Name |
Shona Mcgarty |
Height |
|
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
14-October-1991 |
Place of Birth |
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
Famous for |
Acting |
Shona Bernadette McGarty is an English actress from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, best known for her role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Whitney Dean.
Before joining EastEnders, she had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, the group was named 'Traffic Lights', and later joined the drama school 'Young stars' where she played the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, and Wizard of Oz, in which she played Glinda the Good Witch. In July 2012, McGarty was suspended from EastEnders by acting executive producer Lorraine Newman "for repeatedly being late for filming." McGarty performed the song A Change is Gonna Come on Children in Need 2012.
On 4 May 2009, it was announced that Shona had been nominated for 'Best newcomer' at the British Soap Awards. A storyline involving Shona as the main part was nominated for 'Best single episode' as well as 'Best Storyline', these nominations were unsuccessful.