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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.
Filmography18 titles

Peaky Blinders
2013as Captain Swing
2013as Captain Swing

Skins
2007as Maddie
2007as Maddie

Raw
as Jojo Harte
as Jojo Harte

Merlin
2008as Lamia
2008as Lamia

Misfits
2009as Shannon
2009as Shannon

Ripper Street
2012as Rose Erskine
2012as Rose Erskine

Vienna Blood
2019as Leah Liebermann
2019as Leah Liebermann

Breakfast on Pluto
2005as Caroline Braden
2005as Caroline Braden

Being Human
2008as Josie
2008as Josie

Lucky Man
2016as Clare Cartmell
2016as Clare Cartmell

A Greyhound of a Girl
2023as Tansey (voice)
2023as Tansey (voice)

Bloodlands
2021as DS Niamh McGovern
2021as DS Niamh McGovern

Clean Sweep
2023as Shelly Mohan
2023as Shelly Mohan

Holding
2022as as Evelyn Ross
2022as as Evelyn Ross

Dorothy Mills
2008as Mary McMahon
2008as Mary McMahon

Jump
2012as Marie
2012as Marie

Kitchen
2007as Kirsty Dunne
2007as Kirsty Dunne

Ghosts
2014as Regina Engstrand
2014as Regina Engstrand