Carla Connor
| Carla Connor | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alison King | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1 December 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 26 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Coronation Street: The Complete Saga |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Carla Donovan Carla Gordon Carla Barlow |
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| Occupation | Businesswoman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Johnny Connor |
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| Mother | Sharon Donovan |
| Stepfather | George |
| Stepmother | Lou Connor |
| Half-brothers |
Rob Donovan Aidan Connor |
| Half-sisters | Kate Connor |
| Husband |
Paul Connor (1999–2007) Tony Gordon (2008–2010) Peter Barlow (2013–2015) Nick Tilsley (2016–2017) |
| Stepsons | Simon Barlow (2013–2015) |
| Aunts | Barbara Donovan Josie Brown |
| Other relatives |
Michelle Connor Paul Connor Liam Connor Paul Connor Jr. Liam Connor Jr. Tom Kerrigan Ryan Connor (adoptive) |
Carla Connor (also Gordon and Barlow) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Alison King. She made her first appearance on screen during the episode airing on 1 December 2006. Carla has been referred to as "the new Elsie Tanner". This was King's second role in the soap as she previously played Mrs. Fanshaw for one episode in 2004. King was off-screen from February 2009 until October 2009 due to her maternity leave. In May 2012, King announced she would be temporarily departing, her departure scenes aired on 16 July 2012 and her return scenes aired on 10 December 2012 On 1 May 2015, it was reported that King would take a sabbatical for "creative reasons" at some point in 2016. On 8 January 2016, it was confirmed that instead of taking a sabbatical, King would be leaving permanently. She filmed her final scenes on 28 April 2016, and her departure was aired on 26 May 2016.
Carla's storylines have included the breakdown of two marriages, being kidnapped and held hostage in her factory by deranged ex-husband Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) and escaping when the building explodes, battling alcoholism, drink driving and running over Stella Price (Michelle Collins), being raped by her fiancé Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel), attempting to commit suicide, becoming a suspect in Frank's murder, her affair and marriage to Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), learning that Peter has been having an affair with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), becoming a suspect in Tina's murder, suffering a miscarriage, surviving a minibus crash, escaping a fire at her flats started by her arch-enemy Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), coping when people blame her for starting the fire, developing a gambling addiction, learning that family friend Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) is actually her biological father, being attacked by thugs at the local restaurant which results in a road accident, being blackmailed by Tracy and later trying to kill her which leads to two car crashes on the street.
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