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'''Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny''' (born 10 October 1989) is a British actress and [[screenwriter]].She is best known for her role in EastEnders as Zsa Zsa Carter
'''Emer Kenny''' is a British [[actress]] and [[screenwriter]]. She is best known for playing [[Zsa Zsa Carter]] in ''[[EastEnders]]'' and its spin-off ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'', Danielle Reeves in ''[[Pramface]]'' and Penelope "Bunty" Windermere in ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
Kenny made her professional debut in the 2007 [[BBC]] television drama ''[[Coming Down the Mountain]]''<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/02_february/26/mountain.shtml |title=Coming Down The Mountain |publisher=BBC |date=26 February 2007 |accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> and in 2009 she made her film debut in Phil Claydon's ''[[Lesbian Vampire Killers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk/ |title=Lesbian Vampire Killers |publisher=Lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk |date= |accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> She has also played the role of Kate in an improvisational [[BBC]] production called ''[[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]'' written and directed by [[Dominic Savage]],<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/10_october/24/freefall.shtml |title=Stellar cast in Freefall for BBC Two |publisher=BBC |date=24 October 2008 |accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> which was screened in 2009. In January 2010 Kenny began her role in the ''[[EastEnders]]'' spin-off ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'' as [[Zsa Zsa Carter]] as well as in ''EastEnders'' itself.<ref>{{cite news|last=Green |first=Kris |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a188405/eastenders-announces-e20-cast.html |title='EastEnders' announces 'E20' cast |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=25 November 2009 |accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> Kenny was cast in the role of Zsa Zsa after writing the second episode of ''EastEnders: E20''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/091125-meet-e20.shtml|title=Meet the E20 cast!|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|date=25 November 2009|accessdate=17 December 2009}}</ref> A second series of ''EastEnders: E20'' was announced in April 2010, with Kenny returning as a writer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s86/eastenders-e20/news/a213085/bbc-hands-eastenders-e20-second-run.html|title=BBC hands 'EastEnders: E20' second run|last=Green|first=Kris|date=8 April 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> though it was announced the following month that Zsa Zsa would be written out of ''EastEnders'' so Kenny could pursue further acting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a219224/leon-zsa-zsa-to-leave-eastenders.html|title=Exclusive: Leon, Zsa Zsa to leave 'EastEnders'|last=Green|first=Kris|date=11 May 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
Kenny made her professional debut in the 2007 [[BBC]] television drama ''[[Coming Down the Mountain]]'',<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/02_february/26/mountain.shtml |title=Coming Down The Mountain |publisher=BBC |date=26 February 2007 |access-date=12 January 2010}}</ref> and, in 2009, she made her film debut in Phil Claydon's ''[[Lesbian Vampire Killers]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk/ |title=Lesbian Vampire Killers |publisher=Lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2010 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107163900/http://www.lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She played the role of Kate in an improvisational [[BBC]] production called ''[[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]'' written and directed by [[Dominic Savage]],<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/10_october/24/freefall.shtml |title=Stellar cast in Freefall for BBC Two |publisher=BBC |date=24 October 2008 |access-date=12 January 2010}}</ref> which was screened in 2009. In January 2010, Kenny began her role in the ''[[EastEnders]]'' spin-off ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'' as [[Zsa Zsa Carter]] as well as in ''EastEnders'' itself.<ref>{{cite news|last=Green |first=Kris |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a188405/eastenders-announces-e20-cast.html |title='EastEnders' announces 'E20' cast |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=12 January 2010}}</ref> Kenny was cast in the role of Zsa Zsa after writing the second episode of ''EastEnders: E20''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/091125-meet-e20.shtml|title=Meet the E20 cast!|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|date=25 November 2009|access-date=17 December 2009}}</ref> A second series of ''EastEnders: E20'' was announced in April 2010, with Kenny returning as a writer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s86/eastenders-e20/news/a213085/bbc-hands-eastenders-e20-second-run.html|title=BBC hands 'EastEnders: E20' second run|last=Green|first=Kris|date=8 April 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref> although it was announced the following month that Zsa Zsa would be written out of ''EastEnders'' so Kenny could pursue further acting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a219224/leon-zsa-zsa-to-leave-eastenders.html|title=Exclusive: Leon, Zsa Zsa to leave 'EastEnders'|last=Green|first=Kris|date=11 May 2010|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=10 May 2010}}</ref> She made her last appearance on 30 September 2010.
She made her last appearance on 30 September 2010.


