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Katy Murphy (born 8 December 1962) is a Scottish actress and teacher who has appeared in many television programs, most of them for the
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ITV. While most associated with television drama, she has worked across a variety of genres, including crime and children.
Early life
"Growing up in Glasgow’s east end housing scheme Cranhill, teaching was the plan," and Murphy studied at Glasgow University before discovering a love for the stage.
Her birth name is Margaret.
Career
Murphy rose to prominence after appearing in ''
Tutti Frutti
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'' (1987), starring
Robbie Coltrane
Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. H ...
. It was written by
John Byrne for
BBC Scotland, and won six
BAFTAs
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, bringing "many of the cast to national prominence."
She also appeared in Byrne's next series,
''Your Cheatin' Heart'' (1990), starring
Tilda Swinton
Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition t ...
.
Other credits include ''
Takin' Over the Asylum
''Takin' Over the Asylum'' is a six-part BBC Scotland television drama about a hospital radio station in a Glasgow psychiatric hospital. The show was written by Donna Franceschild, produced by Chris Parr and directed by David Blair.
The show f ...
'', written by
Donna Franceschild, ''
A Mug's Game'' (1996), ''
Mike and Angelo'', ''
Spatz
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'', ''
B&B'', ''
The Steamie
''The Steamie'' is a comedy-drama stage play, written by Tony Roper. It is set on Hogmanay 1950 and provides a window on the lives and aspirations of a group of Glasgow women washing their clothes in a public washhouse (steamie). It was commis ...
'', ''
The River'', ''
Casualty
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'', and ''
Agatha Christie's Poirot
''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...
''. She played the part of
Jenny Wren in the
BBC Two adaptation of
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
' ''
Our Mutual Friend''.
Among her later work is the distraught mother of a murdered girl in ''
Prime Suspect
''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...
'' (2006), and the 2008 drama series ''
Honest''. In 2018, Murphy again teamed up with Donna Franceschild to star in her short film ''Bridge'', with Steven Duffy. Her radio work includes the role of Janet in the
Radio 4 series ''
Adventures of a Black Bag''.
Katy Murphy works part time as a teacher, with young children, including those with special needs, saying she loves it because "
t’sso healthy. You’re looking outwards, rather than inwards."
When teaching, she uses the name Margaret, which is on her birth certificate.
Personal life
Murphy lives in
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England, north of the River Thames. It extends from Clerkenwell and Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London financial district, to Greater London's boundary with Hertfordshire.
The term ''nor ...
's Crouch End, where she has owned a home since 1998, the year her daughter, Lola, was born.
References
External links
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Living people
Schoolteachers from Glasgow
Scottish television actresses
1963 births
Actresses from Glasgow
People from Crouch End
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