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in the third and fourth seasons of the

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drama ''

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'', and Becky in the

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drama ''Chloe'' (2022).

Early life and education

Doherty is of Irish heritage and from

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. Doherty's parents divorced when she was 4 and began acting in Sunday drama classes with her older sister Grace shortly after.‘’ The Radio Times’’; 5-11 February 2022; pages 12-13 She studied at Hazelwick School in

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, where she grew up. A talented footballer, Doherty played in midfield for and captained the Crawley Wasps and was scouted by Chelsea Women; she reached the age where she “had to commit” to either football or acting and chose the latter. Doherty took a one-year course at the

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(2011–12) before training at the

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(2012–15). Whilst training, Doherty won the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award (SSSSPOTY) in 2015 for her rendition of "Broadway Baby" from the Sondheim musical ''

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''.

Theatre

Doherty is a frequent theatre actress. Since graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 2015, she has appeared in a number of productions at some of London's leading theatres. Doherty's performances have consistently attracted positive reviews from leading theatre critics. Michael Billington named Doherty as 'one of the year's greatest discoveries' after her performance in '' My Name Is Rachel Corrie'', a one-woman play about the activist

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. Doherty starred in

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's play ''Junkyard'', which led

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reviewer Kris Hallett to write "Doherty is the star here, and by rights will soon be a star full-stop". Her leading performance in

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's play ''The Divide'' at the

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was described by Dominic Cavendish for ''

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'' as having "star-wattage as bright as anything".

Career

Doherty's first television appearance was in a 2016 episode of ''

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'', followed by a role in the 2018

miniseries ''

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''. In 2018, Doherty was a

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Star of Tomorrow, and an ''

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'' Rising Star. In 2019, Doherty appeared as

in the third season of ''

''. She knew little about the princess before being cast, and consequently spent hours studying Anne's family history and life. Doherty made a point of only watching footage of the princess at the age she was portraying her, rather than interviews of Anne in later life. Anne's voice is very different from Doherty's, being much lower in pitch; the actress spent time carefully learning and mimicking it, finding that it "was the key into her psyche". Doherty reprised her role as Princess Anne in the fourth season of the series. In 2022, Doherty is the protagonist in the

drama ''Chloe'' alongside Poppy Gilbert as Becky. She was also cast to portray

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in the psychological horror film '' Firebrand''.

Personal life

Doherty is in a relationship with fellow actress Sophie Melville.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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CVGG Profile Erin Doherty
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Erin Living people 1992 births English people of Irish descent British television actresses People educated at Hazelwick School Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting Actresses from Sussex English film actresses English lesbian actresses People from Crawley British people of Irish descent English LGBT actors 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people