In 2010 Kenny was painted by [[Rolf Harris]] as [[Titania]] from [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' for an edition of BBC TV's ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|Arena]]'' ("Rolf Harris Paints His Dream").<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Rolf Harris Paints His Dream |episodelink= |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wyn0g |accessdate=4 January 2011 |series=Arena |serieslink=Arena (UK TV series) |credits=Presented by Rolf Harris; Directed by Vikram Jayanti |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC Two]] |city= |airdate= 30 December 2010 |seriesno= |number= |minutes= }}</ref>
In 2010, Kenny was painted by [[Rolf Harris]] as [[Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Titania]] from [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' for an edition of BBC TV's ''[[Arena (UK TV series)|Arena]]'' ("Rolf Harris Paints His Dream").<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Rolf Harris Paints His Dream |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wyn0g |access-date=4 January 2011 |series=Arena |series-link=Arena (UK TV series) |credits=Presented by Rolf Harris; Directed by Vikram Jayanti |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC Two]] |airdate= 30 December 2010 }}</ref>


Kenny wrote a further episode of ''EastEnders: E20'' for series three in 2011 and was selected as the youngest ever writer for the [[BBC Writers Academy]] where she trained to write for programmes such as ''EastEnders'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'', and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k0bg4/writers/emer|title=Emer Kenny|work=[[EastEnders: E20]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref> Her first ''EastEnders'' episode as a writer was broadcast on 8 May 2012.<ref name="EastEnders 8 May 2012">{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 08/05/2012 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hdx9w |series= EastEnders |serieslink=EastEnders |credits= Director: Richard Lynn; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |city= |airdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>
Kenny wrote a further episode of ''EastEnders: E20'' for series three in 2011 and was selected as the youngest ever writer for the [[BBC Writers Academy]] where she trained to write for programmes such as ''EastEnders'', ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'', and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k0bg4/writers/emer|title=Emer Kenny|work=[[EastEnders: E20]]|publisher=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> Her first ''EastEnders'' episode as a writer was broadcast on 8 May 2012.<ref name="EastEnders 8 May 2012">{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 08/05/2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hdx9w |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Richard Lynn; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=8 May 2012}}</ref>


She joined the cast of [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]'s ''[[Beaver Falls (TV series)|Beaver Falls]]'' for its second series playing the character Hope. The second series began airing in early August 2012 with the final episode of the series airing in early September 2012. It was announced on 22 September 2012 that the drama would not be recommissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title = E4 Cancels Dramedy Series ‘Beaver Falls’|url = http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/09/e4-cancels-dramedy-series-beaver-falls/|first = Patrick|last = Munn|work = TVWise|date = 22 September 2012|accessdate = 22 September 2012}}
She joined the cast of [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]]'s ''[[Beaver Falls (TV series)|Beaver Falls]]'' for its second series playing the character Hope. The second series began airing in early August 2012 with the final episode of the series airing in early September 2012. It was announced on 22 September 2012 that the drama would not be recommissioned.<ref>{{cite web|title = E4 Cancels Dramedy Series 'Beaver Falls'|url = http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/09/e4-cancels-dramedy-series-beaver-falls/|first = Patrick|last = Munn|work = TVWise|date = 22 September 2012|access-date = 22 September 2012}}
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In 2011 she was cast as Danielle Reeves in the [[BBC Three]] [[Comedy-drama|dramedy]] ''[[Pramface (TV series)|Pramface]]'' alongside her ''Beaver Falls'' co-star [[Scarlett Alice Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/staying-in/what-s-on-tv/not-your-usual-bbc3-comedy-740119|title=Not your usual BBC3 comedy!|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=23 February 2012|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref> ''Pramface'' piloted in late February 2012<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mlqmy/broadcasts Pramface pilot air date]</ref> and was met with good reception, so much so the second series was commissioned by the BBC before the first series had even aired.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a353728/him--her-new-show-pramface-renewed-by-bbc-three.html#~oFnwYhpJYuooYL Digital Spy, New Show 'Pramface' renewed by BBC Three]</ref> She reprised her role for the second series which began airing in the new year of 2013 and was broadcast a second time on [[BBC One]] throughout the summer of 2013.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vg45v/broadcasts Pramface Series 2 broadcasts]</ref> She reprised her role again for a third series which commenced airing in late February 2014.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ws0yr/broadcasts Pramface Series 3 broadcasts]</ref>
In 2011, she was cast as Danielle Reeves in the [[BBC Three]] [[Comedy drama|dramedy]] ''[[Pramface (TV series)|Pramface]]'' alongside her ''Beaver Falls'' co-star [[Scarlett Alice Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/staying-in/what-s-on-tv/not-your-usual-bbc3-comedy-740119|title=Not your usual BBC3 comedy!|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=23 February 2012|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> ''Pramface'' piloted in late February 2012<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mlqmy/broadcasts Pramface pilot air date]</ref> and was met with good reception, so much so the second series was commissioned by the BBC before the first series had even aired.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a353728/him--her-new-show-pramface-renewed-by-bbc-three.html#~oFnwYhpJYuooYL Digital Spy, New Show 'Pramface' renewed by BBC Three]</ref> She reprised her role for the second series which began airing in the new year of 2013 and was broadcast a second time on [[BBC One]] throughout the summer of 2013.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vg45v/broadcasts Pramface Series 2 broadcasts]</ref> She reprised her role again for a third series which commenced airing in late February 2014.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ws0yr/broadcasts Pramface Series 3 broadcasts]</ref>


