Stirling Gallacher

Stirling Gallacher
Born
Deborah Ann Stirling Gallacher

(1970-11-30) 30 November 1970 (age 54)
Bowdon, Cheshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouses
William Ely
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(divorced)​
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
AwardsBritish Soap Award for Best On-Screen Partnership

Deborah Ann Stirling Gallacher[1] (born 30 November[2] 1970[1]) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as George Woodson in the BBC soap opera Doctors, Paula Martin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and Jennifer Taylor-Clarke in the BBC comedy The Office.

Career

Gallacher played George Woodson in the BBC soap opera Doctors from 2003 to 2009.[3][4] In 2007, she won the award for Best On-Screen Partnership at The British Soap Awards alongside Seán Gleeson, who played her husband, Ronnie Woodson.[5][6] She has worked with comedian Ricky Gervais, appearing in Gervais' stand-up show Animals and playing Jennifer Taylor-Clarke in both series of The Office.[7] Following this, she appeared in Little Britain in various different roles.[8] She then appeared in 3 episodes of EastEnders in 2017 and in an episode of the Tracy Beaker spin-off The Dumping Ground in October 2017.[9]

Gallacher joined the cast of Coronation Street in August 2018 as Paula Martin, a love interest for established character Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent).[10] In February 2020, it was announced that Gallacher had joined medical drama Casualty as police officer Ffion Morgan, the wife of established character Jan Jenning (Di Botcher).[11] Gallacher confirmed that she would not leave Coronation Street for the new role, but instead would appear in both shows simultaneously.[12] Gallacher made her Casualty debut on 18 July 2020.[13] For her role as Ffion, Gallacher stated that she wanted to appear different to her Coronation Street character, so she wears a wig due to having an allergy to hair dye.[14]

Personal life

Gallacher has a son, Ulysses, born in January 2004.[15] On 20 June 2009, she married her former Doctors co-star, and on-screen husband, Seán Gleeson.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Who is Paula Martin in Coronation Street and actress Stirling Gallacher who plays her?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ Gallacher, Stirling [@wirlygallacher] (30 November 2021). "The perfect end to a perfect day… Thankyou to all you lovely folk and your birthday sweetness's" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Prime Time: The Bump and Grind". The News Letter. 19 August 2003. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Kris (14 May 2009). "Peter Lloyd (Series Producer, 'Doctors')". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ "The British Soap Awards in pictures". Metro. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  6. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ Sickels, Robert C. (2008) The Business of Entertainment: Movies, Praeger Publishers, ISBN 978-0-275-99840-0, p. 63
  8. ^ BBC. "BBC - Drama - Doctors - Actors - Stirling Gallacher". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  9. ^ Radio Times
  10. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (8 August 2018). "Coronation Street reveals first scenes for Sophie Webster's new girlfriend Paula". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ Crick, Claire (3 February 2020). "Excitement as this Coronation Street favourite reveals new role in Casualty". What's on TV. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. ^ Gallacher, Stirling [@wirlygallacher] (3 February 2020). "Don't know about swapping ... currently surfing alongside" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 February 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Casualty offers first look at Stirling Gallacher's debut as Jan's wife Ffion". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Stirling Gallacher wears wig on Casualty due to 'severe' hair dye allergy". The List. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  15. ^ "BBC - Comedy: The Office - Character Profile - Jennifer". Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Ex-EastEnder steps in to save day at opening". 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.


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