Valerie Gogan was born in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and left her native Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 in the 1980s to train at LAMDA , since leaving she has become one of a small number of Scottish actresses familiar to film and television audiences in th UK.
Gogan made her big screen debut in Stephen Frears's film 'Dangerous Liaisons' alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, John Malcovitch, Glen Close, and Peter Capaldi. Later moving on to star in ‘One more Kiss’ opposite Gerrard Butler.
Her distinctive looks and voice are also well-known on TV, Her break through lead role coming in ‘Heart of The High Country’, also starring in the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 series 'Hamish MacBeth' in which she played opposite Robert Carlyle. She is also known for principle roles in ‘Waking the Dead’, ‘The Bill’, Doctors, Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...

, David Copperfield, Waiting for Elvis and Arrividerci Millwall, to name but a few. As well as her extensive TV and film career, Gogan has always been drawn to classical roles in the theatre and her work with The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal national Theatre and in Londons West End. Her plays include: A Dolls House, Dangerous Liaison, The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal may refer to:* The Rehearsal , 1672, by George Villiers.* The Rehearsal , 1974, about the Greek junta.* The Rehearsal , 2008, by Eleanor Catton.* The Rehearsal, a short film....

,Worlds Apart and Secret Rapture.
Gogan has worked with many of the UK's leading film, TV and theatre directors, including Katie Mitchell

Katie Mitchell

Katrina Jane Mitchell OBE is an English theatre director. She is an Associate of the Royal National Theatre.-Life and career:Mitchell was raised in Hermitage, Berkshire and educated at Oakham School. Upon leaving Oakham she went up to Magdalen College, Oxford to read English...

,Stephen Frears, Ian Mcdiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television.McDiarmid has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others and although he has appeared mostly in theatrical productions,...

, Anna Makmin, Howard Davies, James MacDonald

James MacDonald

-Politics:*James David Macdonald , City of Calgary alderman and author of Grand Cayman's tax haven law*James Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister*James MacDonald , Secretary of the London Trades Council...

,Simon Usher, Nick Hamm, Tinge Krishnan and Charles McDougall

Charles McDougall

Charles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director.-Biography:McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives . McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4 and Sex and the City on HBO...

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