Sarah Lancashire
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 prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century. Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.
Born: 10 October 1964
Played In
Black Doves
Mrs. Reed
Julia
Julia Child
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Margaret New
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Gwen
The Accident
Polly Bevan
Yesterday
Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
Edwardian Britain in Colour
Self - Narrator
Christmas at St Paul's
Kiri
Miriam Grayson
School of Roars
Mrs. Twirlyhorn
Dad's Army
Mrs. Pike
The Dresser
Madge
The First Film
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen
Narrator
Happy Valley
Catherine Cawood
Last Tango in Halifax
Caroline
The Paradise
Miss Audrey
Upstairs Downstairs
Miss Whisset
Five Daughters
Rosemary Nicholls
Wuthering Heights
Nelly Dean
All the Small Things
Esther Caddick
Lark Rise to Candleford
Adult Laura
Oliver Twist
Mrs Corney
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Beaty
Sex, the City and Me
Ruth Gilbert
Skins
Mary
Angel Cake
Elaine Wilson
Angel Cake
Elaine Wilson
Doctor Who
Miss Foster
Cherished
Angela Cannings
The Rotters' Club
Barbara Chase
In Search of Tony Blair
Self (Narrator)
Sons & Lovers
Gertrude Morel
Birthday Girl
Rachel Jones
Rose and Maloney
Rose Linden
The Cry
Meg Bartlet
The Cry
Meg Bartlett
Back Home
Peggy Dickinson
The Glass
Carol Parker
Gentlemen's Relish
Violtet Askey
My Fragile Heart
Trina Lavery
Chambers
Seeing Red
Coral Atkins
Clocking Off
Yvonne Kolakowski
Bloomin' Marvellous
Liz Deakin
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Goddard
Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
Raquel Watts
Exam Conditions
Secretary
Murder Most Horrid
Karen Sullivan
About Face
Going Live!
Self
Watching
Ms. Linden
Dramarama
Janice Dobbs
Coronation Street
Raquel Watts
Coronation Street
Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts