Sharon Rooney

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Sharon Rooney
Born (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 35)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Sharon Rooney (born 22 October 1988) 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 , Miss Atlantis in the 2019 remake of Dumbo and Lawyer Barbie in the 2023 film Barbie .

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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

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 Lawyer Barbie [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2015 My Mad Fat Diary Rae Earl16 episodes
2014 Sherlock LauraEpisode: "The Empty Hearse"
2014–2015Mountain GoatsJules7 episodes
2016 Brief Encounters Dawn6 episodes
2016 Stag BrodieMiniseries
2013, 2016–2017 Two Doors Down Sophie
2016–2018 Zapped Barbara15 episodes
2017–2018 The Tunnel Kiki Stokes4 episodes
2018 No Offence Faye Caddy4 episodes
2019 The Capture Becky6 episodes
2019–2023 Jerk Ruth8 episodes [18]
2021 Finding Alice Nicola6 episodes
2021 McDonald & Dodds Doreen WarrenEpisode: "We Need To Talk About Doreen" [19]
2022 The Teacher Nina4 episodes
2022 The Control Room Breck3 episodes
TBA Nightsleeper †

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResult
2013 British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actor/Actress (Television) My Mad Fat Diary Nominated
2014British Academy Scotland AwardsBest Actor/Actress (Television)My Mad Fat DiaryNominated
2014 Royal Television Society Best ActressMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
2014 Broadcasting Press Guild Breakthrough AwardMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
2014 Young Scot Awards Entertainment AwardMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
2015British Academy Scotland AwardsBest Actor/Actress (Television)My Mad Fat DiaryWon
2021British Short Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressDo No Harm [20] [21] Won

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  16. ↑ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (17 January 2021). "Meet the cast of ITV's Finding Alice". Radio Times . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  17. ↑ McStay, Kirsten (19 July 2023). "Scots Barbie star Sharon Rooney cancels Glasgow Film Theatre appearance due to writer's strike". Daily Record . Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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