- Early life
- Personal life
- Career Film Television Theatre Radio
- Awards and honours
- References
- External links
{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2012}}{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}Sharon Small is a Scottish actress acclaimed for her dramatic work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Sharon Small was born on 1 January 1967 in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland. Perhaps best known for her portrayal of Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers in the BBC television adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries by Elizabeth George, she is also recognised for her lead roles in UK (as Inspector Elisabeth Flynn) and Trust Me (playing Dr Brigitte Rayne). Early lifeSharon Small was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the eldest of five children.[1] She attended Kinghorn Primary School where she was the Kinghorn Gala Queen in her final year. She then attended Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. She studied drama at Kirkcaldy College.[1] and continued her study at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Personal lifeSmall lives in London.[1] She has two sons Leo and Zac with her partner, photographer Daniel Bridges.[2] CareerFilm| Year | Title | Character | Production | Awards | | 1997 | Bumping the Odds | Terry | - | Best Actress Award at the Edinburgh Film Festival | | 1997 | Bite | Alison | - | - | | 1998 | Driven | Caroline Hall | Dandelion Films | - | | 2002 | About a Boy | Christine | Universal Pictures | - | | 2004 | Dear Frankie | Marie | Universal | - | | 2004 | Belly Button | Kika | Satellite Pictures | - | | 2008 | Last Chance Harvey | Nurse | Overture Films | - | | 2008 | Pop Art short film | Mrs. Gannon | Forward Films |
Television| Year | Title | Character | Production | Notes | | 1994 | Taggart | Michelle Gibson | SMG Productions | 1 episode | | 1994 | Roughnecks | Bernadette | - | 1 episode | | 1995 | An Independent Man | Nicola | - | 1 episode | | 1996 | Doctor Finlay | Irene Gallagher | - | 1 episode | | 1997 | The Bill | Gina Nash | ITV | - | | 1997 | Hamish Macbeth | WPC Anne Patterson | - | 1 episode | | 1997 | No Child of Mine | Linda | ITV | - | | 1999–2000 | Sunburn | Carol Simpson | - | 14 episodes | | 2000 | Glasgow Kiss | Cara Rossi | - | 6 episodes | | 2003 | Cutting It | Boo Wiberley | - | - | | 2001–2007 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | DS Barbara Havers | BBC | 23 episodes - nominated for Most Popular Actress and the Golden Satellite Award | | 2005 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | BBC's Shakespeare Retold season | - | | 2006 | Rebus | Miranda Masterson | - | - | | 2007 | Nina and the Neurons | Bud the Taste Neuron | - | 7 episodes | | 2009 | Murderland | Dr Laura Maitland | ITV | 3 episodes | | 2008–2010 | Mistresses | Trudi Malloy | BBC | - | | 2010 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mary Pritchard | ITV adaptation of "Miss Marple: The Blue Geranium", aired in the US on PBS | - | | 2011 | Downton Abbey | Marigold Shore | - | 1 episode | | 2012 | Kidnap and Ransom | Beth Cooper | ITV | 3 episodes | | 2012 | New Tricks | Minnie/Annabel Tilson | BBC | 1 episode | | 2013 | Silent Witness | Geraldine Briggs | BBC | 2 episodes | | 2013 | Call the Midwife | Nora Harding | BBC | 1 episode | | 2014 | Death in Paradise | Dorothy Foster | BBC | 1 episode | | 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Ruth Cameron | ITV | 1 episode | | 2014 | UK | Inspector Elisabeth Flynn | ITV | 1 episode | | 2015 | Stonemouth | Connie Murston | BBC | 2 episodes | | 2017 | Born to Kill | Cathy | World Productions | 4 episodes | | 2017 | Trust Me | Dr Brigitte Rayne | BBC | 4 episodes | |
Theatre Small has appeared in 35 plays to date[3] her credits include | Year | Title | Character | Production | | 1994 | The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht | Polly Peachum | London Donmar Theatre | | 1996 | The Nun | - | Greenwich Studio Theatre | | 1998 | London Cuckolds by Edward Ravencroft | - | Royal National Theatre | | 2004 | When Harry Met Sally | Marie Fisher | Theatre Royal Haymarket | | 2005 | Lear by Edward Bond | Fortanelle | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | | 2009 | Life Is A Dream | Estrella | Donmar Warehouse | | 2010 | Spur of the Moment by Anya Reiss | Vicky Evans | Royal Court Theatre | | 2010 | Men Should Weep by Ena Lamont Stewart | Maggie Morrison | National Theatre | | 2014 | Arden of Faversham[4] by Anonymous | Alice Arden | Royal Shakespeare Company | | 2015 | Carmen Disruption | The Singer | Almeida Theatre | | 2015 | Luna Gale by Rebecca Gilman | Caroline | Hampstead Theatre | | 2016 | The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht | Jenny Diver[5] | Royal National Theatre | | 2018 | Still Alice | Alice Howland[6] | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
Radio| Title | Character | | At The Foot Of The Cross | Narrator | | High Table, Lower Orders | Zoe | | "Dr. Finlay - The Adventures Of A Black Bag" | Nurse Angus | | Angel | Lorraine | | The Order of Release | Effie Ruskin |
Awards and honours- 2008 TV Choice Awards - Best Actress - NOMINATED
- 2007 Golden Satellite Awards - Best Actress - NOMINATED (for the Inspector Lynley Mysteries)
- 1997 Edinburgh Film Festival - Best Actress Award - WON (for "Bumping the Odds")
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/people/sharon_small_person_page.shtml|title=Sharon Small|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://donfeatures.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/TUS-PETER-PAN/G00005cPMki8K0tc/I0000os37IA1zW2Q/C0000sB3FWM8AksM|title=PETER PAN AT THE NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE, New Wimbledon Theatre, 93 The Broadway, London, UK - Desmond O'Neill Features Ltd.|website=donfeatures.photoshelter.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://gordonandfrench.co.uk/artists-profile-stage.php?ArtistID=90|title=Gordon and French - Sharon Small Profile|website=gordonandfrench.co.uk}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Arden of Faversham|url=http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/arden-of-faversham/|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184009/http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/arden-of-faversham/|archivedate=4 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}
5. ^https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/10486
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://stillaliceplay.co.uk|title=Still Alice - UK Tour|website=Still Alice}}
External links- {{IMDb name|id=0806527|name=Sharon Small}}
- Sharon Small at bbc.co.uk
- [https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/10486 Sharon Small] on Royal National Theatre
- Sharon Small on www.gordonandfrench.co.uk
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