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Rebecca Atkinson
Actor, TV Actor
1983 –
Who is Rebecca Atkinson?
Rebecca Atkinson is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Jamie Maguire's wife, Karen Maguire in Channel 4's Shameless, and she has been in the show since the inception. She has also appeared in Life On Mars, Ideal and BBC Three's new "multi-platform sitcom" Trexx and Flipside.
She has had minor parts in many shows, including playing Asia in four episodes of BBC comedy series Ideal, and two episodes of New Street Law, where she played a character named Susie Hardwick. She appeared in Heartbeat in 2002 and 2006 playing two different characters. Shows she has had a single appearance in include Life on Mars, Holby City, The Bill, Coronation Street, Doctors and The Royal. She has also appeared in Children's Ward at a young age.
She also appeared in the film adaptation of Kevin Sampson's Awaydays, released in 2009.
Atkinson grew up on Weaste Lane in Salford and went to All Souls primary school on Kintyre Avenue, which was also the primary school of Warrington Wolves prop Adrian Morley.
She attended the David Johnson Drama and taught dancing in Goostrey for The Glenda Ann School of Dancing before appearing on TV. She also taught dancing for the Glenda Ann School of Dancing in Goostry, an old farming village in Cheshire.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1983
Salford, Greater Manchester - Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Preston College
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on July 23, 2013
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