Actor Lesley Sharp was born in Manchester in 1960 and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her first screen role was in Rita, Sue and Bob Too in 1987; she has since starred in a number of films, such as The Rachel Papers and Vera Drake. Her TV roles include Bob and Rose, ITV mystery drama Afterlife and Channel 4 thriller Before We Die, which returns on 25 June. She reprises her role as Jean in series The Full Monty, out now on Disney+, which catches up with the original characters from the 1997 movie 25 years on.
