What is Sarah Lancashire?
{{Infobox person | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}} | name = Sarah Lancashire | image = Sarah Lancashire 2013.jpg | caption = Lancashire at the [[2013 British Academy Television Awards]] | birth_name = Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = {{Nowrap|[[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], England}} | occupation = [[Actress]] | known for = [[Sarah Lancashire filmography|List of credits]] | years_active = 1986–present | relatives = [[Geoffrey Lancashire]] (father) | spouse = {{plainlist}} * {{marriage|Gary Hargreaves|1987|1997|end=div}} * {{marriage|[[Peter Salmon (producer)|Peter Salmon]]<br />|2001}} {{endplainlist}} | children = 3 | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Lancashire|Full list]] }} '''Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (1991–1996, 2000), ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' (1997–1999), ''[[Clocking Off]]'' (2000) and ''Seeing Red'' (2000). She has won two [[BAFTA Award]]s. Since the 2010s Lancashire has earned success and critical acclaim for her roles in the drama series ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]'' (2012–2020) and ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]'' (2014–2023). In 2022, she played [[Julia Child]] in the [[HBO Max]] drama ''[[Julia (2022 TV series)|Julia]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1090083485/sarah-lancashire-julia-child-french-cooking-hbomax|title = Sarah Lancashire becomes master — and teacher — of French cooking as Julia Child|website = NPR.org}}</ref> In 2024, she was announced to replace [[Brenda Blethyn|Blethyn]] as [[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Duke|first=by Simon|date=2024-04-26|title=Sarah Lancashire leads 'contenders' to replace Brenda Blethyn in Vera|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/sarah-lancashire-