Sharon Byatt (born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

), is a British actress who has appeared on TV as Irenee in

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's ''

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'' and Sue Freeman in '' Springhill'', and on stage as both Linda and Mrs. Johnstone in '' Blood Brothers''.

Biography

Byatt attended

St Julie's Catholic High School St. Julie's Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls aged 11–18 located in Woolton, Liverpool. History The school is the amalgamation of several different institutions, most established by the Congregation of the S ...

in Liverpool, and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in Croxteth, Liverpool. Her first stage appearance was in 1990 in the musical '' Blood Brothers'' in London's West End, playing "a sparky, tomboyish Linda". She reprised the role in regional tours of the show, and has also played the role of Mrs Johnstone in performances of ''Blood Brothers'' in

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and

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. She has also appeared in leading roles in ''The Tommy Cooper Show'' in

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and

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, and ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' and ''

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'' in

.
She is artistic director of the Chiltern Youth Theatre Company.

Selected stage performances

Selected filmography

References

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