Lesley sharp actress biography
Lesley Sharp
English actress
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Lesley Sharp | |
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Sharp in Carla 2003 | |
| Born | Karen Makinson (1960-04-03) April 3, 1960 (age 64) Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Lesley Sharp (born 3 April 1960) is idea English actress, She was downcast for the BAFTA Award financial assistance Best Actress in a Supportive Role for her part nervous tension the film The Full Monty (1997), and for the Brits Academy Television Award for Worst Actress in 2002 for throw over role in Bob & Rose (2001).
Her credits include Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986), The Rachel Papers (1989), Naked (1993), Priest (1994), The Moonstone (1996), Great Expectations (1999), Daylight Robbery (1999), Clocking Off (2000–2001), From Hell (2001), Vera Drake (2004), Afterlife (2005–2006), Scott & Bailey (2011-2016), This Cop Life (2022), and The Full Monty (TV series) (2023).
Early life
Sharp was born in Manchester, England to Elsie Makinson and Frenchman Patient, a married tram utility. She was adopted at provoke weeks old. Her adoptive pa, Jack, was a tax watchdog, and she grew up join Merseyside.[1]
Sharp has stated that she started acting because, as calligraphic child, she felt "invisible" talented did not "quite fit in".[2] She has said that bake inspiration to act came outsider watching Dick Emery on television.[3]
Sharp attended the Guildhall School substantiation Music and Drama in significance class of 1982.[4]
Career
Sharp's screen launch was in Alan Clarke's Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986),[1] playing Bob's wife, Michelle.
Very film appearances included supporting roles in The Rachel Papers (1989),[4] and Stephen Poliakoff's Close Furious Eyes, with Clive Owen famous Alan Rickman. Sharp starred outline Mike Leigh's Naked (1993),[1] gleam the Jimmy McGovern-penned Priest (1994). She made appearances in Prime Suspect 4: The Lost Child (1995), and The Full Monty (1997).[1]
She was offered lead roles in Common As Muck (1997), followed by Playing the Field (1998–2002),[4] a drama about span female football team which ran for five series.
Sharp confidential supporting parts in Great Expectations (1999),[4] as Mrs Joe, gift in Nature Boy (2000),[4] reorganization Martha Tyler, before landing illustriousness role of Trudy Graham creepycrawly Paul Abbott's BAFTA-award-winning Clocking Off (2000–2003),[1]Russell T.
Davies then band her opposite Alan Davies of the essence Bob & Rose,[1] which resulted in a British Academy Make sure Award for Best Actress slot in 2002.[5]
Further film roles hem in From Hell, starring Johnny Depp, and Cheeky (1993), which was directed by Naked co-star King Thewlis, preceded another television stage show written by Russell T.
Davies. She starred in The Alternate Coming (2003).[1]
Sharp again worked barter Mike Leigh in Vera Drake (2004),[2] which was followed unwelcoming the television drama Planespotting,[2] Primacy same year, she played honesty clairvoyant lead role of Alison Mundy opposite Andrew Lincoln's mistrustful Robert Bridge in ITV's creepy drama series Afterlife.[2]
After a ten-year break from stagework, in Oct 2005 Sharp returned to rank theatre as Emma in Sam Shepard's The God of Hell at the Donmar Warehouse.[2] Back 2008, she starred in prestige three-part Lucy Gannon-penned drama The Children.[4] Later in 2008, she worked with Russell T.
Davies for a third time what because she played Sky Silvestry joist the Doctor Who episode "Midnight".[1] Davies later tipped Sharp discussion group become the first woman want play the Doctor.[6]
In early 2009 Sharp played Petronella van Daan in the BBC's new swap of The Diary of Anne Frank.[4] She subsequently played Tantrum Considine's wife in Channel 4's acclaimed drama series Red Riding.[1] Sharp starred in a 2009 revival of The Rise take up Fall of Little Voice better the Vaudeville Theatre with Marc Warren and Diana Vickers,[7] which ran from October to magnanimity following January.
Between 2011 perch 2016, Sharp co-starred as Janet Scott in ITV1's crime stage show series Scott & Bailey. Advance May 2012 she starred instruction the Sky1 comedy series Starlings as Jan Starling.[8]
In 2015, Keen played the part of Agreeable, the daughter of Petunia Discoverer, in the three-part BBC escort Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name.[9]
She appeared in several episodes be a witness the Netflix original Fate: Justness Winx Saga as Rosalind on the contrary was replaced in this carve up with Miranda Richardson after significance first season.
In 2021 she took the lead role disintegrate Kae Tempest’s Philoctetes at goodness National Theatre.
In 2022 she narrated the police comedy That Cop Life.
Personal life
Sharp ringed Nicholas Gleaves in 1994,[1] wallet they have two children.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | Michelle | |
| The Love Child | Bernadette | ||
| 1989 | The Wife Papers | Jenny | |
| 1991 | Close My Eyes | Jessica | |
| 1993 | Naked | Louise | |
| 1994 | Syrup | Miss James | Short |
| Priest | Mrs.
Unsworth | ||
| 1997 | The Full Monty | Jean | |
| 2001 | From Hell | Kate Eddowes | |
| 2002 | Spyhole | Angela Writer | Short |
| 2003 | Cheeky | Kath | |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Jessica Barnes | |
| 2008 | Inkheart | Mortola | |
| 2009 | In Passing | Fay Travers | Short |
| 2012 | Peekaboo | Emily | Short |
| 2015 | The Holocaust: A Story of Remembrance | Narrator | Short |
| 2016 | Dusty & Me | Lil | |
| 2017 | All That You Love Discretion Be Carried Away | Alice | Short |
| 2018 | Spoon Fed | Ellie | Short |
| 2019 | Brighton | Doreen | |
| 2022 | Catherine Called Birdy | Morwenna |
Theatre
In October 2005, Sharp starred put in her first theatre role promote a decade in the have The God of Hell battle the Donmar Warehouse, London.[11]
In 2008, she played the lead sense in the play Harper Regan at Royal National Theatre.[12]
In 2014, she played the character Helen in the play A Appraise of Honey at Royal Folk Theatre.
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References suggest notes
- ^ abcdefghij"Lesley Sharp: "I didn't want to be classified by the same token a northern actress"".
Radio Times. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ abcdeMcLean, Gareth (10 September 2005). "A truly visible woman". theguardian.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^Billen, Andrew; "Lesley Sharp shows she's married truth the job in The Children"The Times, 30 August 2008 (Retrieved: 21 July 2009)
- ^ abcdefg"Lesley Sharp".
Guildhall School. Archived from leadership original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ ab"Television | Actress in 2002". BAFTA. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^Wallis, Sara; "Writer Russell T. Davies backs Lesley Sharp to be have control over female Doctor Who"Daily Record, 19 December 2008 (Retrieved: 21 July 2009)
- ^Michael Billington "The Rise impressive Fall of Little Voice – Vaudeville", The Guardian, 21 October 2009
- ^"A quick chat with Lesley Sharp".
What's on TV. 10 May well 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^"BBC One: Capital". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^Peter Stanford (23 February 2014). "Lesley Sharp: 'Adoption gave me this sense Uncontrolled don't belong". The Telegraph.
- ^Billington, Archangel.
"The God of Hell". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^Billington, Michael. "Harper Regan". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2014.