Kara Tointon is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
In 2010, she won the BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2015, she appeared as Maria in the ITV live production of The Sound of Music Live.
Kara Tointon age
Kara Louise Tointon was born 5 August 1983 in Basildon, Essex, England. She celebrated her 40th birthday in 2023.
Kara Tointon parents
Tointon was born to parents Ken Tointon and Carol Tointon. She and her sister, Hannah Tointon, who is also an actress, were brought up in Leigh-on-Sea.
Hannah is best known for playing Katy Fox in Hollyoaks and Tara Brown in The Inbetweeners.
In 2017 she got engaged to her Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas who played Simon Cooper.
The pair also both starred in the 2018 summer film The Festival.
Both sisters attended St Michael’s School, Leigh, and St Hilda’s School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.
Kara Tointon husband
Kara Tointon was previously engaged to Marius Jensen, a chiropractor. They met in 2016 and got engaged in November 2018.
However, they ended their engagement around October 2022. As of February 2024, Kara Tointon is not married.
Kara Tointon children
Kara has two children with her former fiancé Marius Jensen. In November 2018, Tointon gave birth to her first child, a boy and in January 2021, their second son was born.
Kara Tointon net worth
Kara Tointon has an estimated net worth of about $1 to $5 million. She accumulated her wealth through her acting career.
Tointon began her career as a child dancer and made her first television appearance in 1994. She played various roles, including a student in the series “Teachers” and a character in the soap opera “EastEnders.”
In 2008, she won the Sport Relief edition of “Strictly Come Dancing.” Tointon also recorded a documentary about dyslexia and its impact on people’s lives. She participated in the eighth series of “Strictly Come Dancing” and emerged as the champion.
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