Kara Tointon (Kara Louise Tointon)

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Kara Louise Tointon is an English television and film actress known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She won the BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.

Birthday, Age, Height, Weight

Full Name	Kara Tointon	Nick/Other Name	Kara Louise Tointon
Citizenship	British	Born On (Age)	August 05, 1983
Birth (Place)	Basildon, Essex, England	Gender	Female
Height	164 cm	Weight	60 kg

Education, Career, Agency, Partner

Professions	Actress
Actively Working	1995 - Present
Agencies (Work For)	...
Higher Education	Attended St Michael's School, St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Marital Status	In-Relationship James Bourne (2004-2005)

Kara Tointon Wiki, Education, Personal Life

Kara Tointon was born as a daughter of Ken and Carol Tointon. She was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven. She had speech and drama lessons. Tointon's debut in acting was when she played Brigitta in the local amateur dramatic society's version of The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea.