Editing Jane Horrocks (section)

== Career ==
===Stage===
Horrocks has appeared on stage in ''Ask for the Moon'' (Hampstead, 1986), ''A Collier's Friday Night'' (Greenwich, 1987), ''Valued Friends'' (Hampstead, 1989), and ''The Debutante Ball'' (Hampstead, 1989). She appeared in ''Our Own Kind'' (Bush, 1991); ''[[Deadly Advice]]'' (Fletcher, 1993); ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]'' ([[Donmar Warehouse]] 1994); ''[[Macbeth]]'' (Greenwich Theatre, 1995); and ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' (Garrick Theatre, 2007).

While working on ''[[Road (play)|Road]]'', a play directed by [[Jim Cartwright]], Horrocks warmed up by doing singing impressions of [[Judy Garland]], [[Shirley Bassey]] and [[Ethel Merman]]. Cartwright was so impressed with her mimicry he wrote ''[[The Rise and Fall of Little Voice]]'' for her.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} She was nominated for the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress]] at the [[1993 Laurence Olivier Awards]] for her performance in the 1992 [[West End theatre|West End]] production, directed by her then-boyfriend [[Sam Mendes]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

Her last West End appearance was in ''Sweet Panic'', the 2003 [[Stephen Poliakoff]] drama in which she portrayed a neurotic mother locked in a battle of wills with her disturbed son's psychologist.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} She starred in [[Richard Jones (opera director)|Richard Jones]]'s critically acclaimed production of ''[[The Good Person of Sezuan|The Good Soul of Szechuan]]'' at the [[Young Vic]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3939130.ece |title=The Good Soul of Szechuan at the Young Vic |newspaper=[[Times Online]] |first=Benedict |last=Nightingale |author-link=Benedict Nightingale |date=16 May 2008 |access-date=1 July 2019 |publisher=[[Times Newspapers Ltd.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706062125/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3939130.ece |archive-date=6 July 2008}}</ref> She was reunited with Jones in a new musical production of ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'', which opened at the [[Young Vic]] in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngvic.org/assets/attachments/press-releases/D5151D32-E081-4BDA-29FCC27EE2A036D3.pdf |title=Official Young Vic announcement |work=[[Young Vic]] |access-date=2 July 2019}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> At London's Young Vic, in 2016's ''If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me'', Horrocks revisited the songs of her youth to sing versions of tracks by the likes of [[Joy Division]], [[The Smiths]], [[Buzzcocks]], and [[The Human League]].<ref>{{cite web |work=bellaafrica |url=http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyE4sOlWzq8A3X5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByNXM5bzY5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMzBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg--/RV=2/RE=1458184377/RO=10/RU=http://www.bellaafrica.net/world/why-jane-horrocks-is-singing-the-smiths//RK=0/RS=hYMCHTsaVGUy0Zx3P0_i9cFJB8A- |title=why jane horrocks is singing the smiths |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |agency=[[Oath Inc.]] |access-date=1 July 2019}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In October 2014, Horrocks played Ella Khan in the London revival of ''[[East Is East (play)|East Is East]]'' at [[Trafalgar Studios]] as part of [[Jamie Lloyd (director)|Jamie Lloyd]]'s Trafalgar Transformed season.<ref>{{cite news |title=East is East starring Jane Horrocks to run at Trafalgar Studios |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2014/05/east-east-starring-jane-horrocks-run-trafalgar-studios/ |first=Nicola |last=Merrifield |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=1 July 2019 |newspaper=[[The Stage]]}}</ref> In 2024, Horrocks joined the cast of the British premiere production of play ''Nachtland'' at the [[Young Vic]] theatre, directed by [[Patrick Marber]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Millward |first1=Tom |title=Young Vic announces initial cast for Nachtland |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/young-vic-announces-initial-cast-for-nachtland_1556899/ |website=WhatsOnStage |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>

In August 2024, Horrocks starred as Meg in [[Harold Pinter]]'s [[The Birthday Party (play)|''The Birthday Party'']] at the [[Ustinov Studio]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clive |date=2024-08-09 |title=The Birthday Party review — Jane Horrocks gets the laughs in sinister revival |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/birthday-party-review-jane-horrocks-theatre-royal-bath-vwccwxnp8 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Screen===
She appeared in [[Catherine Cookson]]'s ''The Fifteen Streets'', alongside [[Sean Bean]] and [[Owen Teale]] in 1989. She drew critical notice for her performance in the film ''[[Life Is Sweet (film)|Life Is Sweet]]'' (1990). Horrocks became well known on screen for her role as Bubble and Katy Grin in the sitcom ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' (1992–2016).

