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Katie McGlynn
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Katie Louise McGlynn

(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present
Television

Katie Louise McGlynn (born 16 July 1993) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jodie "Scout" Allen in Waterloo Road (2011–2013), Sinead Tinker in Coronation Street (2013–2020), and Becky Quentin in Hollyoaks (2021–2022). In 2021, she was a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Life and career

Katie Louise McGlynn was born on 16 July 1993 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester to Ruth (née Carter) and Trevor McGlynn. The family lived in Littleborough, where she attended Wardle High School and studied A-levels in drama, English literature and media studies, during which time she made her acting debut as Gemma Gooch in an episode of Moving On was later cast as Jodie "Scout" Allen in the seventh series of the BBC school drama Waterloo Road. McGlynn left the show at the end of the eighth series, and subsequently joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Sinead Tinker, a role she went on to play for six years until the character was killed off in a storyline that saw her die from cervical cancer in October 2019. McGlynn made her final appearance as Sinead in March 2020 when she appeared via video footage, and later that year won the award for Best Serial Drama Performance at the National Television Awards.

In 2021, McGlynn joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Becky Quentin, in a storyline which saw her as a new mother who grows close to Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher). She departed in February 2022. In 2021, McGlynn took part in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with Gorka Márquez and the couple were second to be eliminated from the competition in week 3.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Moving On Gemma Gooch Episode: "Skies of Glass"
2011–2013 Waterloo Road Jodie "Scout" Allen Regular role
2012 Leonardo Lucia Rossi Episode: "The Fugitive"
2013–2020 Coronation Street Sinead Tinker Regular role
2018 Mission Christmas Katie Video short
2021 Celebrity Catchphrase Herself Contestant
2021 The Syndicate Georgina Clarke 3 episodes
2021–2022 Hollyoaks Becky Quentin Regular role
2021 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant Series 19

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Work Result Ref(s)
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Coronation Street Longlisted
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Shortlisted
TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress Longlisted
Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Longlisted
RTS North West Awards Best Performance in a Continuing Drama Nominated
The Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Female Soap Actor Second
2020 25th National Television Awards Best Serial Drama Performance Won

See also

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