Leah MacRae is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in ''

Rab C. Nesbitt ''Rab C. Nesbitt'' is a Scottish comedy series which began in 1988. Produced by BBC Scotland, it stars Gregor Fisher as an alcoholic Glaswegian who seeks unemployment as a lifestyle choice. Rab C. Nesbitt was originally a recurring character ...

'',''

The Karen Dunbar Show ''The Karen Dunbar Show'' was a Scottish comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One Scotland, starring comedian and actress Karen Dunbar. It was produced by BBC Scotland. It also starred actor and musician Tom Urie. Theme The original theme tun ...

'', '' Gary Tank Commander'', ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

'' and '' Grownups''. She is also known for starring in theatrical productions around Scotland and the rest of the UK, most notably at

King's Theatre, Glasgow The King's Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. It was built for Howard & Wyndham Ltd under its chairman Baillie Michael Simons as a sister theatre of their Theatre Royal in the city and was designed by Frank Matcham, opening in 1904. ...

and Edinburgh Playhouse; starring in ‘51 Shades Of Maggie’. MacRae was born in

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but grew up in South England and

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, where she currently resides. MacRae is a writer of comedy; she wrote and performed her very own one woman show ‘Leah MacRae: My Big Fat Fabulous Diary’ which she toured around Scotland in 2019, every performance was sold out. She followed this up with her second one woman comedy show ‘Leah MacRae: Weighs In’ in 2022 which she debuted at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, followed by a Scotland tour and two performances at The Soho Theatre, London.

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* Living people Scottish television actresses Scottish soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-actor-stub