Kelly Thornton (born 13 April 1997) is an Irish actress. She is best
known for her role as Corrina Mallon in the 2015 RTÉ drama Clean
Break and for her role as Emma in Life's a Breeze (2013) for which she
earned an IFTA nomination for best actress.Thornton's made her screen
debut in the 2013 Irish comedy film Life's a Breeze. She played the
role of Emma, the main protagonist, alongside fellow Irish actors Pat
Shortt and Fionnula Flanagan. The film was screened in the
Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International
Film Festival. Thornton earned an IFTA nomination for her role, as
well as receiving the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the 2013 Galway
Film Fleadh.In late 2013, Thornton made her Irish television debut,
featuring in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ Television drama
Love/Hate, playing the part of Kellie in a single episode appearance.
In 2015, Thornton got her biggest role to date, starring as Corrina
Mallon in the four part RTÉ drama Clean Break. The series, directed
by Gillies MacKinnon and Damien O’Donnell, told the story of Frank
Mallon, Corrina's father and a car dealer. Struggling to make ends
meet, Frank kidnaps the family of his local bank manager and
consequently finds himself involved with some notorious local
criminals. A second series of the show has yet to be announced by
RTÉ.
known for her role as Corrina Mallon in the 2015 RTÉ drama Clean
Break and for her role as Emma in Life's a Breeze (2013) for which she
earned an IFTA nomination for best actress.Thornton's made her screen
debut in the 2013 Irish comedy film Life's a Breeze. She played the
role of Emma, the main protagonist, alongside fellow Irish actors Pat
Shortt and Fionnula Flanagan. The film was screened in the
Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International
Film Festival. Thornton earned an IFTA nomination for her role, as
well as receiving the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the 2013 Galway
Film Fleadh.In late 2013, Thornton made her Irish television debut,
featuring in the fourth series of the popular RTÉ Television drama
Love/Hate, playing the part of Kellie in a single episode appearance.
In 2015, Thornton got her biggest role to date, starring as Corrina
Mallon in the four part RTÉ drama Clean Break. The series, directed
by Gillies MacKinnon and Damien O’Donnell, told the story of Frank
Mallon, Corrina's father and a car dealer. Struggling to make ends
meet, Frank kidnaps the family of his local bank manager and
consequently finds himself involved with some notorious local
criminals. A second series of the show has yet to be announced by
RTÉ.
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