Shannon Murray

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Shannon Murray
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Dublin, Ireland

Shannon Murray (born 1976) is an Irish-born actress, writer, media lawyer and consultant. She won the first ever search for a disabled model and was the first disabled model to feature in a high-profile advertising campaign for the British store Debenhams. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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As an actress, Murray has appeared in a number of dramas for the BBC and Channel 4, such as Holby City and Casualty , and in 2017 appeared in the BBC Doctor Who spinoff series Class . [5] In 2018, Murray appeared in three episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Sarah-Jane Spilsbury. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of Silent Witness , and in 2020, she appeared in Get Even as Mrs Baggott.

Early life

Murray was born in Dublin and moved to London at a young age. She is the daughter of Frank Murray, who managed The Pogues and Thin Lizzy. [6] She enrolled in drama classes at the Anna Scher Theatre from the age of 8. Murray was left paralysed from the waist down after a diving accident in Lanzarote when she was 14 years old and has since used a wheelchair. [7] As an adult, she took courses with RADA as well as receiving personal coaching. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Alexander, Hilary (26 February 2010). "Debenhams first with disabled High Street model". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Cosmo smashes stereotypes with disabled Debenhams model Shannon Murray". 14 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "British high street's first disabled model is coming to a shop window". Independent.co.uk . 25 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Evening Standard. "Debenhams Model is a first for Disabled". Felix Allen. 3 September 2010
  5. ↑ "Brave-ish Heart - Brave-ish Heart - Brave-ish Heart, Series 1, Class - BBC Three". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Frank Murray". 18 February 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Power, Bairbre (14 September 2010). "Fashion first as disabled model fronts campaign". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Purcell, Emma (22 March 2021). "Shannon Murray: actress, media lawyer and disability consultant". Disability Horizons. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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