Sharon Rooney

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Sharon Rooney
Born1988or1989(age 36–37) [1]
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Sharon Rooney (born 1988or1989 [1] ) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in My Mad Fat Diary , [2] [3] 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 three-year performing arts course followed by a degree in drama at Hull University. [4]

Career

Rooney began performing stand-up comedy, [5] and toured with a play in various schools across Britain. [6] 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). [7] The show was a success and earned Rooney a BAFTA nomination at the British Academy Scotland Awards. [8] [9] The Guardian 's Sam Wollaston called Rooney's performance "natural, effortless and utterly believable". [10] The role also saw her nominated for a Royal Television Society award in 2014. [11] She was also nominated in the Entertainment category at the 2014 Young Scot Awards. [12]

Rooney played a small part in the Sherlock episode "The Empty Hearse" in 2014. [13] 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. [14] She played Miss Atlantis in the 2019 film Dumbo , [15] in which she performed the song "Baby Mine". [16] She played Nicola Walsh in Finding Alice in 2021. [17]

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 [18]

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
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 [19]
2021 Finding Alice Nicola6 episodes
McDonald & Dodds Doreen WarrenEpisode: "We Need To Talk About Doreen" [20]
2022 The Teacher Nina4 episodes
The Control Room Breck3 episodes
2024 Daddy Issues CatherineRecurring role; 6 episodes
Nightsleeper Yasmin (Yas) BrownRecurring role; 6 episodes
The Cleaner [21] Sue, Mrs Barton, Tippy, Cook, Jibbers, John Church, Lady Rice PhillipsEpisode "The Housekeeper"

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
Royal Television Society Best ActressMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
Broadcasting Press Guild Breakthrough AwardMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
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 [22] [23] Won

References

  1. 1 2 Kemp, Ellie (3 February 2022). "The Teacher: Sharon Rooney's impressive TV credits and Disney film debut". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "My Mad Fat Diary". Channel 4 . Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Davies, Sophie (21 January 2013). "Rae Earl on My Mad Fat Diary". The Daily Telegraph .
  4. ↑ Orr, Gillian (31 January 2014). "Unexpected agony aunt: How My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney transformed teen TV". The Independent . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Sharon Rooney on 'My Mad Fat Diary". Time Out London . Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sharon Rooney up for actress award". Native Monster. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "'Sherlock' Series Three To Feature 'My Mad Fat Diary' Star Sharon Rooney?". Huffington Post . 1 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tom Holland and Sharon Rooney among BAFTA's Breakthrough Brits". IndieLondon. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Christie, Janet (16 November 2014). "Sharon Rooney has 'won already' with Bafta nod". The Scotsman .
  10. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (14 January 2013). "TV review: My Mad Fat Diary; Girls". The Guardian.
  11. ↑ "Scottish My Mad Fat Diary Star Sharon Rooney nominated for RTS award". STV Shows. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Greenaway, Heather (13 April 2014). "Video: Young Scots 2014 Roll of Honour". Daily Record . Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Pook, Lizzie. "Girl meets world: Sharon Rooney". Stylist . Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  14. ↑ Durrant, Sabine (11 July 2016). "Brief Encounters: the thief, his mistress and the birth of Ann Summers". The Daily Telegraph.
  15. ↑ Sanchez, Omar (27 June 2018). "'Dumbo': Everything to Know About Disney's Live-Action Remake Directed by Tim Burton". The Hollywood Reporter .
  16. ↑ "Dumbo Press Kit" (PDF). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. ↑ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (17 January 2021). "Meet the cast of ITV's Finding Alice". Radio Times . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Lorraine Bracco joins Tim Renkow in new BBC Three comedy, Jerk". BBC Media Centre. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  20. ↑ Fear, Helen (7 March 2021). "Who plays Doreen in McDonald & Dodds? Actress Sharon Rooney found fame on My Mad Fat Diary". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  21. ↑ "BBC unveils star-studded cast for The Cleaner Series 3 with exclusive first look images". BBC . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "British Short Film Awards 2021 - Winners". thebritishshortfilmawards.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Do No Harm". douglaskingfilm.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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