Biography
Siobhan Margaret Finneran is an English television and film actress. She made her screen debut in the 1987 independent film Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in Coronation Street (1989–1990), Clocking Off (2000–2002) and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). In 2005, Finneran originated the lead female role in the stage play On the Shore of the Wide World and was awarded the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Lead...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Damned
2025
as Helga
A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverishe...
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
2024
as Self
This documentary tells the story of one of TV's darkest and most celebrated comedies, featuring cast interviews and extensive candid moments with crea...
Huggo
2024
as Julia
A young woman forms an unusual attachment to a stuffed toy bunny as she struggles to get her life back on track after suffering a miscarriage.
Rapture
2023
At a Catholic Confirmation camp, 16-year-old Orla's burgeoning sexuality sees her caught between the Madonna-Whore dichotomy, until a chance encounter...
Hunting the Essex Lorry Killers
2021
as Self (Narrator)
It started with a 999 call from a lorry driver in Essex and ended in one of the UK’s biggest ever police investigations, a hunt for those responsible ...
Pond Life
2019
as Kath Edlington
A group of young friends and neighbours come together for a fishing expedition after rumours spread of a giant carp in the area. In a world of broken ...
James Bulger: The New Revelations
2018
as Narrator
25 years after the verdict in the Jamie Bulger murder trial, we reveal what the jury, public and press never heard, and what his two killers, Thompson...
Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
2018
as Herself
Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten ab...
Apostasy
2017
as Ivanna
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to questio...
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
2016
as Jane
A grief-stricken video archivist becomes increasingly obsessed with the meaning behind a sinister television signal hijacking.
Nobody from Nowhere
2014
as Elizabeth Traven
Sebastien Nicolas is a reclusive realtor leading a double life – in his spare time he creates complex disguises based on acquaintances. Combined with ...
The Selfish Giant
2013
as Mrs. Swift
A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
Coronation Street: Romanian Holiday
2009
as Verity
What could be better? A footballer's wedding, a week in the sun, a luxury villa in historic Transylvania. It’s the trip of a lifetime for Coronation S...
Boy A
2007
as Kelly
Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worke...
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Kathleen Adanski
James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who thr...
The King and Us
2002
as Jenny
It's April 1974 and Manchester United are facing the prospect of relegation. Anthony never misses a match and it's the crucial last match of the seaso...
Blood Strangers
2002
as WPC Melanie Whitaker
A mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working as a prostitute.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987
as Rita
Rita and Sue are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford, who both share a job babysitting for Bob and Michelle's children. Whi...
The Stork
N/A
as Gwenda
A character-driven comedy about the well-meaning but clueless parents of a queer woman trying to help her start a family via artificial insemination w...