Known For: English actress (born 1964)
Category: Actresses
Occupation: actor, television director, stage actor, film actor, television actor
Country: United Kingdom
City: Oldham
Date of Birth: Saturday, 10 October 1964
Language English
Also known as Sarah Lancashire
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire is an English actress. Known for her work in television and theatre, she has received numerous accolades over a career spanning four decades, including three British Academy Television Awards and a nomination for an Olivier Award. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017 for services to drama.
| BirthPlace | Oldham |
| Education | Q1419737, Q15226719, Q7085632 |
| Awards | Q23011199, Q10762848, Q2925697 |
| Spouses | Peter Salmon |
| Wikipedia | Sarah_Lancashire |
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire was born on 10 October 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire. Her father, Geoffrey Lancashire (1933–2004), was a television scriptwriter for Coronation Street who also wrote situation comedies such as The Cuckoo Waltz. Her mother, Hilda, worked as Geoffrey's personal assistant. She has three brothers, one older, one younger and a twin. Lancashire was educated at Oldham Hulme Grammar School between 1976 and 1981. At the age of 17 she started to suffer clinical depression. Lancashire has stated she was never driven by the ideas of fame and status. Her background had inspired an initial interest in working behind the scenes in television. She did not give serious thought to the performing arts until the age of 18. After winning a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Lancashire realised that acting was for her . She graduated in 1986, describing her time as a student there as "tremendous" but "seriously hard work and quite intimidating".
