Jane McCarry (born 3 May 1970) is a Scottish actress and teacher. She is best known for her roles as Isa Drennan in the BBC Scotland sitcom Still Game (2002–2007, 2016–2019),[1] and as Granny Murray in the CBeebies show Me Too! (2006–2008).[1] She trained as an actor at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University School of Drama.
Jane McCarry | |
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| Born | 3 May 1970 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | Queen Margaret University |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Notable work | Still Game Me Too |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editBeginning in 2006, McCarry appeared in the children's programme, Me Too! as the middle-aged childminder, Granny Murray.[1] Similar to the already popular Balamory, the show revolved around McCarry's character working as a nanny who educates children as to what parents may be doing during the workday. The character of Granny Murray provides a kernel of wisdom in each episode that "saves the day" for one of the parents off at work.
McCarry also starred in Rab C Nesbitt,[1] playing Andra's wife in the series eight episode, "Bug" and a nurse in the series 4 episode "Buckfast".
McCarry worked as an actor with the Baldy Bane Theatre Co Glasgow.[1] She appears occasionally in plays at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
McCarry taught drama at Shawlands Academy and St Pauls High School (Pollok) for three years. She also used to teach at St Andrews RC Secondary School in Glasgow's East End as well as Glasgow Gaelic School.
In 2012, Jane appeared in The Steamie at the King's Theatre, Glasgow.[2]
McCarry joined the rest of the cast of the multi BAFTA Scotland award-winning Still Game in 2014 at the comeback live show at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. There were 21 performances of the sell-out show.[3]
In 2016, she reprised her role of Isa in the new series of Still Game, recommissioned by the BBC after the stage show's success.[4][5]
In 2018, McCarry appeared in Nativity! The Musical while it toured to The Kings Theatre, Glasgow.[6][7]
Personal life
editMcCarry is an only child[8] and was raised in the King's Park area of south Glasgow.[1][5] She has two children (Iain and Alexander) with her former husband, Robert Gibson[9][10][8][1] who is from nearby Rutherglen;[11] she has stated that she based aspects of her Isa character upon observations of the town's residents going about their lives.[5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Tales of Para Handy | Flora | Episode: "A Night Alarm" |
| 1994–2014 | Rab C. Nesbitt | Sergeant Heenan / Nurse / Babette | 4 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Pulp Video | Various | |
| 1997 | The Baldy Man | Nurse | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2001 | Hububb | Various | 7 episodes |
| 2002–2007, 2016–2019 | Still Game | Isa Drennan | |
| 2006–2007 | Me Too! | Granny Murray | |
| 2020 | Nothing to Declare | Anne | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Devil's Hour | Bella Holness |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Kenny (10 February 2010). "Still Game actress Jane McGarry on playing Isa". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Topping, Kirsty (19 March 2012). "Jane McCarry shows she's still game for Steamie role". Deadline. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Dingwall, John (11 October 2014). "Still Game pulls in £6million from 21 sell-out shows". Daily Record.
- ^ "BBC comedy Still Game to return for new series". BBC News. 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Geddes, Jonathan (5 October 2016). "Still Game star Jane McCarry gets quizzed by young look-a-likes when she visits Burnside Primary". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Jane McCarry Joins the Cast of NATIVITY! The Musical". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Glasgow, What's On. "Jane McCarry in Nativity! The Musical | News". What's On Glasgow. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b Brocklehurst, Stephen (20 September 2017). "Still Game's Isa on life as a 'sandwich carer'". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Edwards, Gareth (13 October 2006). "Scotsman.com". Granny shows us how. Edinburgh. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Jane McCarry on the secrets behind her Still Game role". The Herald. Glasgow. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Ibiza trip changed Still Game star Jane McCarry's life forever". Sunday Post. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
External links
edit- Jane McCarry at IMDb
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