Kelly Condron (née Greenwood) is a British television and voice actress. She is known for her role as

Zara Morgan Zara Morgan is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kelly Condron. The character initially appeared from 1 April 1999 to 22 December 2005. In July 2021, 15 years after her initial departure from t ...

in the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' (1999–2005, 2021–2023).

Career

Condron grew up in

Salford Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...

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. It ai ...

''. In 1999, Condron secured the regular role of

, in the British soap opera ''

''. 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

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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'', ''

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'' and '' Heartbeat''. In 2021, Condron rejoined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Zara on a regular basis. In June 2023, Condron left Hollyaks again in a storyline which saw Zara go to Borneo to follow her dreams of working in a nature sanctuary.

Filmography

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References

External links

Official Website
* 1982 births Living people British television actresses British soap opera actresses Actresses from Salford {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub