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Sarah Lancashire Biography

Birth Name:Sarah Lancashire

Birth Place:Oldham, Lancashire, England

Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Was nominated for two BAFTA TV Awards: one for Best New Director for "The Afternoon Play" in 2005 and one for Best Supporting Actress for "Last Tango in Halifax" in 2013
Won a National Television Award for Most Popular Actress for "Seeing Red" in 2000
Won a Television and Radio Industries Club Award for Drama Performer of the Year in 2001
Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 1986
Became interested in acting through her father, who wrote television scripts by performing his dialogue out loud for her mother to transcribe
She is a talented artist and considered going to art school, but gave up art when she decided to become an actress
Best known for her role as Raquel Watts in "Coronation Street," as Ruth Goddard in "Where the Heart Is," and as Adult Laura in "Lark Rise to Candleford․"
She once forgot to sing during a performance of "Blood Brothers" in 1990 because she was distracted by her co-star and missed her cue

Awards

1996National Television Award-Most Popular Actress: nominated
1998National Television Award-Most Popular Actress: nominated
2013BAFTA TV Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2014BAFTA TV Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2014Dagger-Best Leading Actress: nominated
2014TV Quick Award-Best Actress: winner
2015BAFTA TV Award-Best Leading Actress: nominated
2015Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: nominated
2015Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series: winner
2015National Television Award-Outstanding Drama Performance: nominated
2015RTS Television Award-Actor - Female: winner
2015Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
2016Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: nominated
2016I Talk Telly Award-Best Actress in a Drama: winner
2016TV Times Award-Best Actress: winner
2017BAFTA TV Award-Best Leading Actress: winner
2017Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017National Television Award-Most Popular Drama Performance: winner
2017Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre: nominated
2023BAFTA TV Award-Leading Actress: nominated
2023National Television Award-Most Popular Drama Performance: winner
2023Performance of the Year Award-: winner
2023TV Choice Award-Best Actress: winner
2024BAFTA TV Award-Drama Series: nominated
2024BAFTA TV Award-Leading Actress: winner
2024Broadcasting Press Guild Award-Best Actress: winner
2024RTS Television Award-Leading Actor - Female: nominated
2024TV Choice Award-Best Actress: winner