Gillian Kearney

About Gillian Kearney

Most well known for her role as Jessica Harrison on the popular BBC series Casualty, Kearney is also notable for portraying Emma Barton and Debbie McGrath on the respective soap operas Emmerdale and Brookside.

Gillian Louise Kearney is an English actress best known for her early role as Debbie McGrath in Channel 4's Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside and the spin-off mini-series Damon and Debbie, and for playing Jessica Harrison in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty, as well as Emma Barton in the ITV Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale. The role of Emma Barton gained her recognition because of character's involvement in Emmerdale's most high-profile storylines during her three-year stint.

Partner(s)	Eddie Foo
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Born	Gillian Louise Kearney, May 09, 1972, Aigburth, Liverpool, England
Television	Brookside (1986–1989), Damon and Debbie (1987), Shameless (2005–2007), Casualty (2008–2010), Emmerdale (2015–2017)
Children	1

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Trivia

In 2011, she played Louise Scanlon on the short-lived television series Justice. 

Gillian Kearney before fame

In her early years, she acted in numerous Liverpool Playhouse Youth Theatre productions and was discovered by a Mersey Television scout, who promptly secured her an audition for Brookside.

Achievement of Gillian Kearney

She starred as Louise Scanlon in the short-lived television series Justice in 2011.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Gillian Kearney family life

She is the daughter of Barbara and Gerard Kearney of Liverpool, England, and has three brothers, one of them being professional soccer player Tom Kearney. In the summer of 2010, she and her fiance Eddie Foo welcomed a kid named John Gerard.

Associations of Gillian Kearney

She and Damian Lewis were both in the cast of The Forsyte Saga, a TV miniseries.

Gillian Kearney Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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