Sharon Rooney
Sharon Rooney | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 22 October 1988
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Sharon Rooney (born 22 October 1988) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in My Mad Fat Diary,[1][2] Sophie in Two Doors Down, Dawn in Brief Encounters, and Miss Atlantis in the 2019 remake of Dumbo.
Early life
Rooney was born in Glasgow on 22 October 1988. She left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting,[3] and enrolled on a performing arts course at Hull University.[3]
Career
Rooney began performing stand-up comedy,[4] and toured with a play in various schools across Britain.[5] 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).[6] The show was a success and earned Rooney a BAFTA nomination at the British Academy Scotland Awards.[7][8] The Guardian's Sam Wollaston called Rooney's performance "natural, effortless and utterly believable".[9] The role also saw her nominated for a Royal Television Society award in 2014.[10] She was also nominated in the Entertainment category at the 2014 Young Scot Awards.[11]
Rooney played a small part in the Sherlock episode "The Empty Hearse" in 2014.[12] 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.[13] She played Miss Atlantis in the 2019 film Dumbo,[14] in which she performed the song "Baby Mine".[15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2013 | Under the Skin | Party Girl |
2015 | Hector | Young Mother |
2019 | Dumbo | Miss Atlantis |
TBA | Louis Wain |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013–2015 | My Mad Fat Diary | Rae Earl | 16 episodes |
2014 | Sherlock | Laura | Episode: "The Empty Hearse" |
2014–2015 | Mountain Goats | Jules | 7 episodes |
2016 | Brief Encounters | Dawn | 6 episodes |
2016 | Stag | Brodie | Miniseries |
2016–2017 | Two Doors Down | Sophie | |
2016–2018 | Zapped | Barbara | 15 episodes |
2018 | No Offence | Faye | 4 episodes |
2019 | Jerk | Ruth | 4 episodes[16] |
Awards
Year | Title | Awards | Category | Result |
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2013 | My Mad Fat Diary | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actor/Actress (Television) | Nominated |
2014 | My Mad Fat Diary | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actor/Actress (Television) | Nominated |
2014 | My Mad Fat Diary | Royal Television Society | Best Actress | Nominated |
2014 | My Mad Fat Diary | Broadcasting Press Guild | Breakthrough Award | Nominated |
2015 | My Mad Fat Diary | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actor/Actress (Television) | Won |
References
- ^ "My Mad Fat Diary". Channel 4. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Davies, Sophie (21 January 2013). "Rae Earl on My Mad Fat Diary". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Interview: Sharon Rooney on 'My Mad Fat Diary". Time Out London. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Sharon Rooney up for actress award". Native Monster. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "'Sherlock' Series Three To Feature 'My Mad Fat Diary' Star Sharon Rooney?". Huffington Post. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Tom Holland and Sharon Rooney among BAFTA's Breakthrough Brits". IndieLondon. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Christie, Janet (16 November 2014). "Sharon Rooney has 'won already' with Bafta nod". The Scotsman.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (14 January 2013). "TV review: My Mad Fat Diary; Girls". The Guardian.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Greenaway, Heather (13 April 2014). "Video: Young Scots 2014 Roll of Honour". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Pook, Lizzie. "Girl meets world: Sharon Rooney". Stylist. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Durrant, Sabine (11 July 2016). "Brief Encounters: the thief, his mistress and the birth of Ann Summers". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ 'Dumbo': Everything to Know About Disney's Live-Action Remake Directed by Tim Burton
- ^ "Dumbo Press Kit" (PDF). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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