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She was also nominated in the Entertainment category at the 2014 Young Scot Awards. The role also saw her nominated for a Royal Television Society award in 2014. The Guardian 's Sam Wollaston called Rooney's performance 'natural, effortless and utterly believable'. The show was a success and earned Rooney a BAFTA nomination at the British Academy Scotland Awards. Her first television role came when she was cast as Rae Earl, a young woman who is released from a psychiatric facility after four months, in the E4 teen comedy-drama series My Mad Fat Diary (2013–2015). Rooney began performing stand-up comedy, and toured with a play in various schools across Britain. She left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting, and enrolled on a 3-year performing arts course followed by a degree in drama at Hull University.

She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in My Mad Fat Diary, Sophie in Two Doors Down, Dawn in Brief Encounters, and Miss Atlantis in the 2019 remake of Dumbo. Sharon Rooney (born 1988/1989 ) is a Scottish actress.

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