She played the role of Rachel alongside [[Pappy's|Matthew Crosby]], [[Pappy's|Ben Clark]] and [[Pappy's|Tom Parry]] in the first series of BBC Three's [[sitcom]] ''[[Badults]]'' which aired in the summer of 2013. A second series was commissioned but it was announced that Kenny would not feature in it.<ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/02/05/19543/katherine_ryan_joins_badults Chortle, Katherine Ryan joins Badults as a love interest in Pappy's sitcom]</ref>
She played the role of Rachel alongside [[Pappy's|Matthew Crosby]], [[Pappy's|Ben Clark]] and [[Pappy's|Tom Parry]] in the first series of BBC Three's [[sitcom]] ''[[Badults]]'' which aired in the summer of 2013. A second series was commissioned but it was announced that Kenny would not feature in it.<ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/02/05/19543/katherine_ryan_joins_badults Chortle, Katherine Ryan joins Badults as a love interest in Pappy's sitcom]</ref>


In 2016 Emer Kenny worked as a scriptwriter on Irish soap ''[[Red Rock (TV series)|Red Rock]]'' for a few episodes.
In 2016, Emer Kenny worked as a scriptwriter on Irish soap ''[[Red Rock (TV series)|Red Rock]]'' for a few episodes.


In 2017 she joined the cast of the BBC TV series ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' as Bunty Windermere, the wayward niece of Lady Felicia.
In 2017, she joined the cast of the BBC TV series ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' as Penelope "Bunty" Windermere, the wayward niece of Lady Felicia.

Kenny wrote the screenplay for and co-starred in the ITV crime drama ''[[Karen Pirie (TV series)|Karen Pirie]]'', adapted from the Karen Pirie novels of [[Val McDermid]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/lauren-lyle-star-karen-pirie-itv-cold-case-murder-drama-karen-pirie|title=Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama 'Karen Pirie'|publisher=[[itv.com]]|date=11 May 2021|access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref> She co-wrote the second series (to be aired in late 2024) with Gillian Roger Park.<ref name =2nd>{{cite web | last=Hibbs | first=James | title=Karen Pirie season 2 release date speculation: Plot and latest news | website=Radio Times | date=21 February 2023 | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/karen-pirie-season-2-release/ | access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
For writing the first episode of ''Karen Pirie'', Kenny was nominated for the [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series]].<ref>{{Citation |title=2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations |url=https://edgarawards.com/2023edgarnominations/ |access-date=2023-02-04| date =19 January 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Kenny was born in the [[London Borough of Haringey|North London Borough of Haringey]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search/united-kingdom-records?firstname=emer&firstname_variants=true&lastname=kenny | title = Emer Gwynne Morgana KENNY | publisher = findmypast.co.uk | accessdate = 7 July 2014}}</ref> She is of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] heritage. <ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/hot-spring-6853857.html</ref>
Kenny is of [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[Welsh people|Welsh]] heritage.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/hot-spring-6853857.html | title=Hot Spring| date=26 March 2009}}</ref>


