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name: "Heather Craney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/heather-craney"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
updated: "2026-09-17T02:02:00.458765+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Heather Craney

Actor. Born 1 January 1971 in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1971, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–present

## Biography

Heather Craney is an English actress. She was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1995.

She has appeared in three Mike Leigh films: *Topsy-Turvy* (1999), *All or Nothing* (2002) and *Vera Drake* (2004), playing Joyce and receiving a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. On television she has played Alison Weaver in the sitcom *Life of Riley*, Emily Holroyd in *Torchwood*, Cheryl Matthews in *EastEnders* and DCI Alice Prior in *Line of Duty*.

Her other film credits include *Child 44* (2015), *The Duke* (2021), *We Live in Time* (2024) and *Blitz* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Blitz* (2024), Fi1m 63, as Ruby — [page](https://film.one/film/blitz.md)
- *We Live in Time* (2024), Fi1m 58, as Buffy Jones — [page](https://film.one/film/we-live-in-time.md)
- *Line of Duty* (2012), Fi1m 79, as DCI Alice Prior — [page](https://film.one/tv/line-of-duty.md)
- *Vera Drake* (2004), Fi1m 84, as Joyce — [page](https://film.one/film/vera-drake.md)

## Also known for

- *Child 44* (2015), Galina Shaporina
- *The Duke* (2021), Debbie
- *All or Nothing* (2002), Silent Passenger

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