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. As an actress, Murray has appeared in a number of dramas for the

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and

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, such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in 2017 appeared in the

'' Doctor Who'' spinoff series ''

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''. In 2018, Murray appeared in three episodes of the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' as Sarah-Jane Spilsbury. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of ''

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'', and in 2020, she appeared in ''

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'' as Mrs Baggott.

Early life

Murray was born in Dublin and moved to London at a young age. She is the daughter of Frank Murray, who managed

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and

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. She enrolled in drama classes at the

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from the age of 8. Murray was left paralysed from the waist down after a diving accident in

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when she was 14 years old and has since used a wheelchair. As an adult, she took courses with

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as well as receiving personal coaching.

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