Rebecca Atkinson

English actress

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Rebecca Atkinson

Born|  (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41)

Salford, England

Other names| Rebecca Batt
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2001–present
Known for| Shameless
Partner| Ben Batt
Children| Jack Batt

Rebecca Atkinson (born 22 September 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying Karen Maguire in Shameless from 2004 until 2013.[1][better source needed]

## Early life and education

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Atkinson studied theatre and dance at Preston College.[2]

## Career

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Before her television appearances, Atkinson attended the David Johnson Drama and taught dancing in Goostrey for the Glenda Ann School of Dancing.[3]

In 2004, Atkinson began playing Karen Maguire in Channel 4's popular comedy drama series, Shameless, and appeared in all 11 series.[4] She has also appeared in Life On Mars, Ideal and BBC Three sitcom Trexx and Flipside. In October 2016, Atkinson joined the cast of BBC Scotland soap opera, River City, as Belinda Roberts.

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. She has also had single appearances in Life on Mars, Holby City, The Bill, Coronation Street, Doctors and The Royal. She appeared in Children's Ward. She also appeared in the film adaptation of Kevin Sampson's Awaydays, released in 2009.[5] She has now had a role in Wait For Me (2023) playing Lisa.[6]

## Personal life

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Her partner is Shameless co-star, Ben Batt, who played Joe Pritchard. They met on the set in 2008, the couple have a son, born in 2016.[7]

## Filmography

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Film  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2001  | Now You See Her | Girl  | Minor role
2009  | Awaydays | Sonya  |
2014  | Film: The Movie | Heather Cleveland  |
2023  | Wait for Me | Lisa  |
Television  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2002  | Coronation Street | Stephanie Mills  | 3 episode
Heartbeat | Linda  | 1 episode
2003  | The Royal | Suzanne  | 1 episode
2004–2013  | Shameless | Karen Maguire | Series regular
2005  | The Bill | Caitlin Vicars  | 1 episode
Doctors | Sharon Irvine  | 1 episode
2006  | Holby City | Savanna  | 1 episode
Life on Mars | Tina  | 1 episode
2005–2006  | Ideal | Asia  | Recurring role
2006  | Heartbeat | Hayley Fenton  | 1 episode
2006–2007  | New Street Law | Susie Hardwick  | 2 episodes
2008  | Trexx and Flipside | Amber  | 1 episode
2010  | Moving On | Kaycee  | 1 episode
2014  | Staff Room | Leigh  | 1 episode
2015  | Doctors | Sadie Mawby  | 1 episode
2016  | Moving On | Laura  | 1 episode
2016–2017  | River City | Belinda Roberts  | 7 episodes
2017  | Doctors | Hayley Armsden  | 1 episode
2019  | Holby City | Denise Mullins  | 1 episode
Flatmates | Erin  | 3 episodes
2021  | Silent Witness | Dr Benning  | 1 episode

## References

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1. ^ Thompson, Melissa (10 September 2012). "'I'm so glad I no longer have to drop my knickers': Shameless star Becky Atkinson on the ups and downs playing Karen Armstrong". mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. ^ Murray, Janet (20 March 2007). "College days: Rebecca Atkinson". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
3. ^ "Rebecca Atkinson.net". Veribo. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
4. ^ "Atkinson: It's the end of an era". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
5. ^ Hellomagazine.com (8 October 2009). "Rebecca Atkinson. Biography, news, photos and videos". hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
6. ^ "Wait For Me Cast Page". 7 February 2023.
7. ^ "Former Shameless star Rebecca Atkinson on motherhood and moving to Glasgow for River City". Sunday Post. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

## External links

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* Rebecca Atkinson at IMDb

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