Katy Harris

Katy Harris
Coronation Street character
Portrayed byLucy-Jo Hudson
Duration2002–2005
First appearance13 November 2002
Last appearance20 April 2005
ClassificationFormer; regular
Introduced byKieran Roberts
In-universe information
Other namesKaty Nelson
Occupationstudent, hospital caterer
FatherTommy Harris
MotherAngela Harris
BrothersCraig Harris
GrandfathersKeith Appleyard
GrandmothersShirley Appleyard
Jean Harris
AuntsLorraine Appleyard
Pauline Appleyard

Katherine Jane "Katy" Harris (previously Nelson) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Lucy-Jo Hudson. She made her first on-screen appearance on 13 November 2002, before departing in 2005. The teenage daughter of the Harris family, Katy's storylines centred on her family's victimisation by a gang, her diabetic diagnosis and her relationship with Martin Platt (Sean Wilson).

Her departing storyline entitled "Killer Katy",[1] in which she had an abortion, murdered her father, and then killed herself has been described as one of the soap's most sensational and shocking storylines.[2][3]

  1. ^ ITV1 Corrie: Killer Katy pres - 2005, 8 March 2015, retrieved 10 March 2022
  2. ^ Gibb, Jessica (23 January 2017). "Corrie's gruesome history as Pat Phelan joins list of soap's worst killers". mirror. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ Delamotta, Deanna; Moyo, Lynda (19 June 2014). "10 most shocking Corrie storylines ever". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 March 2022.