Kara Tointon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Female

Birthday

1983-08-05 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Basildon, Essex, England, UK

Kara Tointon

Biography

​At the tender age of 7 Kara began her acting career. She attended speech and drama lessons at school and she also took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local musical festivals doing poetry recital. Her first proper acting experience came when she played the part of Birgita in The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavillion. Shortly after that her first paid job was as one of the children in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her first appearance on television was as an extra in Eastenders.

She is also highly trained in dance, specializing in Aerobics, Ballet, Bass-Baritone, Cabaret Singing, Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap. In her spare time she enjoys painting, swimming and skiing. She is a girl with endless talents.

Known For

The Sweeney
5.7%

The Sweeney

Sep 11, 2012

The Football Factory
6.4%

The Football Factory

May 13, 2004

The Graham Norton Show
7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

EastEnders
4.1%

EastEnders

Feb 19, 1985

Last Passenger
5.5%

Last Passenger

Oct 18, 2013

Let's Be Evil
4.2%

Let's Be Evil

Aug 5, 2016

Father Brown
7.6%

Father Brown

Jan 14, 2013

Mr Selfridge
6.9%

Mr Selfridge

Jan 6, 2013

The Halcyon
6.4%

The Halcyon

Jan 2, 2017

Strictly Come Dancing
5.9%

Strictly Come Dancing

May 15, 2004

Ideal
8.1%

Ideal

Jan 11, 2005

Celebrity Juice
6.5%

Celebrity Juice

Sep 24, 2008

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Too Good to Be True as Rachel
2023
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant as Young Elsie
2022
The Teacher as Dani Osborne
2018
RSC Live: Twelfth Night as Olivia
2017
Henry IX as Serena
2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule as Self
2017
The Halcyon as Betsey Day
2016
Let's Be Evil as Tiggs
2015
The Sound of Music Live! as Maria
2013
Last Passenger as Sarah Barwell
2013
Father Brown as Elizabeth Barnes
2013
Mr Selfridge as Rosalie Selfridge
2012
The Sweeney as Megan
2010
Children's Champion Awards as Self
2008
Celebrity Juice as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2005
Ideal as Herself
2004
America or Busted as Self
2004
Strictly Come Dancing as Self
2004
The Football Factory as Tameka
2003
Keen Eddie
2001
Never Play with the Dead as Victoria
1999
Harry and Cosh as Gaby
1988
This Morning as Self
1985
EastEnders as Dawn Swann
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