Rebecca Atkinson


Rebecca Atkinson is an English actress, known for portraying Karen Maguire in Shameless from 2004 until 2013.

Career

Before her television appearances, Atkinson attended the David Johnson Drama and taught dancing in Goostrey for the Glenda Ann School of Dancing.
In 2004, Atkinson began playing Karen Maguire in Channel 4's popular comedy drama series, Shameless, and appeared in all 11 series. 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 also appeared in Children's Ward at her young ages. She also appeared in the film adaptation of Kevin Sampson's Awaydays, released in 2009.

Personal life

Her partner is Shameless co-star, Ben Batt, who played Joe Pritchard. They met on the set in 2008 and shared numerous storylines together. In 2016, she gave birth to their son, Jack.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Coronation StreetStephanie Mills1 episode
2002HeartbeatLinda1 episode
2003The RoyalSuzanne1 episode
2004–2013ShamelessKaren MaguireSeries regular
2005The BillCaitlin Vicars1 episode
2005DoctorsSharon Irvine1 episode
2006Holby CitySavanna1 episode
2006Life on MarsTina1 episode
2005–2006IdealAsiaRecurring role
2006HeartbeatHayley Fenton1 episode
2006–2007New Street LawSusie Hardwick2 episodes
2008Trexx and FlipsideAmber1 episode
2010Moving OnKaycee1 episode
2014Staff RoomLeigh1 episode
2015DoctorsSadie Mawby1 episode
2016Moving OnLaura1 episode
2016–2017River CityBelinda Roberts7 episodes
2017DoctorsHayley Armsden1 episode
2019Holby CityDenise Mullins1 episode