Claire King

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Claire King
Born
Jayne Claire Seed

(1962-01-10) 10 January 1962 (age 62)
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Television Emmerdale
Bad Girls
Strictly Come Dancing
Safari School
Celebrity Big Brother
Coronation Street
Loose Women
Spouse
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(m. 1994;sep. 2004)​

Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962) [1] is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 1989, and as Karen Betts in Bad Girls from 2000 until 2004. She has appeared in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in 2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014. She also played Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street from 2014 until 2017.

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Early life and early career

King grew up in Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended Harrogate Ladies College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued as lead singer. [2]

Career

In 1987, King played a role in the film Eat the Rich . In 1988, King appeared in an episode of Wish Me Luck as a cinema usherette. In 1989, she appeared in the film Cold Light of Day as a prostitute. Soon afterwards, she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Kim Tate, a role she played for ten years before leaving the show in 1999. She had a role in an episode of Babes in the Wood as Angela. In 2000, she joined the cast of Bad Girls playing wing governor Karen Betts. She left the programme in 2004 after four years. In 2002, she appeared in an episode of Doctors as Jenny Hennessey in the episode "Into The Shadows". In 2004, King had a role in an episode of the sitcom Down to Earth as Paula Wakeman, and appeared in one episode of Dalziel and Pascoe as Louise Russell in the episode entitled: "Still Waters". Later that year, King played Madeline Jackson-Carter in four episodes of the hit drama TV show The Courtroom . In 2005, she appeared as Andrea Mason QC, a barrister for Justin Burton in six episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . She later appeared as Janice Perry in an episode of Holby City called "Not Another Car Wreck". She appeared in The Afternoon Play in the episode "The Good Citizen" as Joanna Clay, as well as Sally Parker in an episode of the TV series Donovan. In 2006, King participated in the fourth series of the BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing ; she finished in sixth place overall. King also appeared in five episodes of Hollyoaks: In The City as business woman Stella, and as Gina in an episode of Mayo in episode 1.7. In 2007, she was a contestant in the BBC Two reality-television show Safari School filmed in the South African bush where she finished in third place overall. King also appeared in two episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game .

In 2008, King appeared in the medical drama The Royal as Lucy Bayliss, in the episode "Slings And Arrows". In the same year, she appeared as a panellist on the Channel 5 topical debate show The Wright Stuff for two episodes, and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show . She appeared in the documentary Emmerdale 50000, which celebrated five thousand episodes of the TV programme. King has appeared on lunch time chat show Loose Women several times as a guest. She was a guest panellist in 2012 to mark 40 years of Emmerdale , and returned in August 2017 for two further guest panellist appearances. She has also appeared on day-time TV Show This Morning several times. In 2010, King appeared and starred in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor as Betsy. King appeared in the topical debate show The Wright Stuff on Channel 5 as a panellist for one episode. She later went on a UK and Ireland tour of the comedy play The Naked Truth along with Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton. In 2012, she appeared as a prison governor in an episode of Hollyoaks . She had a role in the film The Wedding Video as Gina. She appeared in the documentary Emmerdale at 40: The Headline Makers marking 40 years of the soap opera. In 2013, she appeared as Geraldine Worthing in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty and appeared in two episodes of Daybreak . King has appeared in several pantomime productions, including Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White. In 2014, she appeared in an episode of Pointless in a Soap-Star special edition. She also appeared in the Channel 5 documentary TV's Nastiest Villains, presented by actress and author Joan Collins.

King entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on 18 August 2014 to compete in the fourteenth series, but left the show on Day 16 due to illness. [3] She appeared twice on Big Brother's Bit on the Side . In October 2014, she appeared in an episode of Who's Doing the Dishes? . In November 2014, she appeared in an episode of the E4 comedy show Drifters as Cath. In December 2014, she joined the cast of the soap opera Coronation Street as character Erica Holroyd, a role she portrayed until 2017. On 24 September 2018, it was announced that King would reprise her role as Emmerdale character Kim Tate, after nearly 20 years away, for a special week of episodes from 8 October 2018. [4] On 12 October 2018, it was confirmed that King would return permanently in 2019. [5] [6]

Personal life

In 1994, King married actor Peter Amory, who played her on-screen stepson Chris Tate in Emmerdale. [7] They separated in 2004. King currently lives near Harrogate, with her horses and Labrador dogs. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Eat the Rich Yuppie BitchFilm role
1988 Wish Me Luck Cinema UsheretteSeries 1: Episode 2
1989 Cold Light of Day ProstituteFilm
1989–1999, 2018–present Emmerdale Kim Tate Series regular
1999 Babes in the Wood AngelaSeries 2: Episode 7
2000–2004 Bad Girls Karen Betts Series regular; 56 episodes
2001–2020 This Morning Herself11 episodes
2002 Doctors Jenny HennesseyEpisode: "Into The Shadows"
2003–2018 Loose Women Herself; guest panellist15 episodes
2004 Down to Earth Paula WakemanEpisode: "Still Waters"
Dalziel and Pascoe Louise RussellEpisode: "The Price of Fame"
The Courtroom Madeline Jackson-Carter4 episodes
2005 Holby City Janice PerryEpisode: "Not Another Car Wreck"
The Afternoon Play Joanna ClayEpisode: "The Good Citizen"
DNA Sally ParkerSeries 2: Episode 2
Hollyoaks Andrea Mason QC6 episodes
2006 Mayo Gina HarperSeries 1: Episode 7
Hollyoaks: In The City Stella5 episodes
Strictly Come Dancing HerselfContestant; 6th place
2007 All Star Family Fortunes Contestant; 1 episode
Safari School Contestant; 3rd place
The Pyramid Game 2 episodes
2008 The Royal Lucy BaylissEpisode: "Slings And Arrows"
2010 The Gemma Factor BettyMain cast; all 6 episodes
2012HollyoaksGovernor1 episode
The Wedding Video GinaFilm
2013 Casualty Geraldine WorthingEpisode: "With And Without You"
Daybreak HerselfGuest; 2 episodes
2014 Pointless Participant; 1 episode
Celebrity Big Brother 14 Housemate; contestant
Big Brother's Bit on the Side 2 episodes; former housemate
Drifters CathEpisode: "Hen Don't"
2014–2017 Coronation Street Erica Holroyd Series regular; 156 episodes
2015A Reason to LeaveSarahFilm

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWorkResult
1999 The British Soap Awards Best Exit Emmerdale Won
2002 TV Quick Awards Best Actress Bad Girls Won
2003Won
2019The British Soap AwardsVillain of the YearEmmerdaleNominated
2020 TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActressNominated

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References

  1. ↑ King, Claire (2006). Confessions of a Bad Girl. John Blake Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84454-253-6.
  2. 1 2 "A really bad, bad girl". The Northern Echo . 9 July 2005.
  3. ↑ "Claire has left the Celebrity Big Brother House". Celebrity Big Brother. August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Lee, Jess (24 September 2018). "Emmerdale confirms a shocking return as Claire King reprises her role as Kim Tate". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kim Tate returns to Emmerdale 'for good'". BBC News . 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (12 October 2018). "Emmerdale confirms permanent return for Kim Tate after her exit tonight". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Emmerdale cast: 'It gets messy' Kim Tate star Claire King addresses secret 11-year romance". Daily Express . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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