Karen McDonald (Coronation Street)

Karen McDonald
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Suranne Jones
Duration	2000–2004
First appearance	Episode 4843 21 June 2000
Last appearance	Episode 5924 26 December 2004
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Jane Macnaught
In-universe information Other names Karen Phillips Occupation Machinist Father Malcolm Phillips Mother Margaret Phillips Husband Steve McDonald (2001–2003, 2004–2006) Stepdaughters Amy Barlow (2004–2006) Aunts Eva Briggs

Karen McDonald (also Phillips) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Suranne Jones. Karen was created by producer Jane Macnaught as a recurring character and one of the factory girls. She made her debut in the episode airing on 21 June 2000. On 13 May 2004, Jones announced her decision to leave the soap and her final episode was broadcast on 26 December 2004.^[1] Karen's storylines have focused on her number of boyfriends including, Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) and Joe Carter (Jonathan Wrather), also her relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and her miscarriage and her feud with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), the mother of Steve's daughter, Amy.