Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley (2014–2023).
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| Born | Charlotte Murphy 19 April 1988 Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life
editMurphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brandon and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old.[1] She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008.[2]
Career
editMurphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award,[1] and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One drama series Happy Valley, and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Jessie Eden in the BBC One historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders.[3]
She won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage.
Personal life
editShe is in a relationship with British theatre and film director Sam Yates.[5]
Filmography
editFilm and television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Clinic | Natasha Halpin | TV series |
| 2010 | Single-Handed | Mairead O'Sullivan | TV series |
| 2010–2014 | Love/Hate | Siobhan Delaney | TV series |
| 2012 | Misfits | Grace | TV series |
| 2013 | Philomena | Kathleen | Film |
| 2013 | Ripper Street | Evelyn Foley | TV series |
| 2013–2014 | The Village | Martha Lane / Martha Allingham | TV series |
| 2014 | '71 | Brigid | Film |
| 2014 | Northmen: A Viking Saga | Inghean | Film |
| 2014 | Quirke | Deirdre Hunt | Miniseries |
| 2014–2023 | Happy Valley | Ann Gallagher | TV series |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Iseult | TV series |
| 2016 | To Walk Invisible | Anne Brontë | Film |
| 2016 | Rebellion | Elizabeth Butler | Miniseries |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | Maggie Dunn / Sara McKay | Film |
| 2017–2019 | Peaky Blinders | Jessie Eden | TV series |
| 2019 | The Corrupted | DS Gemma Connelly | Film |
| 2019 | Dark Lies the Island | Sarah | Film |
| 2020 | The Winter Lake | Elaine | Film |
| 2022–present | Halo | Makee | TV series |
| 2022 | Deadline | Natalie | TV series |
| 2022 | The Capture | Simone Turner | TV series |
| 2023 | Obsession | Anna Barton | TV series |
| TBA | Safe Harbor | Sloane | TV series[6] |
Stage
editAwards and nominations
editFilm and TV
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best TV Actress | Love/Hate | Won |
| 2015 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Love/Hate | Won |
| 2017 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Happy Valley | Won |
| 2018 | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Peaky Blinders | Won |
Theatre
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Irish Times Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre | Won |
| 2019 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actress in a Play | Maraid in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Michael Grandage | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b Looby, David (12 February 2013). "Big time charlie wins best actress award". Wexford Echo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Alumnus of the month, Charlie Murphy". gaietyschool.com. The Gaiety School of Acting. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Charlie Murphy awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Twenty-five years of the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Who won when, and for what?". The Irish Times.
- ^ Collcutt, Deborah collcutt (19 March 2021). "Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head'". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (28 November 2023). "Alfie Allen, Charlie Murphy & Jack Gleeson To Lead Thriller Series 'Safe Harbor' From 'Ozark' Co-Creator Mark Williams, Night Train & Submarine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "The Silver Tassie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Big Maggie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Our Few and Evil Days review – Cusack and Hinds shine through the darkness". The Guardian. 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Arlington review – dance, art and poetry explode in Enda Walsh's brave new world". The Guardian. 19 July 2016.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (11 May 2017). "Review: The Private Dystopias of 'Arlington' and 'Rooms'". The New York Times.