Shannon Murray (born 1976) is an Irish-born actress, writer, media lawyer and consultant. She won the first ever search for a disabled model and was the first disabled model to feature in a high-profile advertising campaign for the British store Debenhams.[1][2][3][4]
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| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Dublin, Ireland |
As an actress, Murray has appeared in a number of dramas for the BBC and Channel 4, such as Holby City and Casualty, and in 2017 appeared in the BBC Doctor Who spinoff series Class.[5] In 2018, Murray appeared in three episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Sarah-Jane Spilsbury. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of Silent Witness, and in 2020, she appeared in Get Even as Mrs Baggott.
Early life
editMurray was born in Dublin and moved to London at a young age. She is the daughter of Frank Murray, who managed The Pogues and Thin Lizzy.[6] She enrolled in drama classes at the Anna Scher Theatre from the age of 8. Murray was left paralysed from the waist down after a diving accident in Lanzarote when she was 14 years old and has since used a wheelchair.[7] As an adult, she took courses with RADA as well as receiving personal coaching.[8]
References
edit- ^ Alexander, Hilary (26 February 2010). "Debenhams first with disabled High Street model". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Cosmo smashes stereotypes with disabled Debenhams model Shannon Murray". 14 April 2010.
- ^ "British high street's first disabled model is coming to a shop window". Independent.co.uk. 25 February 2010.
- ^ Evening Standard. "Debenhams Model is a first for Disabled". Felix Allen. 3 September 2010
- ^ "Brave-ish Heart - Brave-ish Heart - Brave-ish Heart, Series 1, Class - BBC Three". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Frank Murray". 18 February 2018 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Power, Bairbre (14 September 2010). "Fashion first as disabled model fronts campaign". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Purcell, Emma (22 March 2021). "Shannon Murray: actress, media lawyer and disability consultant". Disability Horizons. Retrieved 8 November 2021.