Emer Kenny

Emer Kenny: Biography in Details

Who is Emer Kenny?

Emer Kenny is an English actress and screenwriter. Emer Kenny initially came to national attention as Zsa Zsa Carter in EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20 of which, some episodes’ scripts were written and co-written by her.

She has more recently played Danielle Reeves in the sitcom Pramface.

Who are the parents of Emer Kenny?

Kenny was born as Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny on 10 October 1989, in the North London Borough of Haringey, London, England, the UK.

Emer Kenny is one of the four children of her parents, the info on the whereabouts of whom are unknown. Likewise, the info on her early childhood and teenage days, place of upbringing, etc. are also not known yet. She is of Welsh and Irish heritage.

Emer Kenny attended North London Collegiate School (NLCS) in Edgware, Middlesex, London, until 2008.

Emer Kenny: Professional Life, Career

Kenny made her professional debut in the field of acting in the 2007 TV drama Coming Down the Mountain. Two years later, she made her film debut in Lesbian Vampire Killers. She has also played the role of Kate in Freefall, which was screened in 2009.

In January 2010, Kenny began her role in the EastEnders spin-off EastEnders: E20 as Zsa Zsa Carter as well as in EastEnders itself. She was cast in the role of Zsa Zsa after writing the second episode of EastEnders: E20.

The second series of EastEnders: E20 was announced in April 2010, with Kenny returning as a writer. She made her last appearance on 30 September 2010.

In 2010 Emer Kenny was painted by Rolf Harris as Titania from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for an edition of BBC TV’s Arena (“Rolf Harris Paints His Dream”).

Emer Kenny wrote a further episode of EastEnders: E20 for series three in 2011 and was selected as the youngest ever writer for the BBC Writers Academy.

There, she trained to write for programs such as EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, and Doctors. Her first EastEnders episode as a writer was broadcast on 8 May 2012.

She joined the cast of the TV series Beaver Falls for its second season playing the character of Hope. It was announced on 22 September 2012 that the drama would not be recommissioned.

In 2011, Emer Kenny was cast in the role of Danielle Reeves in the BBC Three dramedy Pramface. Pramface was piloted in late February 2012 and was met with good reception so much, that the second season was commissioned before the first one had even aired.

She reprised her role for the second series. Kenny reprised her role again for the third season which commenced airing in late February 2014.

She played the role of Rachel in the first season of the TV series Badults which aired in the summer of 2013. A second series was commissioned but it was announced that Kenny would not feature in it.

In 2016 Emer Kenny worked as a scriptwriter on the Irish soap Red Rock for a few episodes. The next year, she joined the cast of the TV series Father Brown as Bunty Windermere.

Apart from these, she also has appeared as herself in some programs. This includes the TV series documentary Arena, TV series Breakfast, and TV series Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Emer Kenny: Salary, Net Worth

Her salary is not known but she has a net worth of $28 million as of 2023.

Is Emer Kenny involved in any rumors and controversies?

There are no significant rumors and controversies regarding Emer Kenny in the mainstream media to date.

Emer Kenny has thus far, managed to keep her image clean in the eyes of the general public.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Emer Kenny has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. She has dark brown hair color and her eye color is hazel blue.

There is no information about her body weight, shoe size, and dress size.

Social Media

Emer Kenny is active on Instagram and Twitter. She has more than 22.8 k followers on Instagram and has more than 24.1 k followers on Twitter.

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