[guide.chat] Tracie barlow life

  • From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:37:35 -0000


Kate Connerty (née Ford) (born 15 June 1977) is an English  actress.  best 
known for playing the role of  Tracy Barlow.  in the long-running  ITV.  soap 
opera  Coronation Street.  from 2002 to 2007. Kate returned to Coronation 
Street on Christmas Eve 2010.
Ford was born in  Salford. , Greater Manchester. She attended Queen Elizabeth 
School in  Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria.  and  Blackpool and The Fylde College. , 
Lancashire. She later trained at the  Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. 
In 2002, Connerty appeared in a  spin-off.  episode of the popular  BBC1.  soap 
opera  EastEnders.  which revolved around the characters of  Ricky Butcher.  
and  Bianca Jackson. .
Connerty took on the role of  Tracy Barlow.  in Coronation Street in 2002. She 
is the fourth actress to play the role of Tracy Barlow after Christabel Finch 
played her from her birth in 1977 to 1985, with Holly Chamarette taking over 
from 1985 to 1988 and  Dawn Acton.  playing the role from 1988 to 1999. 
Connerty brought a darker side to the character in the programme, making her 
more "bitchy" than the simply misunderstood girl the other actresses portrayed.
In 2004 and 2005, Connerty was awarded a  British Soap Award.  for "Best Bitch" 
for her work on Coronation Street and around the same time appeared in a 
high-profile poster campaign for  PETA. . In 2007, she was awarded two British 
Soap Awards, one for Best Actress and another for "Best Storyline", which was 
shared with  Samia Smith.  and  Bill Ward. . Connerty left Coronation Street 
after her contract expired in April 2007. [1].  In June 2007, she filmed her 
first role after leaving Coronation Street, as Adele in Blue Murder, a 
detective  drama. . [2]. 
She married TV producer Jon Connerty on 13 October 2007. [3].  She gave birth 
to a son, Otis James Roger Connerty, in June 2008. [4]. 
She was chosen to advertise the Autumn 2007 Ortak Jewellery  [1].  range.
Kate Connerty is a strong supporter and active campaigner of the Anti Fur Trade 
In China. She participates in the  Peta. ' campaign "boycott all fur" [5].  She 
is also a supporter of the  Green Party of England and Wales. .
Kate and Jon now live in Dulwich, South London.[ citation 

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