Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed on 10 January 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Kim Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Karen Betts in Bad Girls. She has appeared in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006, Safari School in 2007, Celebrity Big Brother 14 and is set to join the cast of Coronation Street as Erika Simmonds in December 2014.
Carleton College, University of California, Berkeley
Nationality
English
Spouse
Peter Amory
Awards
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences, Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award, Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, Glamour Woman of the Year Award
Nominations
The British Soap Award for Sexiest Female, The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year, National Television Award for Most Popular Actress
Movies
The Wedding Video
TV Shows
The Gemma Factor, Safari School, Bad Girls, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Celebrity Big Brother, The Courtroom
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
1
Her Emmerdale (1972) character Kim Tate became the 8th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Kim had a son James (played originally by Jake Meays and later Bradley White), born on 24 September 1996.
2
Underwent a hysterectomy in 2010 to treat fibroids.
3
Changed her name from Claire Seed as there was already an actress with this name in Equity, the British actors' union; she says the name "King" comes from her love of horse racing (the sport of kings) and Elvis Presley, of whom she is a big fan.