Kenny married television presenter [[Rick Edwards]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/2016060131708/rick-edwards-marries-emer-kenny/|title=Ex-EastEnders star Emer Kenny marries presenter Rick Edwards|date=1 June 2016|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref> and gave birth to their son in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a42856432/eastenders-emer-kenny-rick-edwards-birth-boy/ | title=EastEnders star Emer Kenny and Rick Edwards announce birth of baby boy | website=[[Digital Spy]] | date=13 February 2023 }}</ref>
In 2016, Kenny married TV presenter [[Rick Edwards]].<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3618808/Rick-Edwards-marries-former-EastEnders-star-Emer-Kenny-Kew-Gardens.html</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===Television===
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! Year
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| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[Coming Down the Mountain]]''<ref name="Coming Down the Mountain (2007)'">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974544/|title=Coming Down the Mountain (2007)|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> || Gail ||
| ''[[Coming Down the Mountain]]'' || Gail ||
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
| ''[[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]''<ref name="Freefall (2009)'">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320093/|title=Freefall (2009)|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref> || Kate ||
| ''[[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]'' || Kate ||
|-
|-
| 2009
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[Lesbian Vampire Killers]]'' || Rebecca || Film
| ''[[EastEnders]]''<ref name="EastEnders (2010)'">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088512/fullcredits#cast|title=EastEnders (2010)|accessdate=22 February 2010}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | [[Zsa Zsa Carter]] || 56 episodes
|-
|-
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| 2010
| ''[[EastEnders: E20]]''<ref name="EastEnders: E20 (2010)'">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1581724/|title=EastEnders: E20 (2010)|accessdate=22 February 2010}}</ref> || Series 1, 12 episodes<br />Series 2, episode 1
| ''[[EastEnders]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Zsa Zsa Carter]] || 56 episodes
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|-
| 2010
| ''[[EastEnders: E20]]'' || Series 1, 12 episodes<br />Series 2, episode 1
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|''[[Eric and Ernie]]'' || Joan Bartlett<ref>Wife of [[Eric Morecambe]].</ref> || TV movie
|''[[Eric and Ernie]]'' || Joan Bartlett || Television film
|-
|-
| 2012–2014
| 2012–2014
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| ''[[siblings (TV series)|Siblings]]'' || Izzy || Series 1, episode 4
| ''[[siblings (TV series)|Siblings]]'' || Izzy || Series 1, episode 4
|-
|-
| 2017–2021
| 2017
| ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' || The Honourable Penelope (Bunty) Windermere || Series 5 regular
| ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' || Penelope "Bunty" Windermere || Main role
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Duchess (TV series)|The Duchess]]'' || Rachel || Series 1, episode 3
|-
|2022-present
|''[[The Curse (Channel 4 series)|The Curse]]''
|Natasha|| Main role
|-
|2022
|''[[Karen Pirie (TV series)|Karen Pirie]]''
| River Wilde ||
|}
|}


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=== Film ===
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!Role
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!Notes
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| 2009
| 2023
| ''[[F1 23]]''
| ''[[Lesbian Vampire Killers]]"<ref name="Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020885/|title=Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref>|| Rebecca || Directed by: Phil Claydon
| Callie Mayer
|}
|}


