Jayne Claire King was born on Jayne Claire Seed; 10 January 1962 and is an English actress.
31 Facts About Claire King
1.
2.
Claire King is known for her roles as Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls.
3.
Claire King has appeared in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in 2007, and Celebrity Big Brother 14 in 2014.
4.
Claire King played Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street from 2014 until 2017.
5.
Claire King attended Harrogate Ladies College, and as a punk chose a career in the music business, as a disc jockey in a Leeds nightclub.
6.
Claire King then managed, sang and played keyboards in the Alternative Pop group Fidei and later To Be Continued as lead singer.
7.
In 1987, Claire King played a role in the film Eat the Rich.
Related searches
Joan Collins 8.
In 1988, Claire King appeared in an episode of Wish Me Luck as a cinema usherette.
9.
Claire King had a role in an episode of Babes in the Wood as Angela.
10.
Claire King left the programme in 2004 after four years.
11.
In 2004, Claire 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".
12.
Later that year, Claire King played Madeline Jackson-Carter in four episodes of the hit drama TV show The Courtroom.
13.
Claire King later appeared as Janice Perry in an episode of Holby City called "Not Another Car Wreck".
14.
Claire King appeared in The Afternoon Play in the episode "The Good Citizen" as Joanna Clay, as well as Sally Parker in an episode of the TV series Donovan.
15.
In 2006, Claire King participated in the fourth series of the BBC reality show Strictly Come Dancing; she finished in sixth place overall.
16.
Claire King appeared in two episodes of the TV show The Pyramid Game.
17.
In 2008, Claire King appeared in the medical drama The Royal as Lucy Bayliss, in the episode "Slings And Arrows".
18.
Claire King appeared in the documentary Emmerdale 50000, which celebrated five thousand episodes of the TV programme.
19.
Claire King has appeared on lunch time chat show Loose Women several times as a guest.
20.
Claire King was a guest panellist in 2012 to mark 40 years of Emmerdale, and returned in August 2017 for two further guest panellist appearances.
21.
Claire King has appeared on day-time TV Show This Morning several times.
22.
In 2010, Claire King appeared and starred in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor as Betsy.
23.
Claire King appeared in the topical debate show The Wright Stuff on Channel 5 as a panellist for one episode.
24.
Claire King later went on a UK and Ireland tour of the comedy play The Naked Truth along with Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton.
25.
Claire King had a role in the film The Wedding Video as Gina.
Related searches
Joan Collins 26.
Claire King appeared in the documentary Emmerdale at 40: The Headline Makers marking 40 years of the soap opera.
27.
Claire King has appeared in several pantomime productions, including Jack and the Beanstalk and Snow White.
28.
Claire King appeared in the Channel 5 documentary TV's Nastiest Villains, presented by actress and author Joan Collins.
29.
Claire King entered the Celebrity Big Brother house on 18 August 2014 to compete in the fourteenth series, but left the show on Day 16 due to illness.
30.
Claire King appeared twice on Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
31.
In 1994, Claire King married actor Peter Amory, who played her on-screen stepson Chris Tate in Emmerdale.