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Tina Michelle O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of
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in the long-running
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''
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'' (1999–2008, 2015–present). She also appeared in the
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drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2010–2011).


Career

Born in
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,
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, O'Brien was educated at
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. Her early acting roles included ''
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'' in 1997, '' The Cops'' in 1998 and ''
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'' in 2000. At the age of sixteen, she joined ''Coronation Street'' in October 1999, taking over the role of
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from actress Lynsay King. Sarah's pregnancy with
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won O'Brien Best Storyline at the
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. She also won Best Newcomer at the
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and the ''TV Quick'' Awards. Her first role after leaving ''Coronation Street'' was in the 2007 pantomime at
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, where she played the title character of
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. Her first television role post-''Coronation Street'' was in the
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police television drama '' Blue Murder'', filmed whilst four months pregnant, in which she played a character called Amy Kirkland. O'Brien expressed interest in doing televised dramas and theatre work, although after becoming pregnant, she decided to put her career on hold. In 2010, O'Brien starred in the sixth series of the
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school drama '' Waterloo Road'' as
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, the eldest daughter of the new headteacher
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). In 2010, she also appeared in ''
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'', in which she played the character of Miss Browne, a role which required her first on-screen lesbian kiss. Later in 2010, she appeared as a character in the new television drama ''
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, as well as starring in the 2010 series of ''
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''. Her partner was Jared Murillo, and she was unable to perform in the third week due to illness. O'Brien was eliminated in the fifth week of the competition after failing to impress the viewers with her Argentine Tango. She fell into the bottom two alongside
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, who was saved thanks to the public vote. From 4 December 2010 to 3 January 2011, O'Brien played the title character of
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in
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's 2010/2011 pantomime. Between 14 January and 13 February 2011, she participated in the 2011 '' Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour''. In October 2014, O'Brien announced that she would be reprising her role of Sarah Platt in ''
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'' in early 2015. The character returned on an episode broadcast on 30 March 2015.


Personal life

O'Brien is the godmother of Emily Walton, who played the original
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, her on-screen daughter. O'Brien was in a relationship with
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from 2003 to 2009. They have one daughter. O’Brien married Adam Crofts on
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2018. They have one son.


Filmography


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Tina 1983 births Living people Actresses from Manchester English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English female models English television actresses English child actresses People from Rusholme English people of Irish descent 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses