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Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley (2014–2023).
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Born | Charlotte Murphy 19 April 1988 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Murphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old.[1] She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008.[2]
Murphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award,[1] and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One drama series Happy Valley, and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Jessie Eden in the BBC One historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders.[3]
She won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage.
She is in a relationship with British theatre and film director Sam Yates.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Clinic | Natasha Halpin | TV series |
2010 | Single-Handed | Mairead O'Sullivan | TV series |
2010–2014 | Love/Hate | Siobhan Delaney | TV series |
2012 | Misfits | Grace | TV series |
2013 | Philomena | Kathleen | Film |
2013 | Ripper Street | Evelyn Foley | TV series |
2013–2014 | The Village | Martha Lane / Martha Allingham | TV series |
2014 | '71 | Brigid | Film |
2014 | Northmen: A Viking Saga | Inghean | Film |
2014 | Quirke | Deirdre Hunt | Miniseries |
2014–2023 | Happy Valley | Ann Gallagher | TV series |
2015 | The Last Kingdom | Iseult | TV series |
2016 | To Walk Invisible | Anne Brontë | Film |
2016 | Rebellion | Elizabeth Butler | Miniseries |
2017 | The Foreigner | Maggie Dunn / Sara McKay | Film |
2017–2019 | Peaky Blinders | Jessie Eden | TV series |
2019 | The Corrupted | DS Gemma Connelly | Film |
2019 | Dark Lies the Island | Sarah | Film |
2020 | The Winter Lake | Elaine | Film |
2022–2024 | Halo | Makee | TV series |
2022 | Deadline | Natalie | TV series |
2022 | The Capture | Simone Turner | TV series |
2023 | Obsession | Anna Barton | TV series |
TBA | Safe Harbor | Sloane | TV series[6] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2013 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best TV Actress | Love/Hate | Won |
2015 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Love/Hate | Won |
2017 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Happy Valley | Won |
2018 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Peaky Blinders | Won |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2011 | Irish Times Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre | Won |
2019 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Maraid in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Michael Grandage | Nominated |
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