Early Life
As a result of her father's work as a civil engineer she spent her childhood moving from country to country, including spells in Algeria, Kuwait, Nigeria, Singapore and England. Her mother, Karen, died of cancer, aged 52, in Redcar and Cleveland just before O'Brien was confirmed for a part in SMart, in 1999. She has a younger brother, Tim.
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