Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp

Known for Acting · 91 credits

Born
1960-04-03 (age 66)
Place of birth
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

Lesley Sharp is an outstanding film and television actress who has been nominated for many prestigious awards, including BAFTA Best Supporting Actress (nominated) for 'The Full Monty', RTS Television Award for Best Actress (Winner) and Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress (Winner) for her drama series for 'Afterlife'.

Known For

TV Shows (45)

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

2005

as Sky Silvestry

Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

as Miss Martindale

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
TV

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

2000

as Glorfinoid (voice)

Screen Two
TV

Screen Two

1985

as Mrs. Unsworth

Prime Suspect
TV

Prime Suspect

1991

as Anne Sutherland

Who Do You Think You Are?
TV

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

as Self

Fate: The Winx Saga
TV

Fate: The Winx Saga

2021

as Rosalind

Performance
TV

Performance

1991

as Angie

Moving On
TV

Moving On

2009

as Sylvie

Red Eye
TV

Red Eye

2024

as Director General Madeline Delaney

ScreenPlay
TV

ScreenPlay

1986

as Valerie / Marion Parkin / Woman

Cranford
TV

Cranford

2007

as Mrs Bell

Scott & Bailey
TV

Scott & Bailey

2011

as DC Janet Scott

A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971

as Hetty

Clocking Off
TV

Clocking Off

2000

as Trudy Graham

Angela and Friends
TV

Angela and Friends

2009

Bergerac
TV

Bergerac

2025

as Monica

Afterlife
TV

Afterlife

2005

as Alison Mundy

The Full Monty
TV

The Full Monty

2023

as Jean Horsefall

Playing the Field
TV

Playing the Field

1998

as Theresa Mullen

Frank Stubbs Promotes
TV

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

as Petra Dillon

Three Girls
TV

Three Girls

2017

as DC Margaret Oliver

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
TV

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009

as Self

Paranoid
TV

Paranoid

2016

as Lucy Cannonbury

This Morning
TV

This Morning

1988

as Self

Monkey Trousers
TV

Monkey Trousers

2005

Capital
TV

Capital

2015

as Mary

The Shadow Line
TV

The Shadow Line

2011

Before We Die
TV

Before We Die

2021

as Hannah Laing

Common As Muck
TV

Common As Muck

1994

as Christine Stranks

The Diary of Anne Frank
TV

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

as Petronella Van Daan

Starlings
TV

Starlings

2012

Art That Made Us
TV

Art That Made Us

2022

as Self - Actrice (Scott & Bailey)

Nature Boy
TV

Nature Boy

2000

as Martha

Living the Dream
TV

Living the Dream

2017

as Jen Pemberton

Daylight Robbery
TV

Daylight Robbery

1999

as Carol Murphy

The Second Coming
TV

The Second Coming

2003

as Judith Roach

Dandelion Dead
TV

Dandelion Dead

1994

as Constance 'Connie' Martin, nee Davies

Bob & Rose
TV

Bob & Rose

2001

as Rose Cooper

Great Expectations
TV

Great Expectations

1999

as Mrs Joe

The Children
TV

The Children

2008

as Anne

Heaven Made
TV

Heaven Made

2021

as Narrator

Nights
TV

Nights

1993

Keep It In The Family
TV

Keep It In The Family

2009

Inside the Bank of England
TV

Inside the Bank of England

2019

as Narrator (Voice)

Movies (46)

Pillion
Movie

Pillion

2025

as Peggy

From Hell
Movie

From Hell

2001

as Kate Eddowes

Inkheart
Movie

Inkheart

2008

as Mortola

Naked
Movie

Naked

1993

as Louise

Help
Movie

Help

2021

as Gaynor

The Full Monty
Movie

The Full Monty

1997

as Jean Horsefall

Priest
Movie

Priest

1995

as Mrs. Unsworth

Vera Drake
Movie

Vera Drake

2004

as Jessie Barnes

Close My Eyes
Movie

Close My Eyes

1991

as Jessica

Catherine Called Birdy
Movie

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

as Morwenna

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Movie

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009

as Joan Hunter

Planespotting
Movie

Planespotting

2005

as Lesley Coppin

The Rachel Papers
Movie

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Jenny

Cheeky
Movie

Cheeky

2003

as Kath

Great Expectations
Movie

Great Expectations

1999

as Mrs. Joe

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Movie

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

as Self

Carrie's War
Movie

Carrie's War

2004

as Louisa Evans, aka 'Aunty Lou'

Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Movie

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

1987

as Michelle

The Love Child
Movie

The Love Child

1988

as Bernadette

Top Girls
Movie

Top Girls

1991

as Dull Gret / Angie

Carla
Movie

Carla

2003

as Helen North

Whistle and I'll Come to You
Movie

Whistle and I'll Come to You

2010

as Hetty

Our Hidden Lives
Movie

Our Hidden Lives

2005

as Edie Rutherford

Road
Movie

Road

1987

as Valerie

Born With Two Mothers
Movie

Born With Two Mothers

2005

as Laura Mayfield

The Moonstone
Movie

The Moonstone

1996

as Rosanna Spearman

Shirley
Movie

Shirley

2011

as Eliza Bassey

Peekaboo
Movie

Peekaboo

2015

as Emily

Syrup
Movie

Syrup

1994

as Ms. James

Dusty and Me
Movie

Dusty and Me

2018

as Lil Springfield

Brighton
Movie

Brighton

2019

as Doreen

National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey
Movie

National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey

2014

as Helen

In Passing
Movie

In Passing

2009

as Fay Travers

Speaking In Tongues
Movie

Speaking In Tongues

1994

as Susan

National Theatre Live: Paradise
Movie

National Theatre Live: Paradise

2021

as Philoctetes

Wedded
Movie

Wedded

1990

as Woman

Night Voice
Movie

Night Voice

1990

as Marion Parkin

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World
Movie

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World

2024

as Narrator - (Voice)

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace
Movie

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

2023

as Narrator

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia
Movie

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia

2024

as Narrator

The Second Coming
Movie

The Second Coming

2003

as Judith Roach

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
Movie

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

2017

as Alice

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings
Movie

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings

2020

as Narrator (voice)

Spoon Fed
Movie

Spoon Fed

2018

as Ellie

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China
Movie

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China

2003

as Self - Narrator

Married to the Moonies
Movie

Married to the Moonies

2012

as Narrator

About Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp is an outstanding film and television actress who has been nominated for many prestigious awards, including BAFTA Best Supporting Actress (nominated) for 'The Full Monty', RTS Television Award for Best Actress (Winner) and Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress (Winner) for her drama series for 'Afterlife'. With 91 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Lesley Sharp has appeared in 46 films and 45 TV shows.

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