Alison King (born
3 March 1973 in Leicester) is an English actress best
known for her role as Lynda Block in the Sky One
television series Dream Team (TV series) and currently
as Carla Connor in Coronation Street. She has also made
appearances in a series of well known recurring
television adverts for Daz. During her break from
working on Dream Team, she worked on several projects
abroad including a role as an extra in the U.S. hit film
Shanghai Knights working along side stars such as Jackie
Chan and Owen Wilson, supporting major roles such as BBC
comedy-drama Help!, video film Submerged and theatrical
film Final Contract: Death on Delivery. She also did the
voice overs for the US drama, The L Word.
She recently played one of the prominent roles for
two independent films, Save Angel Hope and Back in
Business which are due to release in cinemas late 2006.
She has recently been cast as Carla Connor on the
popular serial UK drama Coronation Street and made her
first appearance in this role on 1 December 2006. She
has also appeared in another role in Coronation Street
in 2004 when she apparently bedded her builder Jason
Grimshaw Ryan Thomas. In 2006 King got engaged to fellow
actor Jim Alexander who had starred in an episode of
Dream Team with her. However the pair split up in early
2007.
Acting: She has also made appearances in a series
of well known recurring television adverts for Daz.
During her break from working on Dream Team, she worked
on several projects abroad including a role as an extra
in the U.S. hit film Shanghai Knights working along side
stars such as Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, supporting
major roles such as BBC comedy-drama Help!, video film
Submerged and theatrical film Final Contract: Death on
Delivery. She also did the voice overs for the US drama,
The L Word.
She made a guest appearance in the final episode of Mile
High, playing Nigel Croker's wife and in Coupling
(Series 2 - "The Man with Two Legs").
Recently: She recently played one of the
prominent roles for two independent films, Save Angel
Hope and Back in Business which are due to release in
cinemas late 2006.
She has recently been cast as Carla
Connor on the popular serial UK drama Coronation Street
and made her first appearance in this role on 1 December
2006. She has also appeared in another role in
Coronation Street in 2004 when she apparently bedded her
builder Jason Grimshaw Ryan Thomas.
In 2006 King got engaged to fellow actor Jim Alexander
who had starred in an episode of Dream Team with her.
However the pair split up in early 2007.
Trivia
Her frist acting work was two episodes of
Brookside.
The most expensive item in her wardrobe is a Hobbs
writer coat, it's worth £300.
Her on-set best friends are Kym Ryder, Rupert
Hill, Rob James-Collier, Tupele Dorgu and Antony
Cotton.
She was a dental nurse before becoming an actress.
She says her worst habit is biting her nails.
She did the voice overs for the US Show, The L
Word.
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