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.
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
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]
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]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result |
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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 |
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