About Noreen Kershaw
Born 1950. Noreen Kershaw is a British television director, film director, actor, director and television actress.
Noreen Kershaw (born 16 October 1950) is an English television actress and director.
She trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, originated the title role of the play Shirley Valentine, later made famous by Pauline Collins. She was seen in the BBC television series Life on Mars, as WPC Phyllis Dobbs, the desk officer.
In 2008, she directed the feature film Act of Grace.
In 2022, she was a director of the ITV police procedural drama Ridley.
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Who is Noreen Kershaw?
British actress
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Noreen Kershaw was born on 16 October 1950 in Bury.
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Noreen Kershaw is a television director, film director, actor, director and television actress.
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Noreen Kershaw is British.
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