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Kara Tointon

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Kara Tointon
Rachel, a single mother and cleaner, is offered a better job by a wealthy businessman. She accepts, but grows suspicious of his motives as she becomes more involved in his affairs.
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Too Good to Be True (2024)
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Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her own words for things and was always amusing those around her with her random and creative moods. If she wasn't an actress she would have attended art college. During her teenage years she attended a private school with only 12 people in her entire year. It was here she made friends for life.

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.

Not only is she a wonderful actress but 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.

But Kara often likes to take a step back from the limelight to spend time with her family and friends who she strives to spend as much time with as possible. Her mother and younger sister Hannah in particular, who recently moved away from Essex to London to be closer to her. Kara is also a keen shopper and likes to spend hours at a time rooting around London for rare, one-off outfits. Fading into the background isn't her style.

2004 has been a great year for Kara. Not only did she appear in Mile High but she has recently returned to her former Dream Team role as Gina Milliano. Kara longed for a regular role in a hit TV show and it looks like her dream maybe have come true.
BornAugust 5, 1983
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Dawn
    • Dawn Swann
    Lindsay Duncan, Dougray Scott, and Kara Tointon in Last Passenger (2013)
    Last Passenger
    5.7
    • Sarah Barwell
    • 2013
    The Football Factory (2004)
    The Football Factory
    6.7
    • Tameka
    • 2004
    Mile High (2003)
    Mile High
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Geneva

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    Actress



    • Sheridan Smith and Samuel Bottomley in The Teacher (2022)
      The Teacher
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Dani Oxley
      • 2024
    • Kara Tointon and Allen Leech in Too Good to Be True (2024)
      Too Good to Be True
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Rachel Connor
      • Rachel
      • 2024
    • Jason Isaacs in Archie (2023)
      Archie
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Elsie Leach
      • Young Elsie
      • 2023
    • Father Brown (2013)
      Father Brown
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Elizabeth Barnes
      • 2023
    • Anna Popplewell, Kara Tointon, Stefan Race, Richard Fleeshman, Sarah Paul, Jason Harvey, Will Thorp, George Blagden, Callum McGowan, and Fehinti Balogun in The Gallery (2022)
      The Gallery
      6.5
      • Jamie
      • 2022
    • Urban Myths (2017)
      Urban Myths
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Kitty Clive
      • 2020
    • The Celebs: Rock with Rudolph (2018)
      The Celebs: Rock with Rudolph
      Music Video
      • Kara Tointon
      • 2018
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Maria
      • 2018
    • RSC Live: Twelfth Night (2018)
      RSC Live: Twelfth Night
      7.6
      • Olivia
      • 2018
    • Henry IX (2017)
      Henry IX
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Serena
      • 2017
    • Steven Mackintosh, Kara Tointon, Olivia Williams, Matt Ryan, Jamie Blackley, Sope Dirisu, and Hermione Corfield in The Halcyon (2017)
      The Halcyon
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Betsey Day
      • 2017
    • Keith Allen, Kara Tointon, and Rupert Young in Gaslight (2017)
      Gaslight
      5.3
      • Bella Manningham
      • 2017
    • Mr Selfridge (2013)
      Mr Selfridge
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Rosalie De Bolotoff
      • Rosalie de Bolotoff
      • Rosalie Selfridge
      • 2015–2016
    • Let's Be Evil (2016)
      Let's Be Evil
      3.8
      • Tiggs
      • 2016
    • Alexander Armstrong, Kara Tointon, Julian Ovenden, and Katherine Kelly in The Sound of Music Live (2015)
      The Sound of Music Live
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Maria Rainer
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Sheridan Smith and Samuel Bottomley in The Teacher (2022)
      The Teacher
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Associate Producer
      • 2024

    Additional Crew



    • Jella Haase in Kleo (2022)
      Kleo
      7.5
      TV Series
      • voice: Young Brigitte
      • additional voices
      • 2024

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    Last Passenger
    Trailer 1:56
    Last Passenger
    Let's Be Evil
    Trailer 1:36
    Let's Be Evil
    The Sweeney
    Trailer 2:07
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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
    • Born
      • August 5, 1983
      • Essex, England, UK
    • Children
      • Helly Juel Parsell Jensen
    • Relatives
      • Hannah Tointon(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Diamond Car Insurance Advert. Playing 'Sarah'.
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      • 1 Article
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Older sister of Hannah Tointon.
    • Quotes
      "Treat others how you would like to be treated" - that is truly the best advice I ever received.

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