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Katie McGlynn
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Katie Louise McGlynn
16 July 1993 Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
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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. |
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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) |
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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
In Spanish: Katie McGlynn para niños