Kirsty-Leigh Porter (born 30 December 1988) is an English actress, known for her roles in British soap operas, including portraying Zoe Willson on '' Coronation Street'', Roz Fielding on ''

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'' and

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on ''

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''.

Career

Porter attended

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and trained extensively in dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary and modern dance. She has played a number of small roles on British television, including '' Doctors'', ''

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'', '' Shameless'' and '' Ashes to Ashes''. Porter went on to have larger roles in the children's television programme '' My Spy Family'', as Marcy, and ''

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'' as Ellie. It was announced in July 2009 that Porter had been cast in the long-running ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' as the girlfriend of long established character

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( Jack P. Shepherd). After her role in ''Coronation Street'', Porter was cast in another ITV soap, ''Emmerdale'', as the best friend of

Holly Barton Holly Barton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Sophie Powles. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 July 2009. Holly was introduced to the soap as part of th ...

( Sophie Powles). Her role in ''Emmerdale'' as Roz, included pushing Holly into taking illegal drugs, and stealing to fuel her addiction. At the end of the storyline, it was announced that Porter would be leaving the soap. On 26 June 2013, it was announced that Porter would be joining the cast of ''

'' and over a month later it was announced she would play

, one of established character Ste Hay's (

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) two half-sisters.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Kirsty-Leigh 1988 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Manchester English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people