Name |
Sharon Horgan |
Height |
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Naionality |
Irish |
Date of Birth |
4-April-1970 |
Place of Birth |
Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom |
Famous for |
Acting |
Sharon Horgan is an Irish actress, writer and comedian.
Horgan was born in London and moved to Dublin at age seven. She grew up in Bellewstown, County Meath, Ireland. She went to school in the Sacred Heart Secondary School in Drogheda. Later, she took an English degree at Runnel University. She is one of five siblings and sister of Ireland rugby international Shane Horgan.
Horgan began her comedy career when she jointly won the BBC New Comedy award for sketch-writing in 2001 with her writing partner Dennis Kelly. She has written and appeared in shows such as The Pilot Show and the first series of The Friday Night Project while her acting credits include Absolute Power, Broken News and Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. She appeared in the feature film Imagine Me and You and provided a voice in the animated film Valiant. She has written for many comedy shows, including the acclaimed animated sketch show Monkey Dust. Horgan's own BBC comedy show, Pulling, which she co-wrote with Dennis Kelly, was first broadcast in 2006 and was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Sitcom