Zara Morgan | |||||||||
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Hollyoaks character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Kelly Greenwood | ||||||||
Duration | 1999–2005 | ||||||||
First appearance | June 1999 | ||||||||
Last appearance | 22 December 2005 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
Profile | |||||||||
Occupation | Student | ||||||||
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Father | Andy Morgan |
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Mother | Sue Morgan |
Brothers |
Adam Morgan Luke Morgan |
Sisters | Beth Morgan |
Zara Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Kelly Greenwood between 1999 and 2005.
In July 2005, it was announced that the serial's production team planned to write out some of their established characters. Kris Green of Digital Spy said he had heard that Greenwood's contract would not be renewed. In November, it was reported Greenwood had already finished filming with the series. Greenwood said that she was already pursuing other projects. Producers remained secretive about how they would write Zara out of the series.
Zara was introduced as the youngest member of the Morgan clan. Zara struggled to settle in Hollyoaks and as a result caused endless trouble at her new school, culminating in her trying to burn down her school after an argument about her art project, and she was sent for psychological assessment.
Zara was affected by her parents' marriage problems and often found herself second to her elder siblings, especially Luke Morgan, who was trying to cope with his rape ordeal, and later Adam Morgan, after he was paralysed. Zara was also very protective of her family as she defended her father after her mother was dating another man. She also supported Adam through his disability and Beth Morgan through her trial.
Zara was friends with Steph Dean, who proved to be a bad influence on her, and later she made friends with Abby Davies, who proved to be a more grounded friend than Steph, but who was not averse to getting into trouble. After causing trouble by inventing a fictitious relationship with Paul Millington, Zara set her sights on Brian Drake. She became a Goth and won his heart, only later to lose him to Steph and then Lisa Hunter. Zara then began to grow up into a young woman, but was hurt when she realised she had to leave for France; however, Abby kindly offered Zara a place to stay with the Davies'. Since Brian, Zara didn't have many love interests, but did share a brief kiss with Norman Sankofa, who wasn't interested.