Charlene McKenna
Biography
Charlene Lee McKenna (Irish: Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born March 26, 1984) is an Irish actress. She became a household name in Ireland after starring as Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries Pure Mule (2005). She appeared on Irish television in Single-Handed 2 (2008), Whistleblower (2008), and Raw (2008–2013). For Raw, she won Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards, and for Whistleblower, she won Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Breakfast on Pluto
as Caroline Braden
2005
Small Engine Repair
as Melanie
2006
Dorothy Mills
as Mary McMahon
2008
Jump
as Marie
2012
Kitchen
as Kirsty Dunne
2007
Boogaloo and Graham
as Mutter
2014
The Old Curiosity Shop
as The Marchioness
2007
Middletown
as Adele
2007
Ghosts
as Regina Engstrand
2014
Inn Mates
as Maisie
2010
A Greyhound of a Girl
as Tansey (voice)
2023
skins pure
as maddie
TBA
Skins: Pure
as Maddie
2013
TV Appearances
Bloodlands
as DS Niamh McGovern
2021
Skins
as Maddie
2007
Pure Mule
as Jennifer Jackson
2005
Ripper Street
as Rose Erskine
2012
Raw
as Jojo Harte
2008
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
as Clare Cartmell
2016
Misfits
as Shannon
2009
Holding
as as Evelyn Ross
2022
Peaky Blinders
as Laura McKee
2013
Peaky Blinders
as Captain Swing
2013
Whistleblower
as Karen
2008
Death and Nightingales
as Mercy Boyle
2018