Charlene McKenna

Charlene McKenna

Age 42 — born March 26, 1984·Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland

Charlene Lee McKenna (Irish: Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born March 26, 1984) is an Irish actress. She became a household name in Ireland after starring as Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries Pure Mule (2005). She appeared on Irish television in Single-Handed 2 (2008), Whistleblower (2008), and Raw (2008–2013). For Raw, she won Best Actress (Television) at the Irish Film & Television Awards, and for Whistleblower, she won Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

DramaCrimeMystery

30Credits16 TV · 14 films
2005–2023Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedPure Mule
6.7 Average ratingacross 25 titles

Top TV shows 16best Charlene McKenna shows

  1. 1Pure Mule posterPure MuleJennifer Jackson · 8 eps · 20059.0
  2. 2Peaky Blinders posterPeaky BlindersLaura McKee · 2 eps · 20138.5
  3. 3Skins posterSkinsMaddie · 2 eps · 20078.1
  4. 4Ripper Street posterRipper StreetRose Erskine · 2012–2016 · Drama8.1
  5. 5Raw posterRawJojo Harte · 30 eps · 20088.0
  6. 6Merlin posterMerlinLamia · 1 ep · 20087.8
  7. 7Misfits posterMisfitsShannon · 1 ep · 20097.6
  8. 8Vienna Blood posterVienna BloodLeah Liebermann · 11 eps · 20197.3
  9. 9Being Human posterBeing HumanJosie · 1 ep · 20097.1
  10. 10Stan Lee's Lucky Man posterStan Lee's Lucky ManClare Cartmell · 1 ep · 20166.9
  11. 11Bloodlands posterBloodlandsDS Niamh McGovern · 10 eps · 20216.7
  12. 12Clean Sweep posterClean SweepShelly Mohan · 6 eps · 20236.4
  13. 13Holding posterHoldingas Evelyn Ross · 4 eps · 20226.3
  14. 14Death and Nightingales posterDeath and NightingalesMercy Boyle · 3 eps · 20185.9
  15. 15Whistleblower posterWhistleblowerKaren · 2 eps · 2008
  16. 16Kitchen posterKitchenKirsty Dunne · 2 eps · 2007

Top movies 14best Charlene McKenna movies

  1. 1skins puremaddie8.0
  2. 2Breakfast on Pluto posterBreakfast on PlutoCaroline Braden · 20057.2
  3. 3A Greyhound of a Girl posterA Greyhound of a GirlTansey (voice) · 20236.7
  4. 4Boogaloo and Graham posterBoogaloo and GrahamMutter · 20146.4
  5. 5Small Engine RepairMelanie · 20066.4
  6. 6Dorothy Mills posterDorothy MillsMary McMahon · 20086.0
  7. 7Jump posterJumpMarie · 20125.9
  8. 8The Old Curiosity Shop posterThe Old Curiosity ShopThe Marchioness · 20075.0
  9. 9Middletown posterMiddletownAdele · 20074.8
  10. 10Kitchen posterKitchenKirsty Dunne · 20073.3
  11. 11Ghosts posterGhostsRegina Engstrand · 20143.0
  12. 12Inn MatesMaisie · 2010
  13. 13West the Road
  14. 14Skins: Pure posterSkins: PureMaddie · 2013

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