Jayne Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1963) is an
English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV
soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls. She has appeared in
the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in
2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014. She also played Erica
Holroyd in Coronation Street from 2014 until 2017.King grew up in
Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended Harrogate Ladies
College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc
jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played
keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued
as lead singer.In 1987, King played a role in the film Eat the Rich.
In 1988, King appeared in an episode of Wish Me Luck as a Cinema
Usherette. In 1989, she appeared in the film Cold Light of Day as a
Prostitute. Soon after she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera
Emmerdale as Kim Tate a role she played for ten years before leaving
the show in 1999. She had a role in an episode of Babes in the Wood as
Angela. In 2000, she joined the cast of Bad Girls playing wing
governor Karen Betts. She left the programme in 2004 after four years
on the show. In 2002, she appeared in an episode of Doctors as Jenny
Hennessey in the episode "Into The Shadows". In 2004, King had a role
in an episode of the sitcom Down to Earth as Paula Wakeman and
appeared in one episode of Dalziel and Pascoe as Louise Russell in the
episode entitled: "Still Waters". Later that year, King played
Madeline Jackson-Carter in four episodes of the hit drama TV show The
Courtroom. In 2005, she appeared as Andrea Mason QC, a barrister for
Justin Burton in 6 episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She
later appeared as Janice Perry in an episode of Holby City called "Not
Another Car Wreck". She appeared in The Afternoon Play in the episode
"The Good Citizen" as Joanna Clay as well as Sally Parker in an
episode of TV series Donovan. In 2006, King participated and appeared
in the fourth series of the BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing she
finished overall in sixth place. King also appeared in 5 episodes of
Hollyoaks: In The City as business woman Stella and as Gina in an
episode of Mayo in Episode 1.7. In 2007, she was a contestant in the
BBC Two reality-television show Safari School filmed in South African
bush where she finished in third place overall. King appeared in two
episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game.
English actress. She is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV
soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls. She has appeared in
the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in
2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014. She also played Erica
Holroyd in Coronation Street from 2014 until 2017.King grew up in
Harrogate with her brother and sister. King attended Harrogate Ladies
College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc
jockey in a Leeds nightclub. She then managed, sang and played
keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued
as lead singer.In 1987, King played a role in the film Eat the Rich.
In 1988, King appeared in an episode of Wish Me Luck as a Cinema
Usherette. In 1989, she appeared in the film Cold Light of Day as a
Prostitute. Soon after she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera
Emmerdale as Kim Tate a role she played for ten years before leaving
the show in 1999. She had a role in an episode of Babes in the Wood as
Angela. In 2000, she joined the cast of Bad Girls playing wing
governor Karen Betts. She left the programme in 2004 after four years
on the show. In 2002, she appeared in an episode of Doctors as Jenny
Hennessey in the episode "Into The Shadows". In 2004, King had a role
in an episode of the sitcom Down to Earth as Paula Wakeman and
appeared in one episode of Dalziel and Pascoe as Louise Russell in the
episode entitled: "Still Waters". Later that year, King played
Madeline Jackson-Carter in four episodes of the hit drama TV show The
Courtroom. In 2005, she appeared as Andrea Mason QC, a barrister for
Justin Burton in 6 episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She
later appeared as Janice Perry in an episode of Holby City called "Not
Another Car Wreck". She appeared in The Afternoon Play in the episode
"The Good Citizen" as Joanna Clay as well as Sally Parker in an
episode of TV series Donovan. In 2006, King participated and appeared
in the fourth series of the BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing she
finished overall in sixth place. King also appeared in 5 episodes of
Hollyoaks: In The City as business woman Stella and as Gina in an
episode of Mayo in Episode 1.7. In 2007, she was a contestant in the
BBC Two reality-television show Safari School filmed in South African
bush where she finished in third place overall. King appeared in two
episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game.
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