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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Kenny was born in the [[London Borough of Haringey| |
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> and she attended [[North London Collegiate School]] (NLCS) in [[Edgware]], [[Middlesex]], [[London]] until 2008.<ref>[http://www.nlcs.org.uk/767/old-north-londoners/news-and-notables/accomplished-onls North London Collegiate School's official list of accomplished former students]</ref> She is of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] heritage.<ref>http://www.standard.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/hot-spring-6853857.html</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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Emer Kenny | |
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| Born | Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny 10 October 1989 Haringey, London, England |
| Education | North London Collegiate School |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and writer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny (born 10 October 1989) is an English actress and writer who first came to national attention as Zsa Zsa Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20 of which some scripts were written and co-written by her. She previously played Danielle Reeves in the BBC Three sitcom Pramface.
Career
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 has also 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] though 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]
Personal life
Kenny was born in the north London Borough of Haringey[18] and she attended North London Collegiate School (NLCS) in Edgware, Middlesex, London until 2008.[19] She is of Welsh and Irish heritage.[20]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Coming Down the Mountain[21] | Gail | |
| 2009 | Freefall[22] | Kate | |
| 2010 | EastEnders[23] | Zsa Zsa Carter | 56 episodes |
| EastEnders: E20[24] | Series 1, 12 episodes Series 2, episode 1 | ||
| 2011 | Eric and Ernie | Joan Bartlett[25] | TV movie |
| 2012–2014 | Pramface | Danielle Reeves | |
| 2012 | Beaver Falls | Hope | Series 2 |
| 2013 | Badults | Rachel | Series 1 |
| 2014 | Siblings | Izzy | Series 1, episode 4 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lesbian Vampire Killers"[26] | Rebecca | Directed by: Phil Claydon |
Writing
| Year | Title | Episode(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | EastEnders: E20[27] | 2010–11 | |
| 2012–present | EastEnders | 2012–14 | |
| 2012 | Doctors | "A Lighter Note" (10 October 2012) | |
| 2012 | Holby City | "After the Party" (27 November 2012) |
References
- ^ "Coming Down The Mountain" (Press release). BBC. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Lesbian Vampire Killers". Lesbianvampirekillersmovie.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Stellar cast in Freefall for BBC Two" (Press release). BBC. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Green, Kris (25 November 2009). "'EastEnders' announces 'E20' cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Meet the E20 cast!". BBC Online. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ Green, Kris (8 April 2010). "BBC hands 'EastEnders: E20' second run". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ Green, Kris (11 May 2010). "Exclusive: Leon, Zsa Zsa to leave 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ Presented by Rolf Harris; Directed by Vikram Jayanti (30 December 2010). "Rolf Harris Paints His Dream". Arena. BBC. BBC Two. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|seriesno=,|episodelink=, and|city=(help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "Emer Kenny". EastEnders: E20. BBC Online. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ a b Director: Richard Lynn; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Emer Kenny (8 May 2012). "Episode dated 08/05/2012". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|city=(help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ Munn, Patrick (22 September 2012). "E4 Cancels Dramedy Series 'Beaver Falls'". TVWise. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Not your usual BBC3 comedy!". Daily Mirror. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Pramface pilot air date
- ^ Digital Spy, New Show 'Pramface' renewed by BBC Three
- ^ Pramface Series 2 broadcasts
- ^ Pramface Series 3 broadcasts
- ^ Chortle, Katherine Ryan joins Badults as a love interest in Pappy's sitcom
- ^ "Emer Gwynne Morgana KENNY". findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ North London Collegiate School's official list of accomplished former students
- ^ http://www.standard.co.uk/es-magazine-fashion/hot-spring-6853857.html
- ^ "Coming Down the Mountain (2007)". Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Freefall (2009)". Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders (2010)". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders: E20 (2010)". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ Wife of Eric Morecambe.
- ^ "Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)". Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "EastEnders: E20 (2010.2)". Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ Director: Sophie Lifschutz; Executive Producer: Lorraine Newman; Writer: Emer Kenny (7 October 2013). "Episode dated 07/10/2013". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ 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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External links
- Emer Kenny at IMDb