Katy Cavanagh

ActorWriterProducer 1984–2026 (42 year career)

6.1 avg rating

Highest Rated

Shameless

2004 · as Shirley Lawson

7.6

The Royal

2003 · as Carol Buxton

7.6

Midsomer Murders

1997 · as Lena Ferrera

7.5

Known For

Film

The Magician's Elephant

Various Characters (voice)

Film

Dreamin' Wild

6.2 2023

Film

Murder on the Blackpool Express

Grace

Film

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Sheila

Film

Bob & Rose

Anita Kendrick

Film

Midsomer Murders

Lena Ferrera

Film

Shameless

Shirley Lawson

Film

This World

6.0 2004

Filmography

Acting (32)

Movies (13)

One Last Deal

2026

as DCI Garritty (voice)

7.0

The Magician's Elephant

2023

as Various Characters (voice)

6.8

Dreamin' Wild

2023

6.2

Murder on the Blackpool Express

2017

as Grace

5.8

Bradford-Halifax-London

Cracker: Nine Eleven

as Helen

Sarah Smile

as Gwedgie

A Line in the Sand

as Leanne

Rehab

as Sam

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

2001

as Sheila

5.1

Ice Cool Reception

2001

as Nikki

Walter: The secret life of a victorian pornographer

2000

Sex 'n' Death

1999

as Ruby

6.5

Television (19)

Remembers…

2022

as Self

Not Going Out

as Karen

The Family Man

Shameless

as Shirley Lawson

This World

Blue Murder

as Geraldine Pettigrew

Burn It

as Kelly

The Royal

as Carol Buxton

Ted and Alice

Judge John Deed

Bob & Rose

as Anita Kendrick

The Cops

as Mel

Midsomer Murders

as Lena Ferrera

Dalziel & Pascoe

Wycliffe

as Mrs. Vassie

Peak Practice

as Lynne Rhodes

Cracker

as Helen

This Morning

as Self

The Bill

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Fridge

2020

Writer

Psyche

Producer

Psyche

Writer