Karen Henthorn (born 1963 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English actress and teacher who has portrayed Julie Bates in EastEnders from September 1997 to April 1998 and appeared in a voicemail in January 2025, before returning from July onwards.
She is currently teaching screen acting on the BA (Hons) Acting course at Italia Conti Academy in Clapham and Manchester School of Theatre. She has most recently appeared on Sky1's comedy series Trollied. She also recently played a teacher in the CBBC series Young Dracula and played Janet Macy on the drama series In the Flesh.
Henthorn is also known for her role as Teresa Bryant in Coronation Street, and has also appeared in Children's Ward, Casualty, The Bill, Silent Witness, Holby City, Doctors, The Booze Cruise, Heartbeat, Shameless and Vera.