Rebecca Atkinson

For the curler see Rebecca Atkinson (curler)

Rebecca Atkinson
Born	(1980-09-22) 22 September 1980 Salford, England, UK
Other names	Rebecca Batt
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Employer	Channel 4 (2004–13)
Known for	Karen Maguire in Shameless
Partner	Ben Batt

Rebecca Atkinson (born 22 September 1980) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Karen Maguire, Jamie Maguire's wife, in Channel 4's Shameless, and she has been in the show since the inception. She has also appeared in Life On Mars, Ideal and BBC Three's new "multi-platform sitcom" Trexx and Flipside. In October 2016 Rebecca joined the cast of BBC1 Scotland Rivercity as Belinda Roberts, the ex cell mate of Amber Murdoch.

She has had minor parts in many shows, including playing Asia in four episodes of BBC comedy series Ideal, and two episodes of New Street Law, where she played a character named Susie Hardwick. She appeared in Heartbeat in 2002 and 2006 playing two different characters. Shows she has had a single appearance in include Life on Mars (The Stabbing), Holby City, The Bill, Coronation Street, Doctors and The Royal. She has also appeared in Children's Ward at a young age.

She also appeared in the film adaptation of Kevin Sampson's Awaydays, released in 2009.

Atkinson grew up on Weaste Lane in Salford and went to All Souls' RC Primary School on Kintyre Avenue in Weaste, which was also the primary school of former Warrington and Salford forward Adrian Morley.

She attended the David Johnson Drama and taught dancing in Goostrey for the Glenda Ann School of Dancing before appearing on TV. She also taught dancing for the Glenda Ann School of Dancing in Goostry, an old farming village in Cheshire.

Her partner is Shameless co-star, Ben Batt, who played "Joe Pritchard". They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. It is unknown if they are married but on Atkinson's Twitter username she uses his surname so it is likely.

External links

• Rebecca Atkinson at IMDb