Charlie Murphy
Born
Charlotte Murphy

(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 35)
Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series Happy Valley (2014–2023).

Early life

Murphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old.[1] She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008.[2]

Career

Murphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series Love/Hate, for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award,[1] and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One drama series Happy Valley, and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Jessie Eden in the BBC One historical crime drama series Peaky Blinders.[3]

She won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for her performance of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play at the 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh, directed by Michael Grandage.

Personal life

She is in a relationship with British theatre and film director Sam Yates.[5]

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Clinic Natasha Halpin TV series
2010 Single-Handed Mairead O'Sullivan TV series
2010–2014 Love/Hate Siobhan Delaney TV series
2012 Misfits Grace TV series
2013 Philomena Kathleen Film
2013 Ripper Street Evelyn Foley TV series
2013–2014 The Village Martha Lane / Martha Allingham TV series
2014 '71 Brigid Film
2014 Northmen: A Viking Saga Inghean Film
2014 Quirke Deirdre Hunt Mini-series
2014–2023 Happy Valley Ann Gallagher TV series
2015 The Last Kingdom Iseult TV series
2016 To Walk Invisible Anne Brontë Film
2016 Rebellion Elizabeth Butler Mini-series
2017 The Foreigner Maggie/Sara McKay Film
2017–2019 Peaky Blinders Jessie Eden TV series
2019 The Corrupted DS Gemma Connelly Film
2019 Dark Lies the Island Sarah Film
2020 The Winter Lake Elaine Film
2022 Halo Makee TV series
2022 Deadline Natalie TV series
2022 The Capture Simone Turner TV series
2023 Obsession Anna Barton TV series
TBA Safe Harbor Sloane Main Role[6]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2010 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane Woman Granary Theatre, Cork
2010 The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Bianca Shakespeare in the Park
2011 The Seagull by Anton Chekhov Nina Loose Canon
2011 This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan Jessica Director Jimmy Fay
2011 The Silver Tassie by Sean O'Casey Jessie Taite Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company, Lincoln Centre, New York[7]
2011 Big Maggie by John B. Keane Katie Director Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company[8]
2011 Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Eliza Doolittle Director Andrea Ainsworth, Abbey Theatre
Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress
2011 Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh Runt Director Cathal Cleary, Young Vic Theatre
2014 Our Few and Evil Days by Mark O'Rowe Adele Director Mark O'Rowe, Abbey Theatre[9]
2016 Arlington by Enda Walsh Isla Director Enda Walsh, Black Box Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival[10]
2017 Arlington by Enda Walsh Isla Director Enda Walsh, St Ann's Warehouse, New York[11]
2018 The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh Mairead Director Michael Grandage, Noël Coward Theatre

Awards and nominations

Film and TV

Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Irish Film and Television Awards Best TV Actress Love/Hate Won
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Love/Hate Won
2017 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Happy Valley Won
2018 Irish Film and Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Peaky Blinders Won

Theatre

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Irish Times Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey Theatre Won
2019 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Maraid in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Michael Grandage Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b Looby, David (12 February 2013). "Big time charlie wins best actress award". Wexford Echo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Alumnus of the month, Charlie Murphy". gaietyschool.com. The Gaiety School of Acting. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Charlie Murphy awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Twenty-five years of the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Who won when, and for what?". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ Collcutt, Deborah collcutt (19 March 2021). "Peaky Blinders star Charlie Murphy's five siblings 'don't let fame go to her head'". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ Whittock, Jesse (28 November 2023). "Alfie Allen, Charlie Murphy & Jack Gleeson To Lead Thriller Series 'Safe Harbor' From 'Ozark' Co-Creator Mark Williams, Night Train & Submarine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ "The Silver Tassie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Big Maggie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Our Few and Evil Days review – Cusack and Hinds shine through the darkness". The Guardian. 7 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Arlington review – dance, art and poetry explode in Enda Walsh's brave new world". The Guardian. 19 July 2016.
  11. ^ Brantley, Ben (11 May 2017). "Review: The Private Dystopias of 'Arlington' and 'Rooms'". The New York Times.

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