Sharon Percy

{{short description|British actress (born 1971)}}

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| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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Sharon Percy (born 28 September 1971) is a British actress.

Biography

Percy was born 28 September 1971 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Hannah |title=Remember I, Daniel Blake's nasty Job Centre worker? Well, she's just had to sign on |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/remember-i-daniel-blakes-nasty-12942030 |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=ChronicleLive |date=25 April 2017}} Percy started her acting career at the age of eight. She joined the youth theatre at the New Tyne Theatre, and stayed as a member until she was eighteen. After a performing arts course at Newcastle College, Percy was spotted by Live Theatre Company's Artistic Director Max Roberts, and was cast in the play Your Home In The West alongside Geordie favourites like Robson Green and Charlie Hardwick.

Since then, Percy has worked in theatre, television and radio productions, including a production of Cooking with Elvis in London’s West End with comedian Frank Skinner, Granada’s Cracker with Robbie Coltrane and Ricky Tomlinson, and is featured in the feature film School for Seduction starring Kelly Brook and Tim Healy.

Filmography

  • I, Daniel Blake (2016)
  • Henry (2011)
  • The Ball (2010)
  • Because I Love You (2009) .... Angie
  • Kaz (2006)
  • Wicked (2005) .... Rita
  • Time for Bed (2004) .... Andrea
  • School for Seduction (2003) .... Karen
  • Billy Elliot (1999) .... Jenny Poulson
  • The Student Prince (1997) .... Karen

Television

Theatre

Radio

References

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