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Siobhan Finneran

Siobhan Finneran

Actor · Born 1966-04-27 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

Siobhan Margaret Finneran is an English television and film actress. She made her screen debut in the 1987 independent film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in Coronation Street (1989–1990), Clocking Off (2000–2002) and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). In 2005, Finneran originated the lead female role in the stage play On the Shore of the Wide World and was awarded the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Also a comedy performer, Finneran appeared as Janice Garvey, a leading character in the first seven series of ITV sitcom Benidorm (2007–2015). Later television roles include portraying a lawyer in the mini-series Unforgiven (2009), an embittered servant in the first three series of the costume drama Downton Abbey (2010–2012) and a recovering addict in Happy Valley (2014–2023), for which she was nominated for the 2017 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later film credits include Mrs Swift in the 2013 film release The Selfish Giant, which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. Finneran is also a prolific television documentary narrator. Fi…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who (2005) — Becka Savage
  2. Downton Abbey (2010) — Sarah O'Brien
  3. The Stranger (2020) — DS Johanna Griffin
  4. Boy A (2008) — Kelly
  5. Happy Valley (2014) — Clare Cartwright
  6. Death in Paradise (2011) — Fleur Edwards
  7. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Edith
  8. Time (2021) — Marie-Louise O'Dell
  9. The Selfish Giant (2013) — Mrs. Swift
  10. The Widow (2019) — Sally Newell
  11. The Damned (2025) — Helga
  12. Nobody from Nowhere (2014) — Elizabeth Traven
  13. Casualty (1986) — Sue Stedding
  14. A Confession (2019) — Elaine Pickford
  15. Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) — Rita
  16. Wire in the Blood (2002) — DI Jan Shields
  17. Unchosen (2026) — Mrs Phillips
  18. Apostasy (2017) — Ivanna
  19. The Loch (2017) — DCI Lauren Quigley
  20. Benidorm (2007) — Janice Garvey
  21. Apparitions (2008) — Sister Ruth
  22. Heartbeat (1992) — Janet
  23. Unforgiven (2009) — Izzie Ingram
  24. The Syndicate (2012) — Mandy Atkinson
  25. The Moorside (2017) — DC Christine Freeman
  26. Alma's Not Normal (2020) — Lin
  27. The Reckoning (2023) — Beryl Hullighan
  28. The Other One (2020) — Marilyn
  29. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) — Peggy Rainford
  30. Forensics: The Real CSI (2019) — Narrator
  31. Midwinter of the Spirit (2015) — Angela Purefoy
  32. Protection (2024) — DI Liz Nyles
  33. Blue Murder (2003) — Anita Burgess
  34. Bob & Rose (2001) — Marina Marquess
  35. Clocking Off (2000) — Julie O'Neill
  36. The Royal (2003) — Rita Hogg
  37. Peak Practice (1993) — Caroline Royal
  38. Pond Life (2019) — Kath Edlington
  39. Johnny and the Bomb (2006) — Mrs. Bushell
  40. Sparkhouse (2002) — Sue Bolton