
Kara Tointon
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Last Passenger
2013

The Sweeney
2012

The Football Factory
2004

The Sound of Music Live!
2015

Let's Be Evil
2016

RSC Live: Twelfth Night
2018

Never Play with the Dead
2001

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026

Boudica
2003

This Morning
1988

EastEnders
1985

Strictly Come Dancing
2004

Keen Eddie
2003

Children's Champion Awards
2010

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Henry IX
2017

Harry and Cosh
1999

The Halcyon
2017

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023

Ideal
2005

Celebrity Juice
2008

Captivated
2024

Mr Selfridge
2013

Father Brown
2013

America or Busted
2004

The Teacher
2022