Heather Craney
- Actress
Heather Craney was born in Stapleford in Cambridgeshire in 1971 and
even at primary school was a notable Buttons in their production of
'Cinderella'. She spent two years in Darlington in the 1980s where the
family had moved for the father's work and she was a regular at the
local arts and drama centre. Returning to Cambridgeshire she left Long
Road Sixth Form College to study English and Drama at Liverpool Hope
University,graduating in 1992. She then went on to London's Central
School of Speech and Drama for its three year course until 1995. Her
first professional theatrical job was at the Orange tree,Richmond in
'Death of an Elephant' and she has subsequently appeared at the Royal
Court and Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for a BAFTA for her
supporting role in Mike Leigh's 'Vera Drake' as the social-climbing
sister-in-law and has an ongoing role as the woman next door in the
sitcom 'Life of Riley'.
