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Kara Louise Tointon is an English actress, best known for playing Dawn Swann in BBC soap opera EastEnders, as the 2010 winner of BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing and as Maria in the ITV live production of The Sound of Music Live in December 2015 alongside Julian Ovenden as Captain von Trapp.
Birth Name
Kara Louise Tointon
Born
Friday, 05 August 1983
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Comedy Game Night | Self | 2020 |
| RSC Live: Twelfth Night | Olivia | 2018 |
| Henry IX | Serena | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Kitty Clive | 2017 |
| The Halcyon | Betsey Day | 2017 |
| Let's Be Evil | Tiggs | 2016 |
| The Sound of Music Live | Maria | 2015 |
| SunTrap | Maria | 2015 |
| Last Passenger | Sarah Barwell | 2013 |
| Mr Selfridge | Rosalie De Bolotoff, Rosalie Selfridge | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Comedy Game Night | Self | 2020 |
| RSC Live: Twelfth Night | Olivia | 2018 |
| Henry IX | Serena | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Kitty Clive | 2017 |
| The Halcyon | Betsey Day | 2017 |
| Let's Be Evil | Tiggs | 2016 |
| The Sound of Music Live | Maria | 2015 |
| SunTrap | Maria | 2015 |
| Last Passenger | Sarah Barwell | 2013 |
| Mr Selfridge | Rosalie De Bolotoff, Rosalie Selfridge | 2013 |
| The Sweeney | Megan Barret / Megan | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest, Herself - Guest | 2012 |
| Bedlam | Leah Cole | 2011 |
| Celebrity Juice | Self | 2008 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self | 2007 |
| Just My Luck | Concert Goer | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Dawn Swann | 2006 |
| Inspector Lewis | Erica Stoke | 2006 |
| Ideal | Kara Tointon | 2005 |
| America or Busted | Self | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Self | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Contestant, Self - Audience Member, Self | 2004 |
| The Football Factory | Tameka | 2004 |
| Warrior Queen | Poppaea | 2003 |
| Keen Eddie | Sarah Friedman | 2003 |
| Mile High | Geneva | 2003 |
| Dinotopia | 18 Year Old Le Sage | 2002 |
| Teachers | Pauline Young | 2001 |
| Harry and Cosh | Gaby | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Herself, Self | 1999 |
| Dream Team | Gina Moliano | 1997 |
| Children in Need | Self - Presenter | 1980 |
| Great Performances | Maria | 1971 |
