Lorraine Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is an ALFS Award-nominated English actress, best known for playing Kelly in the BIFA Award-winning film London to Brighton. She joined the cast of BBC's soap opera EastEnders as a regular character Karen Taylor in 2017.Stanley was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the daughter of June (née Bukinsky), and David Stanley. She has Scottish and Polish ancestry from her father and mother respectively. She was brought up in Portsmouth by her parents, who divorced when she was ten years old. Wikipedia