Charlie Murphy (actress)

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).

Charlie Murphy
Born
Charlotte Murphy

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

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
2009The ClinicNatasha HalpinTV series
2010Single-HandedMairead O'SullivanTV series
2010–2014Love/HateSiobhan DelaneyTV series
2012MisfitsGraceTV series
2013PhilomenaKathleenFilm
2013Ripper StreetEvelyn FoleyTV series
2013–2014The VillageMartha Lane / Martha AllinghamTV series
2014'71BrigidFilm
2014Northmen: A Viking SagaIngheanFilm
2014QuirkeDeirdre HuntMini-series
2014–2023Happy ValleyAnn GallagherTV series
2015The Last KingdomIseultTV series
2016To Walk InvisibleAnne BrontëFilm
2016RebellionElizabeth ButlerMini-series
2017The ForeignerMaggie/Sara McKayFilm
2017–2019Peaky BlindersJessie EdenTV series
2019The CorruptedDS Gemma ConnellyFilm
2019Dark Lies the IslandSarahFilm
2020The Winter LakeElaineFilm
2022HaloMakeeTV series
2022DeadlineNatalieTV series
2022 The Capture Simone Turner TV series
2023 ObsessionAnna BartonTV series

Stage
YearTitleRoleNotes
20104:48 Psychosis by Sarah KaneWomanGranary Theatre, Cork
2010The Taming of the Shrew by William ShakespeareBiancaShakespeare in the Park
2011The Seagull by Anton ChekhovNinaLoose Canon
2011This is Our Youth by Kenneth LonerganJessicaDirector Jimmy Fay
2011The Silver Tassie by Sean O'CaseyJessie TaiteDirector Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company, Lincoln Centre, New York[6]
2011Big Maggie by John B. KeaneKatieDirector Garry Hynes, Druid Theatre Company[7]
2011Pygmalion by George Bernard ShawEliza DoolittleDirector Andrea Ainsworth, Abbey Theatre
Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Actress
2011Disco Pigs by Enda WalshRuntDirector Cathal Cleary, Young Vic Theatre
2014Our Few and Evil Days by Mark O'RoweAdeleDirector Mark O'Rowe, Abbey Theatre[8]
2016Arlington by Enda WalshIslaDirector Enda Walsh, Black Box Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival[9]
2017Arlington by Enda WalshIslaDirector Enda Walsh, St Ann's Warehouse, New York[10]
2018The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonaghMaireadDirector Michael Grandage, Noël Coward Theatre

Awards and nominations

Film and TV
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2013Irish Film and Television AwardsBest TV ActressLove/HateWon
2015Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actress in a Lead RoleLove/HateWon
2017Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleHappy ValleyWon
2018Irish Film and Television AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RolePeaky BlindersWon

Theatre
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2011Irish Times Theatre AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleEliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw at the Abbey TheatreWon
2019WhatsOnStage AwardsBest Actress in a PlayMaraid in The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh directed by Michael GrandageNominated

References
  1. 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. "The Silver Tassie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. "Big Maggie". Druid Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. "Our Few and Evil Days review – Cusack and Hinds shine through the darkness". The Guardian. 7 October 2014.
  9. "Arlington review – dance, art and poetry explode in Enda Walsh's brave new world". The Guardian. 19 July 2016.
  10. Brantley, Ben (11 May 2017). "Review: The Private Dystopias of 'Arlington' and 'Rooms'". The New York Times.
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