Sarah Lancashire

**Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire**  (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in _Coronation Street_ (1991–1996, 2000), _Where the Heart Is_ (1997–1999), _Clocking Off_ (2000) and _Seeing Red_ (2000). She has won two BAFTA Awards.

Since the 2010s Lancashire has earned success and critical acclaim for her roles in the drama series _Last Tango in Halifax_ (2012–2020) and _Happy Valley_ (2014–2023).

In 2022, she played Julia Child in the HBO Max drama _Julia_.

In 2024, she was announced to replace Blethyn as Vera

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987|_Coronation Street_|Wendy Farmer|1 episode||
|1988|_Dramarama_|Janice Dobbs|1 episode: "Forever Young"||
|rowspan="2"|1989|_Bradley_|Wendy|1 episode|
|_Watching_|Ms. Linden|1 episode: "Joking"|||
|1991|_About Face_|Rebecca|1 episode: "Monkey Business"||
|1991–1996, 2000|_Coronation Street_|Raquel Watts|532 episodes||
|1992|_Exam Conditions_|Secretary|Television film||
|1997|_Bloomin' Marvellous_|Liz Deacon|6 episodes||
|1997–1999|_Where the Heart is_|Ruth Goddard|3 series||
|1998|_Verdict_|Anne Cloves QC|1 episode: "Split Second"||
|1999|_Murder Most Horrid_|Karen Sullivan|1 episode: "Going Solo"||
|rowspan="4"|2000|_Clocking Off_|Yvonne Kolakowski|Series 1|
|_Seeing Red_|Coral Atkins|Television film|||
|_Chambers_|Ruth Quirke|6 episodes|||
|_My Fragile Heart_|Trina Lavery|Miniseries|||
|rowspan="3"|2001|_Gentleman's Relish_|Violet Askey|Television film|
|_The Glass_|Carol Parker|6 episodes|||
|_Back Home_|Peggy Dickinson|Television film|||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_The Cry_|Meg Bartlett|Miniseries|
|_Birthday Girl_|Rachel Jones|Television film|||
|2002–2005|_Rose and Maloney_|Rose Linden|Pilot and 2 series||
|2003|_Sons and Lovers_|Gertrude Morel|Miniseries||
|rowspan="2"|2005|_The Rotters' Club_|Barbara Chase|Miniseries|
|_Cherished_|Angela Cannings|Television film|||
|2006|_Angel Cake_|Elaine Wilson|Television film||
|rowspan="3"|2007|_Skins_|Mary Miles|1 episode: "Chris"|
|_Sex, The City and Me_|Ruth Gilbert|Television film|||
|_Oliver Twist_|Mrs. Corney|Miniseries|||
|2008|_Doctor Who_|Ms. Foster|1 episode: "Partners in Crime"||
|2008–2011|_Lark Rise to Candleford_|Adult Laura Timmins|4 series; voiceover||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_All the Small Things_|Esther Caddick|6 episodes|
|_Wuthering Heights_|Nelly Dean|Miniseries|||
|rowspan="2"|2010|_Five Daughters_|Rosemary Nicholls|Miniseries|
|_Inspector George Gently_|Mallory Brown|1 episode: "Peace and Love"|||
|2012|_Upstairs Downstairs_|Miss Whisset|2 episodes||
|2012–2013|_The Paradise_|Miss Audrey|2 series||
|2012–2020|_Last Tango in Halifax_|Caroline Dawson|5 series||
|2014–2016, 2023|_Happy Valley_|Sgt. Catherine Cawood|3 series||
|2015|_The Dresser_|Madge|Television film||
|2017|_School of Roars_|Mrs Twirlyhorn|CBeebiesanimation;voiceover||
|2018|_Kiri_|Miriam Grayson|Channel 4miniseries||
|2019|_MotherFatherSon_|Angela Howard|Main role||
|2019|_The Accident_|Polly Bevan|Channel 4miniseries||
|2020|_Talking Heads_|Gwen|Episode: _An Ordinary Woman_||
|2022–2023|_Julia_|Julia Child|Main role||
|TBC|Vera|Vera Stanhope|Main role||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Sarah Lancashire
- **image**: Sarah Lancashire 2013.jpg
- **caption**: Lancashire at the 2013 British Academy Television Awards
- **birth name**: Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire
- **occupation**: Actress
- **known for**: Sarah Lancashire filmography, List of credits
- **years active**: 1986–present
- **relatives**: Geoffrey Lancashire (father)
- **spouse**: *
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- **children**: 3
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Lancashire, Full list