Michelle Keegan | |
---|---|
Keegan in 2015
|
|
Born |
, England |
3 June 1987
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) | Mark Wright (m. 2015) |
Michelle Keegan (born 3 June 1987) is an English actress. Keegan is known for portraying Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, Keegan played the role of Tracy in the BBC drama series Ordinary Lies. In 2016 she played Corporal Georgie Lane in BBC hit drama series Our Girl taking over the lead role from EastEnders actress Lacey Turner. She was awarded FHM "Sexiest Woman in The World" in 2015.
Keegan was born in . Her father is English, while her Spanish maternal grandmother hailed from Gibraltar. She attended St Patrick's RC High School in Salford, and later the Manchester School of Acting. She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport.
In late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the chance to play the part of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, and accepted the role. She left the show in May 2014. In 2009, she went on Stephen Mulhern's Anonymous, a prank show on ITV. On 14 June 2009, Keegan made her radio debut co-hosting the BBC Radio 1 programme The Official Chart.