Kerri Quinn

Kerri Quinn is an actress and singer from Northern Ireland. On television, she is known for her roles in Coronation Street and Hope Street.

Early life and education At the age of 13, Kerri Quinn started singing in bands. That gave her a boost in confidence, which prompted her to take on acting lessons.

Quinn followed theatre studies at the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education (BIFHE) and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree at Queen's University Belfast in 2004. She didn't go on with the studies, bored with writing essays, but instead chose to learn the art hands on, in the theatre.

Career Live performance Quinn performed in bands, and toured pubs and clubs with an ABBA tribute band. She also played in musicals such West Side Story (2006) and Dancing Shoes (The George Best Story, 2010), the rock-and-play Huzzies (2012) and The Threepenny Opera (2018).

Radio and podcasts At the end of 2023 Quinn made her first appearance as a radio narrator. It was in the BBC miniseries The Mystery of Mount Stewart, about a boat that sank on Strangford Lough in April 1895. Theresa, Lady Londonderry had lend her sailing boat to her senior servants, as a treat. The series tries to uncover what happened to the boat and its eight passengers that went missing. The programme won the 2024 IMRO Radio Award in the category Speech Drama.

Personal life In the 2010s Quinn had bought a bungalow in north Belfast, at walking distance from her parents. Union flags were raised in the local area, likely as a form of intimidation. A flag near her home was taken down by a sectarian element who further took out their frustration on Quinn by smashing her windows. After the attack, she and her daughter moved in with her parents. When she asked for help, estate agents and politicians told her to simply sell the place. She left the house boarded up for a while.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Fishbowl Tina short by Martin McCann 2016 Unhappy Endings The Derby Woman short thriller 2018 The Good Christian Women's Writing Group Jackie short 2020 Caroline Caroline short 2023 The Bully Gloria short 2023 Faith of Our Fathers Ann drama 2024 Kneecap Spin instructor dark comedy cameo 2015 The Frankenstein Chronicles Mrs. Bowyer 1/12 (S1E2) ITV 2018 Come Home Brenna Coyle 3/3 BBC One, RTÉ One 2018 Care Hilary TV movie 2018 Torvill & Dean (film) Mrs Murray / Woman in garden TV movie ITV 2018–2019 Coronation Street Vicky Jefferies 60/... ITV 2019 Derry Girls Rita 1/19 (S2E3) Channel 4 2021–present Hope Street Sergeant Marlene Pettigrew 35/36 BBC 2021 Three Families Louise Byrne 2/2 BBC One 2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Aevenien 2/4 Netflix 2023 Der Irland-Krimi Saoirse Flynn S4E2 German production 2024 Dead and Buried Sally Bowman 4/4 BBC NI, Virgin Media Television 2024 Say Nothing Chrissie ... FX (USA) Disney+ (UK IE)

Theatre Year Title Role Theatre Location 2006 West Side Story Anita Gaiety Theatre Dublin 2009 Three Women Woman Two 2009 The Weein Susie Ego Old Museum Arts CentreDown Arts Centre BelfastDownpatrick 20102015 Dancing Shoes - The George Best Story (musical) Angie BestMrs Fullaway on tourGrand Opera House UK TourBelfast 2012 Huzzies Dee Tinderbox Theatre Company The MAC Belfast 2014 Cabaret (musical) Sally Bowles Metropolitan Arts Centre Belfast 2017 The Weir Valerie Lyric Theatre Belfast 2018 The Threepenny Opera Jenny Diver Lyric Theatre Belfast, 13 performances 2023 Burnt Out Cheryl Lyric Theatre Belfast "Other theatrical roles include The Nativity... What The Donkey Saw, Smiley and Here Comes The Night (Lyric Theatre), What We're Made Of (Tinderbox),"