New York director.

Currently known as Untitled Woody Allen Summer Project, the film stars Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor as brothers.

It is the third film the director has made in London. The previous two, Match Point and Scoop, both starred actress Scarlet Johansson.