Claire King

Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962)[1] is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls. She has appeared in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in 2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014. She also played Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street from 2014 until 2017.

Claire King
Born
Jayne Claire Seed

(1962-01-10) 10 January 1962
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
TelevisionEmmerdale
Bad Girls
Strictly Come Dancing
Safari School
Celebrity Big Brother
Coronation Street
Loose Women
Spouse(s)
(m. 1994; separated 2004)

Early life and early career

King grew up in Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended Harrogate Ladies College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued as lead singer.[2]

Career

In 1987, King played a role in the film Eat the Rich. In 1988, King appeared in an episode of Wish Me Luck as a Cinema Usherette. In 1989, she appeared in the film Cold Light of Day as a Prostitute. Soon after she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Kim Tate a role she played for ten years before leaving the show in 1999. She had a role in an episode of Babes in the Wood as Angela. In 2000, she joined the cast of Bad Girls playing wing governor Karen Betts. She left the programme in 2004 after four years on the show. In 2002, she appeared in an episode of Doctors as Jenny Hennessey in the episode "Into The Shadows". In 2004, King had a role in an episode of the sitcom Down to Earth as Paula Wakeman and appeared in one episode of Dalziel and Pascoe as Louise Russell in the episode entitled: "Still Waters". Later that year, King played Madeline Jackson-Carter in four episodes of the hit drama TV show The Courtroom. In 2005, she appeared as Andrea Mason QC, a barrister for Justin Burton in 6 episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She later appeared as Janice Perry in an episode of Holby City called "Not Another Car Wreck". She appeared in The Afternoon Play in the episode "The Good Citizen" as Joanna Clay as well as Sally Parker in an episode of TV series Donovan. In 2006, King participated and appeared in the fourth series of the BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing she finished overall in sixth place. King also appeared in 5 episodes of Hollyoaks: In The City as business woman Stella and as Gina in an episode of Mayo in Episode 1.7. In 2007, she was a contestant in the BBC Two reality-television show Safari School filmed in South African bush where she finished in third place overall. King appeared in two episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game.

In 2008, King appeared in an episode of the medical drama The Royal as Lucy Bayliss in the episode "Slings And Arrows". In 2008, King appeared as a panellist on the Channel 5 topical debate show The Wright Stuff for two episodes and on The Alan Titchmarsh Show. She appeared in the documentary Emmerdale 50000 promoting five thousand episodes of the TV Program. King has appeared on lunch time chat show Loose Women several times as a guest. She was a guest panellist in 2012 to mark 40 years of Emmerdale, and returned in August 2017 for two further guest panellist appearances. She has also appeared on day-time TV Show This Morning several times. In 2010, King appeared and starred in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor as Betsy. King appeared in the topical debate show The Wright Stuff on Channel 5 as a panellist for one episode. She later went on a UK and Ireland tour of the comedy play The Naked Truth along with Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton. In 2012, she appeared as a Governor in an episode of Hollyoaks. She had a role in the film The Wedding Video as Gina. She appeared in the documentary Emmerdale at 40: The Headline Makers marking 40 years of the soap opera. In 2013, she appeared as Geraldine Worthing in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty and appeared in two episodes of Daybreak. King has appeared in several pantomime productions including Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White. In 2014, King appeared in an episode of Pointless in a Soap-Star special edition. She also appeared in the Channel 5 documentary TV's Nastiest Villains, presented by actress and author Joan Collins.

King entered the Celebrity Big Brother house to compete in the fourteenth series on 18 August 2014 as a Housemate but left the show on Day 16 due to illness.[3] She appeared twice on Big Brother's Bit on the Side. In October 2014, she appeared in an episode of Who's Doing the Dishes?. In November 2014, she appeared in an episode of the E4 comedy show Drifters as Cath. In December 2014, she joined the cast of the soap opera Coronation Street as character Erica Holroyd, a role she portrayed until 2017. On 24 September 2018, it was announced that King will reprise her role as Emmerdale character Kim Tate, for this first time after nearly 20 years away. King will be returning for a special week of episodes from 8 October 2018.[4]On 12 October 2018, it was confirmed that King would be returning permanently in 2019.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Eat the Rich Yuppie Bitch Film
1988 Wish Me Luck Cinema Usherette 1 Episode, Episode: 1.2
1989 Cold Light of Day Prostitute Film
1989–1999, 2018–present Emmerdale Kim Tate Series Regular, 1000+ Episodes
1999 Babes in the Wood Angela 1 Episode, Episode: 2.7
2000–2004 Bad Girls Karen Betts Series Regular (Seasons 2–5); recurring (Season 6)
2002 Doctors Jenny Hennessey 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Into The Shadows"
2012, 2017, 2018 Loose Women Herself – Guest Panellist 1 episode (2012), 2 episodes (2017) & 2 episodes (2018)
2003–2012 This Morning Herself Guest, 5 Episodes
2004 Down to Earth Paula Wakeman 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Still Waters"
Dalziel and Pascoe Louise Russell 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "The Price Of Fame"
The Courtroom Madeline Jackson-Carter 4 Episodes
2005 Hollyoaks Andrea Mason QC 6 Episodes
Holby City Janice Perry 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Not Another Car Wreck"
The Afternoon Play Joanna Clay 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "The Good Citizen"
2006 Mayo Gina Harper 1 Episode, Episode: 1.7
Hollyoaks: In The City Stella 5 Episodes
Strictly Come Dancing Herself Contestant, 6th place
2007 All Star Family Fortunes Contestant, 1 Episode
Safari School Contestant, 3rd Place, Eliminated Week 4 (Day 3)
The Pyramid Game 2 Episodes
2008 The Royal Lucy Bayliss 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Slings And Arrows"
2008, 2010 The Wright Stuff Herself Panellist, 2 Episodes
2008, 2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show Guest, 3 Episodes
2009 Hell's Kitchen 1 Episode
2010 The Gemma Factor Betty Regular Role
2012 Hollyoaks Governor 1 Episode
The Wedding Video Gina Film
2013 Casualty Geraldine Worthing 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "With And Without You"
Daybreak Herself Guest, 2 Episodes
2014 Pointless Participant, Soap-Star Special, 1 Episode
TV's Nastiest Villains TV Documentary
Celebrity Big Brother 14 Housemate/Contestant
Big Brother's Bit on the Side 2 Episodes, Former Housemate
Who's Doing the Dishes? Celebrity Guest
Drifters Cath 1 Episode, Episode Titled: "Hen Don't"
2014–2017 Coronation Street Erica Holroyd Series Regular
2015 A Reason to Leave Sarah Film Role

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
1999The British Soap AwardsBest ExitEmmerdaleWon
2002TV Quick AwardsBest ActressBad GirlsWon
2003Won
2019The British Soap AwardsVillain of the YearEmmerdaleNominated
2020TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressNominated

Personal life

In 1994, King married actor Peter Amory, who played her on-screen stepson Chris Tate in Emmerdale.[7] They separated in 2004. King currently lives near Harrogate, with her horses and Labrador dogs.[2]

References

  1. King, Claire (2006). Confessions of a Bad Girl. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84454-253-6.
  2. "A really bad, bad girl". The Northern Echo. 9 July 2005.
  3. "Claire has left the Celebrity Big Brother House". Celebrity Big Brother. August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. Lee, Jess (24 September 2018). "Emmerdale confirms a shocking return as Claire King reprises her role as Kim Tate". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Kim Tate returns to Emmerdale 'for good'". BBC News. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. Dainty, Sophie (12 October 2018). "Emmerdale confirms permanent return for Kim Tate after her exit tonight". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. "Emmerdale cast: 'It gets messy' Kim Tate star Claire King addresses secret 11-year romance". Daily Express. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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