Category
page 1Actresses from Manchester
Wunmi Mosaku
Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian and British actress. She rose to prominence for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, followed by her role as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country (2020). She portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023) and reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Marsha Thomason
British actress (born 1976)
Joanne Whalley
British actress
Lisa Stansfield
British singer
Emily Beecham
English-born British-American actress
Holliday Grainger
English actress
Kathryn Beaumont
British actress
Afshan Azad
English actress and model
Lesley Nicol
English actress
Sophie Choudry
British singer and actress
Vivien Merchant
English actress (1929-1982)
Yasmin Finney
British actress and Internet personality
Beryl Reid
British actress (1919–1996)
Lesley Sharp
British actress
Lyndsey Marshal
British actress
Caroline Catz
British film, television, theatre and radio actress
Lily Elsie
British stage and film actress (1886–1962)
Judi Shekoni
British actress
Reshma Shetty
British actress
Lorraine Ashbourne
British actress
Tina O'Brien
British actress
Brenda De Banzie
English actress (1909-1981)
Jackie Lane
British actress (1941–2021)
Pat Phoenix
British actress (1923–1986)
Caroline Aherne
English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016)
Paula Wilcox
English actress
Gemma Merna
British actor and model
Barbara Kellerman
British actress
Janet Achurch
English stage actress (1863–1916)
Patti Clare
British actress
Bertha Belmore
British actress (1882-1953)
Caroline Carver
British actress
Moya Brady
British actress
Ellie Leach
British actress
Sue Cleaver
British actress
Laura Greenwood
British actress
Doris Speed
English actress (1899–1994)
Violet Carson
British actress and singer (1898-1983)
Lorraine Cheshire
British actress
Rebecca Ryan
British actress
Beatrice Varley
actress (1896-1964)
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
English actress
Angela Curran
actor
Adrianne Allen
actress (1907-1993)
Barbara Clegg
British actress and scriptwriter (1926–2025)
Esther Hall
English television and theatre actress
Hilary Tindall
British actress (1938-1992)
Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi
English actress
Caroline Milmoe
British actress
Jane Hazlegrove
British actress
Judy Holt
British actress
Gwyneth Powell
British actress (1946–2022)
Avis Bunnage
British actress (1923-1990)