Shona McGarty





















Shona McGarty

Shona McGarty.jpg
McGarty in 2011

Born
Shona Bernadette McGarty


(1991-10-14) 14 October 1991 (age 27)

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation Actress, Singer
Years active 2007–present

Shona Bernadette McGarty (born 14 October 1991 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire)[1] is an English actress and singer best known for the role of Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Awards


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Career


Before joining EastEnders, she had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years with a group named Traffic Lights, and later joined the drama school Young Stars where she played the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland and Glinda the Good Witch in Wizard of Oz.[2] In July 2012, McGarty was suspended from EastEnders by the acting executive producer Lorraine Newman "for repeatedly being late for filming".[3] McGarty performed the song "A Change is Gonna Come" on Children in Need 2012.



Awards


In 2009, McGarty was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards. A storyline involving McGarty as the main part was nominated for Best Single Episode as well as Best Storyline.



Personal life


McGarty is of Irish descent.[4] She attended St. Teresa's Primary RC School in Borehamwood and Loreto College, St Albans.[5] She was in a relationship with the former EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas,[6] until the couple separated in February 2013.


In January 2018, McGarty announced her engagement to long-term partner Ryan Harris.[7]



Filmography





















Year Title Role Notes
2007 What Goes Around Shona
Short
2008 – present EastEnders Whitney Dean
Soap opera


References





  1. ^ "Shona McGarty". IMDb. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Mohill family connections to Eastenders star Shona McGarty". Leitrim Observer. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011.


  3. ^ "BBC News – EastEnders star Shona McGarty suspended for lateness". BBC Online. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.


  4. ^ "EastEnders star wants Irish themed wedding". RTÉ. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2018.


  5. ^ Littlejohn, Georgina (27 April 2011). "EastEnders Whitney gets lucky in love as actress Shona McGarty cosies up to former on-screen boyfriend". Daily Mail. London. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012.


  6. ^ Eriksen, Alanah (3 October 2011). "On to the next hunk from Albert Square". Mail Online. London: Metro Media Group. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.


  7. ^ "EastEnders star Shona McGarty announces her engagement to partner Ryan Harris". Digital Spy. digitalspy.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.




External links








  • Shona McGarty on IMDb


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