Kara Tointon
Biography
At the tender age of 7 Kara began her acting career. She attended speech and drama lessons at school and she also took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local musical festivals doing poetry recital. Her first proper acting experience came when she played the part of Birgita in The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavillion. Shortly after that her first paid job was as one of the children in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her first appearance on television was as an extra in Eastenders. She is also highly trained in dance, specializing in Aerobics, Ballet, Bass-Baritone, Cabaret Singing, Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap. In her spare time she enjoys painting, swimming and skiing. She is a girl with endless talents.
Movie Appearances

Last Passenger
as Sarah Barwell
2013

The Sweeney
as Megan
2012

The Football Factory
as Tameka
2004

The Sound of Music Live!
as Maria
2015

Let's Be Evil
as Tiggs
2016

RSC Live: Twelfth Night
as Olivia
2018

Never Play with the Dead
as Victoria
2001

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Willamae Abernathy
2026

Boudica
as Poppaea
2003
TV Appearances

This Morning
as Self
1988

EastEnders
as Dawn Swann
1985

Strictly Come Dancing
as Self
2004

Keen Eddie
2003
Children's Champion Awards
as Self
2010

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
2017

The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007

Henry IX
as Serena
2017

Harry and Cosh
as Gaby
1999

The Halcyon
as Betsey Day
2017

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
as Young Elsie
2023

Ideal
as Herself
2005
