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Sarah Lancashire

Acting
Known For

60 Years Old

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

Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK on 4th October 1964

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Coronation Street Image
Coronation Street
Raquel Watts
Coronation Street Image
Coronation Street
Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts
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Doctor Who
Miss Foster
Skins Image
Skins
Mary
Where the Heart Is Image
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Goddard
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Last Tango in Halifax
Caroline
The One Show Image
The One Show
Self - Guest
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Black Doves
Mrs. Reed
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School of Roars
Mrs. Twirlyhorn
The Paradise Image
The Paradise
Miss Audrey
Lark Rise to Candleford Image
Lark Rise to Candleford
Adult Laura
Julia Image
Julia
Julia Child
Murder Most Horrid Image
Murder Most Horrid
Karen Sullivan
Happy Valley Image
Happy Valley
Catherine Cawood
Going Live! Image
Going Live!
Self
Watching Image
Watching
Ms. Linden
The Accident Image
The Accident
Polly Bevan
Chambers Image
Chambers
The Glass Image
The Glass
Carol Parker
Rose and Maloney Image
Rose and Maloney
All the Small Things Image
All the Small Things
Esther Caddick
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About Face
Yesterday Image
Yesterday
Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
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Bloomin' Marvellous
Liz Deakin
Wuthering Heights Image
Wuthering Heights
Nelly Dean
Clocking Off Image
Clocking Off
Yvonne Kolakowski
Oliver Twist Image
Oliver Twist
Mrs. Corney
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Oliver Twist
Five Daughters Image
Five Daughters
Rosemary Nicholls
Kiri Image
Kiri
Miriam Grayson
The Cry Image
The Cry
Meg Bartlett
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Angel Cake
The Rotters' Club Image
The Rotters' Club
Barbara Chase
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads Image
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Gwen
Dad's Army Image
Dad's Army
Mrs. Pike
When Did You Last See Your Father? Image
When Did You Last See Your Father?
Beaty
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Image
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Margaret New
The Dresser Image
The Dresser
Madge
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Sex, the City and Me
Ruth Gilbert
Seeing Red Image
Seeing Red
Coral Atkins
Sons & Lovers Image
Sons & Lovers
Gertrude Morel
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Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
Raquel Watts
My Fragile Heart Image
My Fragile Heart
Trina Lavery
Gentlemen's Relish Image
Gentlemen's Relish
Violtet Askey
Cherished Image
Cherished
Angela Cannings
The First Film Image
The First Film
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
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Back Home
Peggy Dickinson
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Angel Cake
Elaine Wilson
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Birthday Girl
Rachel Jones
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In Search of Tony Blair
Self (Narrator)
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Christmas at St Paul's
No Image
Exam Conditions
Secretary
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Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen
Narrator
No Image
The Cry
Meg Bartlet