Claire King

Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962) 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.

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.

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 afterwards, 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. 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 six 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 the TV series ''Donovan''. In 2006, King participated in the fourth series of the BBC
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