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Kara Tointon

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Kara Tointon
Potrait of Kara Tointon.jpg
Kara Tointon in 2022
Born (1983-08-05) 5 August 1983
Basildon, Essex, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994–present
Television
Children 2
Relatives Hannah Tointon (sister)

Kara Louise Tointon (born 5 August 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2010, she won the BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2015, she appeared as Maria in the ITV live production of The Sound of Music Live.

Early life

Tointon was born to parents Ken (b. 1948) and Carol Tointon (1957–2019). Together with her actress sister, Hannah (born 1987), Tointon was brought up in Leigh-on-Sea. Both sisters attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Tointon was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven. She had speech and drama lessons. Tointon's debut in acting was when she played Brigitta in the local amateur dramatic society's version of The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea.

Career

Tointon's was a paid professional child dancer at age 11 for Snow White pantomime at the Cliffs Pavilion. Her first appearance on television was as a school friend of Sonia Fowler in EastEnders in 1994. She played the part of student Pauline Young in 2001's first series of Teachers on Channel 4. She also starred in BBC's Curriculum Bites as a presenter in 2002.

In 2005, Tointon joined the cast of the BBC soap EastEnders as Dawn Swann, a role she played for 4 years until being written out, along with co-star Ricky Groves, in August 2009.

In January 2010, she made a guest appearance in the 26th and final series of ITV’s long-running police drama The Bill in "Duty Calls" as Ami Ryan.

In July 2010, she recorded a documentary for BBC Three called Kara Tointon: Don't Call Me Stupid. The programme examined the impact dyslexia can have on people's lives and the difference different learning styles can have on dyslexic people. Tointon revealed that she struggles as a dyslexic person, and had a reading age of 12. During the programme, Tointon visited Shapwick School in Somerset, which specialises in the education of dyslexic pupils, and talked with the pupils about their experiences.

Strictly Come Dancing

Sport Relief Edition

In 2008, Tointon won the Sport Relief special edition of Strictly Come Dancing with Mark Ramprakash. Her samba was enough to get her the Glitterball Trophy.

Series 8

Peppermint-coloured ballroom dress worn by Tointon in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing, which she won. Displayed at BBC Birmingham, it features "net underskirts, heavily stoned bodice and ribbon detailing".

In September 2010, Tointon was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing Series 8, partnered with Artem Chigvintsev. The pair achieved good scores in the first five weeks of 30, 32, 31, 32 and 37. In week 5, Tointon was awarded the first 10 of the series by Alesha Dixon for her Pasodoble. In week 6 she was top of the leaderboard with her Salsa. She also had good scores for the next five weeks of 36, 38, 35, 34 and 38. In week 11, she got her highest score of 39 for the Viennese Waltz and Rumba and got the maximum 5/5 for the swing-a-thon. Tointon made it to the final along with Matt Baker and Pamela Stephenson, where she made it to the final two, then went on to win and be crowned champion.

Week # Dance/song Judges' score Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli Total
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Like It" 7 8 8 7 30
2 Foxtrot / "From Russia With Love" 7 8 9 8 32 Safe
3 Quickstep / "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" 8 8 8 7 31 Safe
4 Charleston / "Put A Lid On it" 8 8 8 8 32 Safe
5 Paso Doble / "Phantom Of The Opera" 9 9 10 9 37 Safe
6 Salsa / "Conga" 9 9 9 9 36 Safe
7 Argentine Tango / "Los Vino" 9 9 10 10 38 Safe
8 American Smooth / "Cry Me a River" 9 6 10 10 35 Safe
9 Jive / "Runaround Sue" 7 9 9 9 34 Safe
10 Tango / "El Tango De Roxanne" 9 9 10 10 38 Safe
11 Viennese Waltz / "Stop!" 9 10 10 10 39 Safe
Swing / "In the Mood" N/A N/A N/A N/A 1st/5 Points
Rumba / "Samba Pa Ti" 9 10 10 10 39
12 Rumba / "Samba Pa Ti" 9 10 10 10 39 Winners
Showdance / "Don't Stop Me Now" 9 9 9 9 36
Waltz / "If You Don't Know Me By Now" 9 9 10 10 38
American Smooth / "Cry Me a River" 10 7 10 10 37

West End theatre

From May to September 2011, Tointon played Eliza Doolittle in the West End production of Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre, opposite Rupert Everett as Professor Higgins. In 2012, Tointon was cast as Evelyn in Alan Ayckbourn's revival of the 1974 play Absent Friends, alongside Reece Shearsmith at the Harold Pinter Theatre' She followed this by playing Giny in Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking, with Felicity Kendal, Jonathan Coy, and Max Bennett at the Wyndham's Theatre in 2013.

