Noreen Kershaw

Born: 1950-10-16, Bury, Lancashire, England

Biography

Noreen Kershaw is an English television actress and director. She trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and, at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, originated the title role of the play Shirley Valentine, later made famous by Pauline Collins. She was seen in the BBC television series Life on Mars, as WPC Phyllis Dobbs, the desk officer. She had previously played the role of Kathy Roach in Channel 4's Brookside 1988-1990 and been a star of the long running Granada TV sitcom, Watching. She has directed episodes of the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, as well as Channel 4's comedy drama, Shameless, ITV1 series Emmerdale and Heartbeat and BBC Scotland"s River City. In 2008, she directed the feature film Act of Grace.

Filmography

• Call the Midwife (2012)
• Casualty (1986)
• Peak Practice (1993)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Life on Mars (2006)
• Moving On (2009)
• Watching (1987)
• Scott & Bailey (2011)
• The Afternoon Play (2003)
• Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
• Peterloo (2018)
• Hidden City (1987)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)
• The Grass Arena (1992)
• The Bullion Boys (1993)
• Self Catering (1994)
• Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection (2004)
• Blood on the Dole (1994)
• Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006)
• In the Secret State (1985)
• Lost for Words (1999)
• Murder On Line One (1989)
• Act of Grace (2008)
• CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk (2012)