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Sarah Lancashire

Sarah Lancashire

Actor · Born 1964-10-10 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street (1991-1996, 2000), Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008-2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012-2020) and Happy Valley (2014, 2016, 2023). Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a promine…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Yesterday (2019) — Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
  2. Doctor Who (2005) — Miss Foster
  3. Skins (2007) — Mary
  4. Black Doves (2024) — Mrs. Reed
  5. Happy Valley (2014) — Catherine Cawood
  6. Dad's Army (2016) — Mrs. Pike
  7. Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) — Margaret New
  8. Coronation Street (1960) — Raquel Watts
  9. Wuthering Heights (2009) — Nelly Dean
  10. Oliver Twist (2007) — Mrs Corney
  11. The Dresser (2015) — Madge
  12. The Paradise (2012) — Miss Audrey
  13. And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) — Beaty
  14. Julia (2022) — Julia Child
  15. Last Tango in Halifax (2012) — Caroline
  16. Upstairs Downstairs (2010) — Miss Whisset
  17. The Accident (2019) — Polly Bevan
  18. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) — Adult Laura
  19. Kiri (2018) — Miriam Grayson
  20. Murder Most Horrid (1991) — Karen Sullivan
  21. Five Daughters (2010) — Rosemary Nicholls
  22. Clocking Off (2000) — Yvonne Kolakowski
  23. Sex, the City and Me (2007) — Ruth Gilbert
  24. Gentlemen's Relish (2001) — Violtet Askey
  25. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020) — Gwen
  26. Watching (1987) — Ms. Linden
  27. Sons & Lovers (2003) — Gertrude Morel
  28. The First Film (2015) — Lizze Le Prince (voice)
  29. Rose and Maloney (2002) — Rose Linden
  30. Dramarama (1983) — Janice Dobbs
  31. Cherished (2005) — Angela Cannings
  32. About Face (1989)
  33. Where the Heart Is (1997) — Ruth Goddard
  34. Back Home (2001) — Peggy Dickinson
  35. The Cry (2002) — Meg Bartlet
  36. Chambers (2000)
  37. Going Live! (1987) — Self
  38. Bloomin' Marvellous (1997) — Liz Deakin
  39. School of Roars (2017) — Mrs. Twirlyhorn
  40. Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special (1995) — Raquel Watts

Directed

  1. The Afternoon Play (2003) — Director