Mollie Winnard

Mollie Louise Winnard (born 14 March 1997) is an English actress. For her performance in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2018), she won an Inside Soap Award. She has since appeared in the Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small (2020–) and the BBC One crime drama Happy Valley (2023).

Mollie Winnard
Born	Mollie Louise Winnard 14 March 1997[1] Wigan, England
Years active	2017–present

Early life

Winnard grew up in Chorley, Lancashire. She started acting in a primary school production and joined a local youth theatre. Winnard attended Winstanley College in Wigan. She subsequently trained at the Manchester School of Acting.^[2][3]

Career

Winnard made her television debut as Zoe in the 2017 BBC One drama Love, Lies and Records.^[4] The following year, she joined the cast of the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street as antagonist Kayla, a role she played from April to July 2018.^[5][6][7] Her performance won Best Bad Girl at the Inside Soap Awards.^[8]

In 2020, Winnard began playing the recurring character Maggie in the Channel 5 revival of All Creatures Great and Small.^[9] She appeared in the 2022 ITV true crime miniseries Four Lives as Demi.^[10] In 2023, Winnard joined the cast of the BBC One crime drama Happy Valley for its third series as Joanna Hepworth.^[11]

Personal life

As of 2023, Winnard is in a relationship with DJ Jordan Murphy.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Love, Lies and Records	Zoe	2 episodes
2018	Coronation Street	Kayla Clifton / Westbrook	30 episodes
2020–present	All Creatures Great and Small	Maggie	12 episodes
2022	Four Lives	Demi	2 episodes (miniseries)
2023	Happy Valley	Joanna Hepworth	5 episodes (series 3)
TBA	Apnas	Eleanor Elmsley