Kelly Condron is a British television and voice actress. She is known for her role as
Zara Morgan in the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
soap opera ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...
'' (1999–2005, 2021–present). Prior to 2006, Condron used her previous surname "Greenwood" professionally.
Career
Condron grew up in
Salford
Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...
in the 1980s and decided she wanted to act from age twelve. She began taking acting lessons and the following year she secured the role of Geri in the
ITV show ''
Children's Ward
''Children's Ward'' (retitled ''The Ward'' from 1995 to 1998) is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its '' Children's ITV'' strand on weekday afternoons. The ...
''.
In 1999, Condron secured the regular role of
Zara Morgan, in the British soap opera ''
Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...
''. In July 2005, it was reported that producers would not be renewing the contracts of several cast members, including Condron. She soon filmed her final scenes with the show.
In 2007, Condron was approached by the production company
Endemol
Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality ...
to provide voice overs for one of their relative television shows. The experience lead Condron to take up voice over work as her new career.
[
She has also had roles in the television series ''My Wonderful Life'', '' Casualty'' and '']Heartbeat
A heartbeat is one cardiac cycle of the heart.
Heartbeat, heart beat, heartbeats, and heart beats may refer to:
Computing
*Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system
*Heartbeat, clus ...
''. In 2021, Condron rejoined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Zara on a regular basis.
Filmography
:Sources:
References
External links
Official Website
*
1982 births
Living people
English television actresses
English soap opera actresses
Actresses from Salford
Actresses from Lancashire
{{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub