Paula Lane

Paula Shaw
Born	Paula Lane (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–
Spouse(s)	Tom Shaw (m. 2014)
Children	1

Paula Shaw (née Lane) (born 17 April 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Kylie Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2010, on 9 February 2016 it was confirmed that Lane will leave the role after 6 years.

Early life

Lane is originally from Hebden Bridge near Halifax. At the age of 19 she was accepted to train at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 2008 with a 1st class honours degree in acting. On finishing drama school, Lane was cast immediately in the ITV 1960s-based drama, Heartbeat where she made her television debut playing a teacher, Wendy Kelshaw, in the episode School Of Hard Knocks.

Career

Lane made her professional acting debut in Heartbeat in 2009. Since then she has appeared in Going Postal by Terry Pratchett for Sky, The Royal and Doctors. Lane was also featured in the short film War Wounds alongside Stephen Manga. Lane joined Coronation Street in 2010, portraying Kylie Platt, half-sister of established character Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly). She departed her role as Kylie Platt in 2014, when she left for maternity leave. Lane returned in June 2015. On 9 February 2016 it was confirmed that Lane was to leave for maternity leave for her 2nd pregnancy but this time she will not be returning and she will leave the soap permanently.

Personal life

Lane married her long term partner Tom Shaw in May 2014 at Leeds Cathedral On 5 June of that year, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child. 6 months later, on 31 December, Lane gave birth to a baby boy, Arthur. On 15 January 2016, Lane announced that she and Shaw were expecting their second child together.she announced on 12 April 2016 that she would be having a girl, should have a surprise and her parents let her find out the sex.

Filmography

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
2008, 2011	The Royal	TV	Geraldine	2 Episodes, Episodes Titled: "Dead Air" and "To Love and to Lose"
2009	Heartbeat	TV	Wendy Kelshaw	1 Episode, Episodes Titled: "School of Hard Knocks"
2009	Doctors	TV	Anna Copping	1 Episode, Episodes Titled: "Tracing the Lines"
2010	War Wounds	Short Film	Nurse Gemma	Short Film Role
2010	Going Postal	TV	Princess	TV Movie
2010-16	Coronation Street	TV	Kylie Platt	Series Regular
2011	Loose Women	TV	Herself	Guest, 1 Episode
2012	All Star Mr & Mrs	TV	Herself	1 Episode
2013	All Star Family Fortunes	TV	Herself	1 Episode
2014	The Chase	TV	Herself	Celebrity Special, 1 Episode

External links

• Paula Lane at the Internet Movie Database