Karen Henthorn
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Karen Henthorn is a British
character actress who portrayed the role of Teresa Bryant
in the long-running British soap opera
Coronation Street
. She appeared in the role briefly in 2007 and became a regular character in 2008. Her character was involved in major story lines. In late 2008, she left the show but returned on April 13, 2009. She then departed the show in 2010.
Her previous roles include parts in series such as The Booze Cruise
, in which she played Cath Bolton, Doctors and Heartbeat. She also played Julie Haye
in Eastenders
in 1997–98 and Marissa Platting (Series 2 Social Worker) in the television series Shameless
.
She currently teaches screen acting on the BA (Hons) Acting course at Italia Conti in Clapham and Manchester School of Theatre.
She has most recently appeared on Sky1's comedy series Trollied.
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character actress who portrayed the role of Teresa Bryant
Teresa Bryant
Teresa Bryant , is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Karen Henthorn. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 28 March 2007...
in the long-running British soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. She appeared in the role briefly in 2007 and became a regular character in 2008. Her character was involved in major story lines. In late 2008, she left the show but returned on April 13, 2009. She then departed the show in 2010.
Her previous roles include parts in series such as The Booze Cruise
The Booze Cruise
The Booze Cruise is a feature length comedy drama written for British television on the channel ITV, shown in 2003 and written by Paul Minett & Brian Leveson....
, in which she played Cath Bolton, Doctors and Heartbeat. She also played Julie Haye
Julie Haye
Julie Haye is a fictional character that appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 1997 and 1998, played by Karen Henthorn. Julie was a love interest for the popular character Nigel Bates. After "a whirlwind affair", the couple left the soap together for a new life in...
in Eastenders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
in 1997–98 and Marissa Platting (Series 2 Social Worker) in the television series Shameless
Shameless
Shameless is a British television drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004...
.
She currently teaches screen acting on the BA (Hons) Acting course at Italia Conti in Clapham and Manchester School of Theatre.
She has most recently appeared on Sky1's comedy series Trollied.