Sarah Lancashire
Acting
Born: October 10, 1964 (age 61) · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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 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.
Known for
Yesterday
2019
Doctor Who
2005
Skins
2007
Black Doves
2024
Happy Valley
2014
Dad's Army
2016
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
Coronation Street
1960
Wuthering Heights
2009
Oliver Twist
2007
The Dresser
2015
The Paradise
2012
Photos (2)
Movies (17)
Yesterday
Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
Dad's Army
Mrs. Pike
The Dresser
Madge
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Margaret New
And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Beaty
Birthday Girl
Rachel Jones
Gentlemen's Relish
Violtet Askey
My Fragile Heart
Trina Lavery
The First Film
Lizze Le Prince (voice)
Sons & Lovers
Gertrude Morel
Sex, the City and Me
Ruth Gilbert
Back Home
Peggy Dickinson
Seeing Red
Coral Atkins
Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special
Raquel Watts
Cherished
Angela Cannings
Christmas at St Paul's
2018
Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen
Narrator
TV Shows (31)
Doctor Who
Miss Foster · 1 eps
Coronation Street
Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts · 7 eps
Coronation Street
Raquel Watts · 209 eps
Skins
Mary · 1 eps
The Accident
Polly Bevan · 4 eps
The Bill
Girl on Train · 1 eps
Black Doves
Mrs. Reed · 6 eps
Happy Valley
Catherine Cawood · 18 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
Adult Laura · 40 eps
Inspector George Gently
Mallory Brown · 1 eps
Upstairs Downstairs
Miss Whisset · 2 eps
Where the Heart Is
Ruth Goddard · 30 eps
The Paradise
Miss Audrey · 8 eps
Julia
Julia Child · 16 eps
Watching
Ms. Linden · 1 eps
Dramarama
Janice Dobbs · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Karen Sullivan · 1 eps
School of Roars
Mrs. Twirlyhorn · 52 eps
Rose and Maloney
Rose Linden · 11 eps
Last Tango in Halifax
Caroline · 24 eps
Wuthering Heights
Nelly Dean · 2 eps
Clocking Off
Yvonne Kolakowski · 6 eps
Oliver Twist
Mrs Corney · 5 eps
The Glass
Carol Parker · 6 eps
The Rotters' Club
Barbara Chase · 3 eps
MotherFatherSon
Angela Howard · 8 eps
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Gwen · 1 eps
Kiri
Miriam Grayson · 4 eps
Five Daughters
Rosemary Nicholls · 3 eps
The Cry
Meg Bartlett · 4 eps
All the Small Things
Esther Caddick · 6 eps
