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Lesley Sharp

Date of birth: 1960-04-03

Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Lesley Sharp

Biography

Lesley Sharp is an outstanding film and television actress who has been nominated for many prestigious awards, including BAFTA Best Supporting Actress (nominated) for 'The Full Monty', RTS Television Award for Best Actress (Winner) and Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress (Winner) for her drama series for 'Afterlife'.

Movie Credits

From Hell
3.3

From Hell

2001-02-08

Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the R

Help
3.5

Help

2021-09-16

Sarah seems to have found her calling working in a Liverpool care home where she has a special talen

Inkheart
3.1

Inkheart

2008-12-11

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will he

Spoon Fed
4

Spoon Fed

2018-05-28

Ellie, a smart and successful woman, has her life changed when she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclero

Peekaboo
0

Peekaboo

2015-04-24

Emily and Andy have been trying for a baby for years. After three stillborn babies their world has b

Vera Drake
3.6

Vera Drake

2004-10-22

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a con

Naked
3.6

Naked

1993-08-06

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odys

Born With Two Mothers
0

Born With Two Mothers

2005-04-21

A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy.

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace
0

Frank Bough: National Treasure, National Disgrace

2023-02-11

Frank Bough was one of the most famous men on British TV until a series of scandalous tabloid exposé

National Theatre Live: Paradise
0

National Theatre Live: Paradise

2021-09-02

When a young soldier appears, his hope of escape comes with suspicion. And as an old enemy also emer

Rita, Sue and Bob Too
3

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

1987-05-20

Rita and Sue are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford, who both share a job

Close My Eyes
2.9

Close My Eyes

1991-11-22

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now marri

Carrie's War
3.7

Carrie's War

2004-01-01

Carrie's War is an adaptation of a 1973 children's novel by Nina Bawden, set during the Second World

The Moonstone
3.5

The Moonstone

1996-12-29

Greg Wise (Sense and Sensibility) and Keeley Hawes (Karaoke) star in this sumptuous adaptation of Wi

Carla
1.5

Carla

2003-09-15

The meeting of the quiet Helen North and the charismatic Carla on a beautiful Greek island leads to

The Second Coming
4.5

The Second Coming

2003-02-09

Steven Baxter is the Son of God, and can produce the miracles to prove it. How does the world react

Road
3.6

Road

1987-10-07

A view of the inhabitants of a derelict road in Manchester, unsatisfied with their lives and routine

The Full Monty
3.5

The Full Monty

1997-08-13

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it

Whistle and I'll Come to You
2.9

Whistle and I'll Come to You

2010-12-24

After placing his ailing wife Alice in a care home, elderly academic James Parkin goes to stay at a

Catherine Called Birdy
3

Catherine Called Birdy

2022-09-23

A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her fath

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
3.5

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009-11-11

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interview

Syrup
3.5

Syrup

1994-05-01

An Oscar nominated short film about a man's life changing when he gets a hairpiece.

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia
3

Prime Suspect: Murder In Suburbia

2024-04-01

After his wife Diane vanished in 1983, suspicion centred on her respected GP husband Robert Jones, b

Night Voice
0

Night Voice

1990-07-25

Clarence Flamer hosts a late-night talk show on regional radio station North Star Sound. A phone cal

Wedded
0

Wedded

1990-08-29

A husband drives throughout the night on a voyage of self-discovery, while his wife waits at home, r

Speaking In Tongues
0

Speaking In Tongues

1994-07-27

Tony Marchant's eloquent and painful play about the changes to how people are employed, and what tha

Priest
3.1

Priest

1995-03-24

The deeply held religious convictions of an idealistic young priest are challenged when he must face

Our Hidden Lives
1.6

Our Hidden Lives

2005-10-03

Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's '

Cheeky
3.2

Cheeky

2003-09-08

Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower,

Planespotting
2.3

Planespotting

2005-02-20

Television drama based on a true story about a group of planespotters wrongly accused of being spies

Shirley
3.3

Shirley

2011-09-29

Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler t

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World
0

MH17: The Plane Crash That Shook The World

2024-07-20

When Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014, the reverberations affected world events. This documentary e

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China
0

Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China

2003-01-01

Football icon Paul Gascoigne is at the end of his playing career, heading to the Gansu the poorest p

Great Expectations
3.1

Great Expectations

1999-04-12

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that h

The Love Child
3.5

The Love Child

1988-09-22

When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident

Married to the Moonies
0

Married to the Moonies

2012-05-31

Follows three young couples as they travel to Korea to be blessed by their messiah, Reverend Moon, a

Dusty and Me
0

Dusty and Me

2018-09-28

A feel-good, heart-warming film set in Yorkshire in 1977 about an adolescent boy's big summer after

The Rachel Papers
2.5

The Rachel Papers

1989-05-12

Poised to attend Oxford University, 19-year-old Charles Highway decides it's high time to have a rom

In Passing
3.5

In Passing

2009-01-01

A Blitz mother confronts a home truth.

Top Girls
0

Top Girls

1991-11-02

Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party f

Brighton
2.5

Brighton

2019-09-28

A typical day in Brighton; two working-class couples are on a day trip to the beach. But Brighton is

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away
4.2

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

2017-08-01

Alice checks into a lonely hotel room at night and sets about making preparations to end her life, w

National Theatre Archive: A Taste of Honey
0

National Theatre Archive: A Taste of Honey

2014-04-30

When her mother Helen runs off with a car salesman, feisty teenager Jo takes up with Jimmie, a sailo

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
0

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016-06-13

A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and pr

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings
3.3

Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings

2020-02-01

This film tells the unknown story of the worst child poisoning case since Thalidomide, featuring a l

Pillion
3.8

Pillion

2025-10-31

A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his s