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 Graham Norton Show

EastEnders

Father Brown

Celebrity Juice

Strictly Come Dancing

The Teacher

Ideal

Mr Selfridge

All Movies (9)

• The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2026 · as Willamae Abernathy
• RSC Live: Twelfth Night2018 · as Olivia
• Let's Be Evil2016 · as Tiggs
• The Sound of Music Live!2015 · as Maria
• Last Passenger2013 · as Sarah Barwell
• The Sweeney2012 · as Megan
• The Football Factory2004 · as Tameka
• Boudica2003 · as Poppaea
• Never Play with the Dead2001 · as Victoria

All TV Shows (20)

• Captivated2024 · as Rachel
• Too Good To Be True2024
• Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant2023 · as Young Elsie
• The Teacher2022 · as Dani Osborne
• Henry IX2017 · as Serena
• Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule2017 · as Self
• The Halcyon2017 · as Betsey Day
• SunTrap2015 · as Maria
• Father Brown2013 · as Elizabeth Barnes
• Mr Selfridge2013 · as Rosalie Selfridge
• Children's Champion Awards2010 · as Self
• Celebrity Juice2008 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Ideal2005 · as Herself
• America or Busted2004 · as Self
• Strictly Come Dancing2004 · as Self
• Keen Eddie2003
• Harry and Cosh1999 · as Gaby
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• EastEnders1985 · as Dawn Swann