Jane McGrath (actress)

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Jane McGrath is an IFTA Award nominated [1] Irish actress. She is best known for playing Garda Sharon Cleere in the Irish drama series Red Rock since 2015. [2] [3] [4]

McGrath comes from Foxrock, outside of Dublin city. [4] She graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2009. [5]

She starred opposite Killian Scott in Black Ice in 2013, having appeared in Pure Mule: The Last Weekend in 2009. [6] [7] She played Sissy, one of Craster's daughters, in the fourth season of Game of Thrones in 2014. [8] [7] [3]

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