Noreen Kershaw

Known for ActingBorn 1950-10-16 (age 75)Bury, Lancashire, England

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.Read more

Movies & web series

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

Brambly Hedge: Classic Collection

Night Voice

Needle

Albion Market

Self Catering

The Grass Arena

Watching

Life on Mars

Boys from the Blackstuff

Call the Midwife

Shameless

Elidor

Blood on the Dole

Moving On

Scott & Bailey

Heartbeat

Broken

The Afternoon Play

The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge

Peterloo

In the Secret State

Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart

Lost for Words

Peak Practice

G.B.H.

Justice

Casualty

Act of Grace

Hidden City

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

Murder On Line One

Liverpool Nativity

The Bullion Boys

Yesterday's Girl