Carla Connor

Carla Connor (nee Donovan, previously Barlow and Gordon) is a regular character in the British Soap Opera Coronation Street. She has been played by Alison King since December 2006, and although villainous at the beginning began to slowly redeem herself and become nicer.

History
Carla had grown up on a rough estate with half-brother Rob Donovan and their mother Sharon. In 1999 Carla had married Paul Connor and left her old life behind.

When Paul had died in 2007 Carla had inherited his share of his knicker factory Underworld, working alongside his brother Liam Connor. Although she later met a man named Tony Gordon, she got into an affair with Liam. She then used the affair to blackmail Liam into selling his shares to Tony, threatening to reveal the affair to his pregnant wife Maria.