Actor
Charlene McKenna
Born March 26, 1984 in Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland14 films
Charlene Lee McKenna (Irish: Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born March 26, 1984) is an Irish actress.
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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.
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First watchBreakfast on Pluto20057.2as Caroline BradenIn the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
14 films as actor- TBAWest the Road
- 2023A Greyhound of a GirlTansey (voice)
- 2014Boogaloo and GrahamMutter
- 2014GhostsRegina Engstrand
- 2013Skins: PureMaddie
- 2012JumpMarie
- 2010Inn MatesMaisie
- 2009A Boy Called DadNia
- 2008Dorothy MillsMary McMahon
- 2007The Old Curiosity ShopThe Marchioness
- 2007KitchenKirsty Dunne
- 2007MiddletownAdele
- 2006Small Engine RepairMelanie
- 2005Breakfast on PlutoCaroline Braden