Sharon Horgan (born 4 April 1970) is an English-born Irish actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her work on the television series Pulling that she both co-wrote and starred in, and which garnered a BAFTA nomination for best sitcom and a Best Actress win for Horgan herself at the British Comedy Awards.
Shane Horgan, Mark Horgan, Lorraine Horgan, Maria Horgan
Awards
British Academy Television Craft Award for Writer - Comedy, British Comedy Award for the Best TV Comedy Actress, Glamour Award for Comedy Actress, Glamour Award for Trailblazer of the Year
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, British Academy Television Award for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme, British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy, British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance, Satellite Award for Best Actr...
Movies
Man Up, Run and Jump, Bad Sugar, The Borrowers, Death of a Superhero, Stanley Park, Imagine Me & You, Valiant, Bad Mom, Capturing Santa
TV Shows
Catastrophe, Divorce, Pulling, Dead Boss, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Monkey Dust, Playhouse Presents, Big Babies, The Sunday Night Project, Free Agents, Broken News, Adventure Time, Todd Margaret, The Borrowers, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, The Pilot Show, Angelo's
Star Sign
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Fact
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Grew up on a turkey farm.
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Described her own wedding as part of a "shotgun marriage", as they wed six months after they met and were already expecting their first child.
Spent five months away from her London-based home in order to work on "Divorce" (2016) in New York. She would FaceTime her daughter five times every day during the distance.
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One of five children.
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Worked in a Camden bong shop for years.
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Left Ireland in order to pursue an acting career in London. However, she ended up working at a job center for five years (and later returned for half a year), after being turned down by every major acting school in London.
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Created the series Pulling (2006), which she also starred in, after being dissatisfied with the roles available to her.
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Her Emmy nomination for Catastrophe (2015) marked the first Emmy nomination for writing for a British comedy series in nine years.
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Made her television debut at the age of 18 on Jo Maxi (1989), when she appeared as a amateur back-up dancer to her friends' band.
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