Sharon Morgan
| Sharon Morgan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sharon Haf Morgan 29 August 1949 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University |
| Occupation | Film / Television/Stage actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Children | 2 |
Sharon Morgan (born 29 August 1949 in Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire) is a Welsh actress of stage and screen, currently based in Cardiff. She was brought up in the village of Llandyfaelog. She is best known for her work within the Welsh film and television industries and has been the recipient of three BAFTA Cymru awards.
Morgan grew up in Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, the daughter of a headmaster and a drama teacher. In her youth she didn't believe she could succeed as an actress, but states that her parents always supported her career choice. As a back up to her desired acting career, Morgan studied an undergraduate history course at Cardiff University in the 1960s, before training to be a stage actress. Morgan has two children, Stephan (born 1979/1980) and Saran (born 1995/1996) and spent the largest part of her acting career juggling her work and life as a single parent. Speaking of her difficult home/work balance Morgan elaborates that "You manage with the help of friends. You find a way". A Welsh language campaigner, Morgan was arrested in 1988 for daubing paint on the Welsh Office. The actress was afraid that this criminal conviction may have precluded her from gaining a US Visa to film Torchwood in Los Angeles.
Morgan is trilingual, speaking Welsh — her mother tongue — English and French. Morgan is an advocate for remaining active in old age, and cites fellow actress Helen Mirren as an inspiration to older women.
Since beginning her acting career in the 1970s, Morgan has appeared in a variety of TV series, films and stage productions in both the English and Welsh languages. Welsh Newspaper the Western Mail referred to her as "one of the most respected actors of her generation." Notable roles include her portrayal of Professor Margaret Edwards in A Mind to Kill between 1994 and 2002, and portraying Stella Craven in Mine All Mine, (2004) written by Russell T Davies.
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