Siobhan Finneran Biography

Siobhan Finneran is an English actress best known for her role in the drama series ‘Happy Valley’. She made her screen debut with the movie ‘Rita, Sue and Bob Too’ in the 1980s and later worked consistently on television, most notably in ‘Coronation Street’ and ‘The Amazing Mrs Pritchard’. In 2005, she played the lead role in the stage play ‘On the Shore of the Wide World,’ which earned her the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, to Irish immigrant parents, Finneran was drawn to the performing arts as a child. Inspired by the English comedian Eric Morecambe, she studied theatre before making her debut in the show business. In the initial years of her career, she established herself as a television actress, appearing in numerous drama series and shows. She has also appeared in a handful of films over the years and has a few stage plays to her credit. A divorced mother of two, the actress currently lives in Saddleworth, Lancashire.