She reprised her stage role in the 1998 screen adaptation, ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]'', which earned nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] at the [[56th Golden Globe Awards]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] at the [[52nd British Academy Film Awards]], the [[Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] at the [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards]], the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture]] at the [[5th Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and the [[British Independent Film Awards|British Independent Film Award]] for Best Actress.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

For 10 years, Horrocks appeared with [[Prunella Scales]] in commercials for the UK supermarket chain [[Tesco]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Paul |title=Jane Horrocks: "I'm eternally grateful to Tesco" |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2011-07-26/jane-horrocks-im-eternally-grateful-to-tesco |magazine=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=17 September 2013 |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company Ltd]]}}</ref> She narrated BBC Two's television series ''[[The Speaker (TV series)|The Speaker]]'' in April 2009.

In 2009, Horrocks took the lead in the BBC TV production ''[[Gracie!]]'', a drama portraying the life of [[Gracie Fields]] during World War II and her relationship with the Italian-born director [[Monty Banks]] (played by [[Tom Hollander]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Amazing Gracie: Jane Horrocks |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/amazing-gracie-jane-horrocks-935333 |newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]] |access-date=17 September 2013 |date=27 April 2010}}</ref>

Other television credits include ''Absolutely Fabulous'', ''[[Victoria Wood]]'' - ''We'd Quite Like to Apologise'', ''Bad Girl'', ''Boon'', ''Heartland'', ''Hunting Venus'', ''La Nonna'', ''Leaving Home'', ''[[Never Mind the Horrocks]]'', ''Nightlife'', ''[[Wyrd Sisters (TV series)|Wyrd Sisters]]'', ''[[Foxbusters]]'', ''[[Jericho (UK TV series)|Jericho]]'', ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', ''Some Kind of Life'', ''Suffer the Little Children'', ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]'', ''The Garden'', ''[[Fifi & the Flowertots]]'', ''[[Little Princess (animated series)|Little Princess]]'' (the voice of the princess) and ''Welcome to the Times''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
 
She was the subject of an episode of the [[genealogy]] series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' in 2006. That year, she played the title role of Ros Pritchard in ''[[The Amazing Mrs Pritchard]]'', a drama about a woman elected prime minister.

On Tuesday 14 January 2014, Horrocks appeared as a contestant on ''The Great Sport Relief Bake Off'' on [[BBC Two]]— the celebrity version of ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]''—hosted by [[Jo Brand]] and broadcast to help raise money for the charity [[Sport Relief]]. The other contestants were TV and radio presenter [[Kirsty Young]], choreographer [[Jason Gardiner]], and Olympic athlete [[Greg Rutherford]].

On 9 May 2015, she gave a reading at [[VE Day 70: A Party to Remember]] in [[Horse Guards Parade]], London that was broadcast live on [[BBC One|BBC1]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32679995 |title=Actress Jane Horrocks cries reading WW2 letter |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=10 May 2015 |access-date=1 July 2019 |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |agency=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

In 2015, she supplied the voice of the Tubby Phone in the reboot of the popular British children's television series ''[[Teletubbies]]''. In 2021, she began starring in the [[Sky One|Sky]] comedy series ''[[Bloods (TV series)|Bloods]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Horrocks stars in new paramedic show Bloods |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19259239.jane-horrocks-stars-new-paramedic-show-bloods/ |website=News&Star |date=2 May 2021 |access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>

===Audio===
Horrocks' voiceovers have been used on the films ''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Christmas Carol: The Movie]]'', ''[[Corpse Bride]]'', ''[[Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties]]'', and ''[[Tinker Bell (film)|Tinker Bell]]''. She also did the voiceover of Fenchurch on radio and in the audio adaptation of [[Douglas Adams]]' science fiction series ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' for BBC Radio 4. She has voiced Donner in all three [[Robbie the Reindeer]] films in aid of [[Comic Relief]].

In 2000, Horrocks made the CD ''Further Adventures of Little Voice'', again singing in the style of favourite divas.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} The recording includes duets with [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Dean Martin]]. Horrocks collaborated once more with Robbie Williams the following year, for a cover of the [[Bobby Darin]] song "Things" on Williams' album ''[[Swing When You're Winning]]''.