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Kara Tointon Biography

Birth Name:
Kara Louise Tointon
Birth Place:
Basildon, Essex, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Had her stage debut as Brigitta in a production of The Sound Of Music at the Cliffs Pavilion
  • Diagnosed with dyslexia as a child and appeared in a 2010 BBC documentary called Don't Call Me Stupid about her struggles with it
  • Won series 8 of Strictly Come Dancing, with partner Artem Chigvintsev, in 2010
  • Played Eliza Doolittle in the 2011 West End production of Pygmalion, opposite Rupert Everett
  • Appeared opposite her sister Hannah on Mr Selfridge, playing sisters on the show

Relationships