The Sophie McShera Handbook - Everything you need to know about Sophie McShera

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Sophie McShera (born 1985 in Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire) is a British actress. She began her television career in 2007. After several minor roles, she was cast as sixth form pupil, Ros McCain in the fifth series (2009-2010) of BBC drama Waterloo Road. In Autumn 2010 she became part of the original cast of the Golden Globe winning period drama Downton Abbey. She has played Daisy Mason in every episode of the series to date.

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 31 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781488507465
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Contents

Articles Sophie McShera Brunel University Downton Abbey Holme Wood Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford

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Sophie McShera

Sophie McShera

Born

Nationality

Occupation

Years active

Known for

Sophie McShera Sophie McShera 1985 (age 2–728) Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

English

Actress

2007–present

Waterloo Road Downton Abbey

Sophie McShera(born 1985 in Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire) is a British actress. She began her television career in 2007. After several minor roles, she was cast as sixth form pupil, Ros McCain in the fifth series (2009-2010) of BBC dramaWaterloo Road. In Autumn 2010 she became part of the original cast of the Golden Globe winning period dramaDownton Abbey. She has played Daisy Mason in every episode of the series to date.

Early life At an early age she moved to Eccleshill, also in Bradford, where she attended St Joseph's College. Out of school she attended the Footsteps Theatre School before getting her stage break at the age of twelve in the comedyThe Goodbye Girl. She followed this up with a stint on tour withAnniebefore completing her GCSEs and A-levels and [1] going to Brunel University, London, where she achieved a degree in drama. Whilst at university in 2004 McShera and her ex-boyfriend Tom Hatley won b100 in a competition run by Barclays bank for students with innovative business ideas. Their business,That Sweet Feeling, specialises in jars of romance-themed confectionery, especially [2] popular during Valentines Day. McShera's interests outside of acting include swimming and rollerskating and she [3] sings soprano to a high standard.

Career McShera's television career started after university in 2007, with minor roles in the soap operasEmmerdaleand Doctorsand the dramaSurvivorsin 2008. In 2009 she joined the regular cast of BBC school dramaWaterloo Road, playing A-level student Ros McCain for the entirety of the fifth series. Ros' storylines revolved around her trying to [4] fulfill her academic potential and also questioning her sexuality. Following her departure fromWaterloo Road, McShera became part of the cast of Julian Fellowes ITV costume dramaDownton Abbeyas Daisy, the kitchen [5] [6][7] maid. The show has attracted critical and popular success. McShera, alongside Hugh Bonneville, made a personal thank you to the audience afterDownton Abbeywon Most Popular TV Drama at the 2012 National TV [8] Awards. She will have a supporting role in the ITV sitcomThe Job Lotwhich will air in 2013 and is set in a busy [9] unemployment bureau in the West Midlands. McShera's stage roles include playing the titular role in the pantomimeCinderellaat the West Yorkshire Playhouse [10] between December 2009 and January 2010, and performing as 'Pea' in Jez Butterworth's stage playJerusalemat [11] the Apollo Theatre in London's West End.

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Sophie McShera

Filmography

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2013

References

Film

Emmerdale

Doctors

Survivors

Waterloo Road

Downton Abbey

The Job Lot

Highway to Dhampus

Role

Danielle Hollywell

Mandy Fairfield

Cathy

Ros McCain

Daisy Robinson, later Daisy Mason

[3] Bryony

Ginny Topham

Notes

TV series (2 episodes)

TV series (1 episode: "One Dog Day")

TV series (1 episode: "#1.1")

TV series (19 episodes: 2009-2010)

TV series (25 episodes: 2010-present)

TV Series

post-production

[1] Bradford Newspaper article of McShera's career (http:/ /www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/news_behind/4777444. Future_is_bright_for_girls_on_film/) [2] Tom and Sophie's business website (http:/ /thatsweetfeeling.com/default.asp) [3] Information from McShera's agents page (http:/ /www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/F103964.html) [4] "Ros McCain" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/features/waterlooroad/aps/ros.shtml). BBC. . Retrieved 4 February 2012. [5] Radford, Ceri (24 September 2010). "Downton Abbey, ITV1, review" (http:/ /www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8023974/ Downton-Abbey-ITV1-review.html). The Daily Telegraph. . Retrieved 4 February 2012. [6] Guinness Book of Records: Downton Abbey is most critically acclaimed show on television (http:/ /www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/ tvandradio/8762842/Guinness-Book-of-Records-Downton-Abbey-is-most-critically-acclaimed-show-on-television. html) The Telegraph, 15 September 2011 [7] "Downton Abbey: How Hollywood is snapping up our bright TV drama stars" (http:/ /www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/11/07/ downton-abbey-how-hollywood-is-snapping-up-our-bright-tv-drama-stars-115875-22697838/ ).The Daily Mirror. 7 November 2010. . Retrieved 21 September 2011. [8] Wightman, Catriona (26 Jnaury 2012). "National Television Awards 2012 - Live Blog" (http:/ /www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/tubetalk/ a362056/national-television-awards-2012-live-blog.html). Digital Spy. . Retrieved 4 February 2012. [9] Reid-Smith, Tris (26 April 2012). "Russell Tovey to star in new ITV sitcom" (http:/ /www.gaystarnews.com/article/ gay-actor-russell-tovey-star-new-itv-sitcom260412). . Retrieved 26 April 2012. [10] Clayton, Emma (24 December 2009). "Sophie's got her eye on the ball" (http:/ /www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/leisure/tatheatre/ theatrefeatures/4820167.Sophie_s_got_her_eye_on_the_ball/). Bradford Telegraph and Argus. . Retrieved 4 February 2011. [11] Hoggard, Liz (16 December 2011). "Interview: Downton's Sophie McShera" (http:/ /www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/ article-24022253-interview-downtons-sophie-mcshera.do). London Evening Standard. . Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

Sophie McShera (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2904789/) at the Internet Movie Database

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