Charlene McKenna

Biography

Charlene McKenna is an Irish actress who grew up in Glaslough, County Monaghan, and began performing at eleven with the Monaghan Youth Theatre in a small part in Oklahoma!. Her career took off when she played Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries Pure Mule, a role that made her a household name in Ireland. She took the part of Mary McMahon in Dorothy Mills (2008) and as Karen in the two-part drama Whistleblower, winning Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival. For her work as the young chef Jojo in Raw, she received Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards. On British television she has been seen as Rose Erskine in Ripper Street, Leah Liebermann in Vienna Blood, Laura McKee in the fifth and sixth series of Peaky Blinders, and Niamh McGovern in Bloodlands.

42years old

Turns 43 on March 26in 155 days

Born March 26, 1984Glaslough
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith and Charlene Lee McKenna

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 9 years2005 to 2014

Every film, newest first

2014Boogaloo and GrahamIMDb rating 7.3
2008Dorothy MillsIMDb rating 6.0
2005Breakfast on PlutoIMDb rating 7.2

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Big break
McKenna got her career start with Pure Mule, her first large-scale production. In that series she took the part of Jennifer Jackson, a racy character.
Early training
McKenna deferred her third year at Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin to make time for her career, then withdrew from the course altogether.