Mollie Gallagher

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Mollie Gallagher
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Gallagher in 2022
Born
Mollie Elizabeth Gallagher

(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 26)
Swinton, Salford, England
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present
Television Coronation Street
Dancing on Ice

Mollie Elizabeth Gallagher (born 11 December 1997) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Nina Lucas in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . For her portrayal of Nina, Gallagher has won several awards including "Best Newcomer" at the Inside Soap Awards and "Serial Drama Performance" at the National Television Awards. In 2023, she competed in the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice .

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Early life

Gallagher was born on 11 December 1997 in Swinton, Salford. She studied drama Pendleton College in Salford before moving to London to study at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. [1] [2] During her studies, Gallagher worked as a seat filler at the National Television Awards. [3]

Career

After graduating, Gallagher joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Nina Lucas. [4] [5] Her character was introduced in November 2019 as the long-lost niece of established character Roy Cropper (David Neilson) who eventually ends up living with him following the death of her father. [6] [7] Her storylines on the show have included being the victim a of a hate crime which resulted in the death of the character's boyfriend Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) and later entering a relationship with Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey), the former of which won the award for Best Storyline at the 2021 Inside Soap Awards. [8] [9] [10] Gallagher has also won the awards for Serial Drama Performance at the 26th National Television Awards and Best On-Screen Partnership alongside Neilson at the Inside Soap Awards in 2021. [11] [12] [13] In January 2023, Gallagher began competing in the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice . [14] Her participation in the series was confirmed on Lorraine in October 2022. [15] [16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2019–present Coronation Street Nina Lucas Series regular [17]
2023 Dancing on Ice HerselfContestant; series 15 [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 RadioTimes.com Soap Awards Best NewcomerNominated [19]
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerWon [20]
2021 26th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceWon [21]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [22]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Partnership (with David Neilson)Won [23]
2021I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceNominated [24]
2021 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Actor (Female)Second [25]
2022 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (with Neilson)Nominated [26]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Double Act (with Neilson)Nominated [27]

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