Other work

In August 2009, she was unveiled as the new face of Michelle for George underwear at Asda.

In February 2011, Tointon took part in the BT Red Nose Desert Trek for Comic Relief 2011. In September, it was announced that Kara would play a lead role in the new film Last Passenger, opposite Dougray Scott and directed by Omid Nooshin.

In 2015 and 2016, Tointon played Rosalie Selfridge in the television drama series Mr Selfridge, the semi-fictional story based on the life of Harry Selfridge. Tointon played the part of Maria in The Sound of Music Live in the UK, broadcast on 20 December.

In January 2017, Tointon appeared in the ITV period drama The Halcyon, which was set in 1940 at a five-star hotel “at the centre of London Society and a world at war”. From November, Tointon played the role of Olivia in The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Twelfth Night.

In 2018, Tointon joined 26 other celebrities at Metropolis Studios, to perform an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was released in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name The Celebs. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Selected stage credits

  • Pygmalion, Garrick Theatre, London, 2011
  • Absent Friends, Harold Pinter Theatre, London, 2012
  • Relatively Speaking, Wyndhams Theatre, London, 2013
  • Gaslight, Touring Production - various cities in England, 2017
  • Twelfth Night, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2017–18
  • The Man in the White Suit, Theatre Royal Bath and Wyndham's Theatre, London, 2019

Personal life

In September 2014, Tointon took part in the Great North Run to raise money for Share A Star, a charity set up to help severely unwell children and teenagers.

In November 2018, Tointon gave birth to her first child, a boy, with her then fiancé Marius Jensen. In January 2021, their second son was born.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999, 2004–2005 Dream Team Gina Moliano
2001 Teachers Pauline Young 8 episodes
2001 Never Play with the Dead Victoria
2002 Harry and Cosh Gabby 14 episodes
2002 Dinotopia 18-year-old Le Sage
2003 Boudica Poppaea
2004 Keen Eddie Sarah Friedman
2004 Mile High Geneveve
2004 The Football Factory Tameka
2004 The Fete Lizzie
2004 America Or Busted Herself
2005–2009 EastEnders Dawn Swann Series regular; 337 Episodes
2010 The Bill Ami Ryan 1 episode, "Duty Calls"
2010 Strictly Come Dancing Herself Winner
2010 Kara Tointon: Don't Call Me Stupid Herself Main role; reality series
2011 Bedlam Leah Cole 1 episode, "Driven"
2011 Ideal Herself 1 episode
2012 The Sweeney Megan Barret Main role
2013 Last Passenger Sarah Barwell Main role
2014 Lewis Erica Stoke 2 episodes
2015–2016 Mr Selfridge Rosalie Series 3 & 4
2015 The Sound of Music Live Maria UK version of The Sound of Music Live! broadcast 20 December 2015
2016 Let's Be Evil Tiggs Main role
2017 The Halcyon Betsey Day
2017 Henry IX Serena
2018 RSC Live: Twelfth Night Olivia Special
2018 Great Performances Maria 1 episode
2018 The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Kate Beringer 1 episode
2018 Rock With Rudolph Herself Music Video
2019 The Crystal Maze Herself 1 episode
2023 Father Brown Elizabeth Barnes 1 episode, "The Royal Visit"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2006 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2006 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Won
2007 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2007 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated
2007 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2007 Inside Soap Awards Best Dressed Soap Star Won
2007 13th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated
2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2008 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Won
2009 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2009 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated
2009 Inside Soap Awards Best Dressed Soap Star Won

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