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# Sarah Lancashire

Actor. Born 10 October 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 October 1964, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire, サラ・ランカシャー, Сара Ланкашир, Sara Lankašir, سارا لنکشر

## Biography

Sarah Lancashire is an English actress. She was born on 10 October 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She first came to prominence playing Raquel Watts in the soap opera *Coronation Street* (1991–1996, 2000). Subsequent television roles include *Clocking Off* (2000), *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012–2020) and *Happy Valley* (2014–2023), in which she portrayed Catherine Cawood.

Lancashire has also appeared in feature films including *Dad's Army* (2016) and returned to the stage in productions such as *Blood Brothers*. She received an OBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours and a CBE in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to drama.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Happy Valley* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Catherine Cawood — [page](https://film.one/tv/happy-valley-2014.md)

## Also known for

- *Yesterday* (2019), Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Miss Foster
- *Black Doves* (2024), Mrs. Reed
- *Dad's Army* (2016), Mrs. Pike
- *Everybody's Talking About Jamie* (2021), Margaret New
- *Coronation Street* (1960), Raquel Watts, Raquel Wolstenhulme / Raquel Watts
- *Wuthering Heights* (2009), Nelly Dean
- *Oliver Twist* (2007), Mrs Corney

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