Lorraine Marie Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is a British actress from Portsmouth, England, known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film London to Brighton and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2017–2024).

[3] Stanley made her acting debut in 2000, when she appeared in the crime drama film Gangster No.

[4] In 2006, Stanley took the lead role in the neo-noir crime film London to Brighton.

[1] In 2014, Stanley was cast to play the role of Simone in Spencer Hawken's 2016 film No Reasons.

Stanley and her partner Mark Perez have been together since 2014, and have a daughter, named Nancy, born in 2015.