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Sharon Rooney is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in My Mad Fat Diary,[1][2] Sophie in Two Doors Down, Dawn in Brief Encounters, and Miss Atlantis in the 2019 remake of Dumbo.

Sharon Rooney
Born	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Rooney was born in Glasgow. She left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting, and enrolled on a 3-year performing arts course followed by a degree in drama at Hull University.[3]

Career

Rooney began performing stand-up comedy,[4] and toured with a play in various schools across Britain.[5] Her first television role came when she was cast as Rae Earl, a young woman who is released from a psychiatric facility after four months, in the E4 teen comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015).[6] The show was a success and earned Rooney a BAFTA nomination at the British Academy Scotland Awards.[7][8] The Guardian's Sam Wollaston called Rooney's performance "natural, effortless and utterly believable".[9] The role also saw her nominated for a Royal Television Society award in 2014.[10] She was also nominated in the Entertainment category at the 2014 Young Scot Awards.[11]

Rooney played a small part in the Sherlock episode "The Empty Hearse" in 2014.[12] In July 2016, she appeared in the ITV drama series Brief Encounters, set in 1982 and revolving around four women who become involved in Ann Summers party planning.[13] She played Miss Atlantis in the 2019 film Dumbo,[14] in which she performed the song "Baby Mine".[15] She played Nicola Walsh in Finding Alice in 2021.[16]

Filmography

Film

Key

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Under the Skin	Party Girl
2015	Hector	Young Mother
2019	Dumbo	Miss Atlantis
2021	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain	Josephine Wain
2023	Barbie		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013–2015	My Mad Fat Diary	Rae Earl	16 episodes
2014	Sherlock	Laura	Episode: "The Empty Hearse"
2014–2015	Mountain Goats	Jules	7 episodes
2016	Brief Encounters	Dawn	6 episodes
2016	Stag	Brodie	Miniseries
2013, 2016–2017	Two Doors Down	Sophie
2016–2018	Zapped	Barbara	15 episodes
2017–2018	The Tunnel	Kiki Stokes	4 episodes
2018	No Offence	Faye Caddy	4 episodes
2019	The Capture	Becky	6 episodes
2019–2021	Jerk	Ruth	8 episodes[17]
2021	Finding Alice	Nicola	6 episodes
2021	McDonald & Dodds	Doreen Warren	Episode: "We Need To Talk About Doreen"[18]
2022	The Teacher	Nina	4 episodes
2022	The Control Room	Breck	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result
2013	British Academy Scotland Awards	Best Actor/Actress (Television)	My Mad Fat Diary	Nominated
2014	British Academy Scotland Awards	Best Actor/Actress (Television)	My Mad Fat Diary	Nominated
2014	Royal Television Society	Best Actress	My Mad Fat Diary	Nominated
2014	Broadcasting Press Guild	Breakthrough Award	My Mad Fat Diary	Nominated
2015	British Academy Scotland Awards	Best Actor/Actress (Television)	My Mad Fat Diary	Won
2021	British Short Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Do No Harm [19][20]	Won

References

External links

• Sharon Rooney at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney (* 22. Oktober 1988 in Glasgow, Schottland) ist eine schottische Schauspielerin. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch ihre Rolle der Rae Earl in der britischen Serie My Mad Fat Diary.

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- [en] Sharon Rooney

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[es] Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney, (Glasgow; 22 de noviembre de 1988) es una actriz británica que ha hecho participaciones en series tales como Sherlock y Two Doors Down. Su papel debut es el de Rachel Earl en la serie de televisión My Mad Fat Diary.

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[ru] Руни, Шерон

Шэрон Руни (англ. Sharon Rooney, род. 22 октября 1988 года) — шотландская актриса . Она известна по ролям Рэй Эрл в сериале «Мой безумный дневник» и Софи в «Две двери вниз».

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