Suranne Jones
Soap Opera Actress
Soap veteran who earned two British Soap Best Actress awards for her role as Karen McDonald on Coronation Street.
She had her first major stage role at age 8 in a stage production of Wait Until Dark.
She has also had recurring roles on Scott & Bailey and Single Father.
She had a short-lived engagement to Jim Phelan before the couple separated.
She was friends with fellow Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton as a teen.