Laura Main

Laura Main Biography

Laura Main (born 8 March 1981) is a Scottish actress known for her role as Sister Bernadette (later called Shelagh Turner) in the BBC1 drama series Call the Midwife.

Education

Laura Main went to school at the Hazlehead Academy and took dance lessons at the Danscentre in Aberdeen. She then studied art history at university, also in Aberdeen, before starting drama school at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Career

Main started performing in musical theatre at the age of 11 when she debuted in the role of a Von Trapp child in a stage production of The Sound of Music. At the age of 13 she landed a role as Annie. At University she performed as part of the musical society Treading the Boards in Aberdeen. She has performed on stage in several productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She recently appeared in the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. In 2011 she was cast as Sister Bernadette in the hit BBC series Call the Midwife. Main also features as a soloist in several tracks on the Call the Midwife album released in February 2013. In November 2015 Main won the Children in Need Strictly Come Dancing special with dancer Brendan Cole.

Filmography

Year	Film/TV	Role	Notes
2002	Is Harry on the Boat?	Rival Club Rep	TV series
2003	The Forsyte Saga: To Let	Mary McKenzie	TV mini-series (1 episode)
2003	Trevor's World of Sport	nurse	TV series
2004	Monarch of the Glen	Jaynie Cresswell	TV series (1 episode: #6.4)
2004	Murder City	DC Alison Bain	TV series (10 episodes, 2004-2006)
2007	Holby City	Julia Mason	TV series (1 episode: After the Fall)
2010	The Invisible Atomic Monsters from Mars	Beth
2010	Rob and Valentyna in Scotland	Waitress in Pub	short
2011	Holby City	Diedre Hunter	TV series (1 episode: What You mean by Home)
2011	Doctors	Amanda Luckhurst	TV series (1 episode: Lasso the Moon)
2012-present	Call the Midwife	Sister Bernadette/(Medical) Sister Shelagh Turner	TV series (42 episodes)
2014	Father Brown	Dorothy Underwood	TV series (1 episode: The mid wife
2016	Doctors	Kate Wilkinson	TV series (1 episode: Living Together)

Theatre

Year	Play title	Role	Notes
1992	The Sound of Music	Louisa von Trapp	His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1996	Aberdeen Student Show: The Good, the Bad and the Buttery		His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1997	Aberdeen Student Show: Scaffie Society	Judy Free	His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1998	Aberdeen Student Show: From Rubislaw with Love	Shauna Connery	His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
2001	Company	Amy
2001	Alice in Wonderland	Edith/Eaglet (understudy Alice)	Royal Shakespeare Company
2002	As You Like It	Phoebe	Regents Park Open Air Theatre
2002	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Regents Park Open Air Theatre
2006	Young Woodley	Maude	Finborough Theatre
2006	Tea and Sympathy	Laura Reynolds	Finborough Theatre
2007	All I want for Christmas	Irina Vanevskaya	Upstairs at the Gatehouse
2008	On the Island of Aars	Morag McMac	Pleasance Courtyard Edinburgh
2009	State Fair	Margy Frake	Finborough Theatre
2009	Super Alice Smith	Carly	Trafalgar Studios
2010	State Fair	Margy Frake	Trafalgar Studios
2010	Me and Juliet	Jeanie	Finborough Theatre
2011	Company	Susan	Southwark Playhouse
2012	Robin Hood	Maid Marion	Queen's Theatre Barnstaple
2013	The Lost Dragon		Harlow Playhouse

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