KaraLouiseTointon(born5August1983)isanEnglishactress,bestknownforplayingDawnSwanninBBCsoapoperaEastEnders,asthe2010winnerofBBCtelevisionseriesStrictlyComeDancingandasMariaintheITVliveproductionofTheSoundofMusicLiveinDecember2015alongsideJulianOvendenasCaptainvonTrapp.