---
name: "Karen Henthorn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/karen-henthorn"
fi1m_id: "karen-henthorn"
imdb_id: "nm0378269"
tmdb_id: 1198661
wikidata_id: "Q6369698"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T16:37:03.829210+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Karen Henthorn

## Identity

Karen Henthorn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/karen-henthorn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** karen-henthorn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0378269
- **TMDB ID:** 1198661
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6369698
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Henthorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6369698, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378269/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1198661

Actor. Born 1 January 1963 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1963, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Henthorn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6369698, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378269/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1198661

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Time*](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Girlfriend*](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md) (78)
- **AMC+:** [*In the Flesh*](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md) (78)

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## Biography

Karen Henthorn is an English actress. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, she began acting professionally in her early teens and trained at the Drama Centre London.

She is known for her roles as Julie Haye in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* (1997–1998 and 2025–2026) and Teresa Bryant in the ITV soap *Coronation Street* (2007–2010). Other television credits include Janet Macy in *In the Flesh* (2013–2014), Marissa Platting in *Shameless* (2004), and appearances in *Time* (2021), *Vera* (2011) and *The Rising* (2022). She played Tracey Laine in the 2025 series *The Girlfriend* and Sister Jude in the film *Fackham Hall* (2025).

Henthorn has also worked in theatre, including productions at the National Theatre, and teaches screen acting at the Italia Conti Academy and Manchester School of Theatre.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Girlfriend* (2025), Fi1m 78, as Tracey Laine — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *Time* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Elizabeth O'Riordan — [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *In the Flesh* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Janet Macy — [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fackham Hall* (2025), as Sister Jude
- *The Girlfriend* (2025), series, as Tracey Laine — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-girlfriend.md)
- *Selby Love* (2025), as Mrs. Blenkin
- *The Listeners* (2024), series, as Emily
- *The Good Ship Murder* (2023), series, as Maureen Weaver
- *The Rising* (2022), series, as Joan Connolly
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (2022), as Dogberry
- *The Teacher* (2022), series, as DI Sowerby
- *Time* (2021), series, as Elizabeth O'Riordan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/time-2021.md)
- *Viewpoint* (2021), series, as Janice Baines
- *The Trouble with Maggie Cole* (2020), series, as Jenny Myer
- *In the Flesh* (2013), series, as Janet Macy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/in-the-flesh.md)
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Jill Falstone — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering* (2006), as Cath Bolton
- *The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt* (2005), as Cath Bolton
- *Shameless* (2004), series, as Marissa Platting — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless.md)
- *The Booze Cruise* (2003), as Cath Bolton
- *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Ivy
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Pathologist
- *Raining Stones* (1993), as Young Mother
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Glad Dibley, Mary Younger
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Julie Haye — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)

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