Charlotte Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress.

Early life

Murphy was born in

Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the ...

, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

when she was 12 years old. She trained at the

Gaiety School of Acting The Gaiety School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986. Organisation and location The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 198 ...

from 2006 to 2008.

Career

Murphy's career has been in both television and feature film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the

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drama series '' Love/Hate'', for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award, 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

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drama series '' Happy Valley'', and in 2018 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as

Jessie Eden Jessie Eden (née Shrimpton; 24 February 1902 – 27 September 1986) was a British trade union leader and communist activist, most famous for leading between 40,000 to 50,000 households during the Birmingham rent-strike of 1939. She was also in ...

in the

historical crime drama series ''

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''.

Personal life

She is in a relationship with British theatre and film director

Sam Yates Sam Yates (born August 1983) is a British director. Yates was born in Stockport and attended Poynton High School. He was selected as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow, named a rising star in The Observer, and featured in GQ Magazin ...

Filmography

Film and television

Stage

References

External links

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Charlie Murphy on Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Charlie Living people Irish television actresses Irish film actresses Irish stage actresses 21st-century Irish actresses People from Enniscorthy Actresses from County Wexford 1988 births