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===Writing===
|+ As writer
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|- align="center"
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! Year
! Title
! Title
! Episode(s)
! Episode(s)
! Notes
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| 2010–2011
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| 2010
| ''[[EastEnders: E20]]''
| ''[[EastEnders: E20]]''<ref name="EastEnders: E20 (2010.2)'">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1584252/|title=EastEnders: E20 (2010.2)|accessdate=23 February 2010}}</ref>
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|[[List of EastEnders: E20 episodes#Series 1|Series 1, episode 2]]
|[[List of EastEnders: E20 episodes#Series 1|Series 1, episode 2]]
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|[[List of EastEnders: E20 episodes#Series 3|Series 3, episode 3]]
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| 2010–11
|-
|-
| 2012–2014
| 2012–14
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
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| {{Unbulleted list
|Episode 4423 (8 May 2012)<ref name="EastEnders 8 May 2012"/>
|Episode 4423 (8 May 2012)<ref name="EastEnders 8 May 2012"/>
|Episode 4724 (7 October 2013)<ref name="EastEnders 7 October 2013">{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 07/10/2013 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cn699 |series= EastEnders |serieslink=EastEnders |credits= Director: Sophie Lifschutz; Executive Producer: [[Lorraine Newman]]; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=7 October 2013}}</ref>
|Episode 4724 (7 October 2013)<ref name="EastEnders 7 October 2013">{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 07/10/2013 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03cn699 |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Sophie Lifschutz; Executive Producer: [[Lorraine Newman]]; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=7 October 2013}}</ref>
|Episode 4883 (3 July 2014)<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 03/07/2014 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048jc6q |series= EastEnders |serieslink=EastEnders |credits= Director: Gill Wilkinson; Executive Producer: [[Dominic Treadwell-Collins]]; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=3 July 2014}}</ref>
|Episode 4883 (3 July 2014)<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 03/07/2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b048jc6q |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Gill Wilkinson; Executive Producer: [[Dominic Treadwell-Collins]]; Writer: Emer Kenny |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=3 July 2014}}</ref>
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| 2012–14
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| "A Lighter Note" (10 October 2012)
| "A Lighter Note" (10 October 2012)
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|
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| "After the Party" (27 November 2012)
| "After the Party" (27 November 2012)
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Red Rock (TV series)|Red Rock]]''
| Episode 3.5
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Harlots (TV series)|Harlots]]''
| Episode 2.4
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Save Me (British TV series)|Save Me]]''
| Episode 2.3
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Karen Pirie (TV series)|Karen Pirie]]''
| All episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself]]''
| Episode 7
|-
| 2023
| ''[[The Curse (British TV series)|The Curse]]''
| Series 2
|-
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2588373}}
*{{IMDb name|2588373}}

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Emer Kenny
Born
London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children1

Emer Kenny is a British actress and screenwriter. She is best known for playing Zsa Zsa Carter in EastEnders and its spin-off EastEnders: E20, Danielle Reeves in Pramface and Penelope "Bunty" Windermere in Father Brown.

Career

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Kenny made her professional debut in the 2007 BBC television drama Coming Down the Mountain,[1] and, in 2009, she made her film debut in Phil Claydon's Lesbian Vampire Killers.[2] She played the role of Kate in an improvisational BBC production called Freefall written and directed by Dominic Savage,[3] which was screened in 2009. In January 2010, Kenny began her role in the EastEnders spin-off EastEnders: E20 as Zsa Zsa Carter as well as in EastEnders itself.[4] Kenny was cast in the role of Zsa Zsa after writing the second episode of EastEnders: E20.[5] A second series of EastEnders: E20 was announced in April 2010, with Kenny returning as a writer,[6] although it was announced the following month that Zsa Zsa would be written out of EastEnders so Kenny could pursue further acting roles.[7] She made her last appearance on 30 September 2010.

In 2010, Kenny was painted by Rolf Harris as Titania from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream for an edition of BBC TV's Arena ("Rolf Harris Paints His Dream").[8]

Kenny wrote a further episode of EastEnders: E20 for series three in 2011 and was selected as the youngest ever writer for the BBC Writers Academy where she trained to write for programmes such as EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, and Doctors.[9] Her first EastEnders episode as a writer was broadcast on 8 May 2012.[10]

She joined the cast of E4's Beaver Falls for its second series playing the character Hope. The second series began airing in early August 2012 with the final episode of the series airing in early September 2012. It was announced on 22 September 2012 that the drama would not be recommissioned.[11]

In 2011, she was cast as Danielle Reeves in the BBC Three dramedy Pramface alongside her Beaver Falls co-star Scarlett Alice Johnson.[12] Pramface piloted in late February 2012[13] and was met with good reception, so much so the second series was commissioned by the BBC before the first series had even aired.[14] She reprised her role for the second series which began airing in the new year of 2013 and was broadcast a second time on BBC One throughout the summer of 2013.[15] She reprised her role again for a third series which commenced airing in late February 2014.[16]

She played the role of Rachel alongside Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry in the first series of BBC Three's sitcom Badults which aired in the summer of 2013. A second series was commissioned but it was announced that Kenny would not feature in it.[17]

In 2016, Emer Kenny worked as a scriptwriter on Irish soap Red Rock for a few episodes.

In 2017, she joined the cast of the BBC TV series Father Brown as Penelope "Bunty" Windermere, the wayward niece of Lady Felicia.

