
Charlene McKenna
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1984-03-26 (age 42)
- Place of birth
- Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland
- Also known as
- Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith · Charlene Lee McKenna
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)

Peaky Blinders
2013
as Laura McKee / Captain Swing

Skins
2007
as Maddie

Merlin
2008
as Lamia

Misfits
2009
as Shannon

Ripper Street
2012
as Rose Erskine

Being Human
2009
as Josie

Stan Lee's Lucky Man
2016
as Clare Cartmell

Vienna Blood
2019
as Leah Liebermann

Bloodlands
2021
as DS Niamh McGovern

Raw
2008
as Jojo Harte

Holding
2022
as as Evelyn Ross

Clean Sweep
2023
as Shelly Mohan

Pure Mule
2005
as Jennifer Jackson

Death and Nightingales
2018
as Mercy Boyle

Bring the Drama
2024
as Self

Whistleblower
2008
as Karen

Kitchen
2007
as Kirsty Dunne
Movies (14)

Breakfast on Pluto
2005
as Caroline Braden

The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
as The Marchioness

A Greyhound of a Girl
2023
as Tansey (voice)

Dorothy Mills
2008
as Mary McMahon

Boogaloo and Graham
2014
as Mutter

Middletown
2007
as Adele

Ghosts
2014
as Regina Engstrand
Small Engine Repair
2006
as Melanie

Kitchen
2007
as Kirsty Dunne
Inn Mates
2010
as Maisie
West the Road

Jump
2012
as Marie

Skins: Pure
2013
as Maddie
skins pure
as maddie
About Charlene McKenna
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. With 31 credits spanning from 2005 to 2024, Charlene McKenna has appeared in 14 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charlene McKenna Movies
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005) — as Caroline Braden
- The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) — as The Marchioness
- A Greyhound of a Girl (2023) — as Tansey (voice)
- Dorothy Mills (2008) — as Mary McMahon
- Boogaloo and Graham (2014) — as Mutter
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