| Karen McDonald | |||||||||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Suranne Jones | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2000–2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 4843 21 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 5924 26 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jane Macnaught | ||||||||||||||||
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Karen McDonald (also Phillips) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Suranne Jones. Karen was created by producer Jane Macnaught as a recurring character and one of the factory girls. She made her debut in the episode airing on 21 June 2000. On 13 May 2004, Jones announced her decision to leave the soap and her final episode was broadcast on 26 December 2004.[1] Karen's storylines have focused on her number of boyfriends including, Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) and Joe Carter (Jonathan Wrather), also her relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and her miscarriage and her feud with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), the mother of Steve's daughter, Amy.
- ^ "Karen McDonald's Corrie.Net Profile". Corrie.Net. 2004. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.