Kenny wrote the screenplay for and co-starred in the ITV crime drama Karen Pirie, adapted from the Karen Pirie novels of Val McDermid.[18] She co-wrote the second series (to be aired in late 2024) with Gillian Roger Park.[19]

Awards and nominations

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For writing the first episode of Karen Pirie, Kenny was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series.[20]

Personal life

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Kenny is of Irish and Welsh heritage.[21]

Kenny married television presenter Rick Edwards in 2016,[22] and gave birth to their son in January 2023.[23]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Coming Down the Mountain Gail
2009 Freefall Kate
2009 Lesbian Vampire Killers Rebecca Film
2010 EastEnders Zsa Zsa Carter 56 episodes
2010 EastEnders: E20 Series 1, 12 episodes
Series 2, episode 1
2011 Eric and Ernie Joan Bartlett Television film
2012–2014 Pramface Danielle Reeves
2012 Beaver Falls Hope Series 2
2013 Badults Rachel Series 1
2014 Siblings Izzy Series 1, episode 4
2017–2021 Father Brown Penelope "Bunty" Windermere Main role
2020 The Duchess Rachel Series 1, episode 3
2022-present The Curse Natasha Main role
2022 Karen Pirie River Wilde
Videogames
Year Title Role Notes
2023 F1 23 Callie Mayer
As writer
Year Title Episode(s)
2010–2011 EastEnders: E20
2012–2014 EastEnders
  • Episode 4423 (8 May 2012)[10]
  • Episode 4724 (7 October 2013)[24]
  • Episode 4883 (3 July 2014)[25]
2012 Doctors "A Lighter Note" (10 October 2012)
2012 Holby City "After the Party" (27 November 2012)
2016 Red Rock Episode 3.5
2018 Harlots Episode 2.4
2020 Save Me Episode 2.3
2022 Karen Pirie All episodes
2022 The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Episode 7
2023 The Curse Series 2

References

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  1. ^ "Coming Down The Mountain" (Press release). BBC. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Lesbian Vampire Killers". Lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Stellar cast in Freefall for BBC Two" (Press release). BBC. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ Green, Kris (25 November 2009). "'EastEnders' announces 'E20' cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Meet the E20 cast!". BBC Online. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ^ Green, Kris (8 April 2010). "BBC hands 'EastEnders: E20' second run". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  7. ^ Green, Kris (11 May 2010). "Exclusive: Leon, Zsa Zsa to leave 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  8. ^ Presented by Rolf Harris; Directed by Vikram Jayanti (30 December 2010). "Rolf Harris Paints His Dream". Arena. BBC. BBC Two. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Emer Kenny". EastEnders: E20. BBC Online. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  10. ^ a b Director: Richard Lynn; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Emer Kenny (8 May 2012). "Episode dated 08/05/2012". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  11. ^ Munn, Patrick (22 September 2012). "E4 Cancels Dramedy Series 'Beaver Falls'". TVWise. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Not your usual BBC3 comedy!". Daily Mirror. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  13. ^ Pramface pilot air date
  14. ^ Digital Spy, New Show 'Pramface' renewed by BBC Three
  15. ^ Pramface Series 2 broadcasts
  16. ^ Pramface Series 3 broadcasts
  17. ^ Chortle, Katherine Ryan joins Badults as a love interest in Pappy's sitcom
  18. ^ "Lauren Lyle to star as Karen Pirie in ITV cold case murder drama 'Karen Pirie'". itv.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  19. ^ Hibbs, James (21 February 2023). "Karen Pirie season 2 release date speculation: Plot and latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  20. ^ 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations, 19 January 2023, retrieved 4 February 2023
  21. ^ "Hot Spring". 26 March 2009.
  22. ^ "Ex-EastEnders star Emer Kenny marries presenter Rick Edwards". 1 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  23. ^ "EastEnders star Emer Kenny and Rick Edwards announce birth of baby boy". Digital Spy. 13 February 2023.
  24. ^ Director: Sophie Lifschutz; Executive Producer: Lorraine Newman; Writer: Emer Kenny (7 October 2013). "Episode dated 07/10/2013". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  25. ^ Director: Gill Wilkinson; Executive Producer: Dominic Treadwell-Collins; Writer: Emer Kenny (3 July 2014). "Episode dated 03/07/2014". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
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