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Krissi Bohn

Krissi Bohn’s career spans Coronation Street, The Bogus Woman and British stage and screen drama.

Biography

Krissi Bohn played Jenna Kamara in Coronation Street from 2012 to 2014. Her career also spans touring theatre, television drama, radio and the solo production The Bogus Woman.

Jenna Kamara in Coronation Street.

Known for

Jenna Kamara in Coronation Street

Krissi Bohn played Jenna Kamara in Coronation Street from 2012 to 2014. Her career also spans touring theatre, television drama, radio and the solo production The Bogus Woman.[1][3][2]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Theatre training

    Bohn trained at Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre. Her stage credits include The Railway Children at Sadler’s Wells, Private Lives at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, and The Importance of Being Earnest at Theatre by the Lake.[1]

  2. Career 2

    A solo performance

    Bohn toured in The Bogus Woman, a one-person play by Kay Adshead. In 2015, she also performed excerpts at Displaced, a Counterpoints Arts event bringing theatrical work into a discussion of immigration detention.[1][2]

  3. Career 3

    Returning to acting through Corrie

    Before joining Coronation Street, Bohn had stepped away from acting to work in an NHS clerical team. She later told I Love Manchester that the Jenna Kamara role restarted her career and introduced more screen work after a largely theatrical background.[3]

  4. Career 4

    Television and audio work

    Her television credits include Counterpart, Law & Order and Moving On. Bohn also worked as a storyteller on CBeebies’ Treasure Champs, while her radio credits include Tinsel Girl and Turn of the Screw.[1]

  5. Career 5

    Manchester’s short-play scene

    Bohn joined JB Shorts at Manchester venue 53 Two when the event returned after its pandemic interruption. In an interview around that engagement, she discussed the appeal of a programme combining contrasting short plays in one evening.[3]