Sharon Muircroft appeared on Coronation Street between March and July 1988 as Fiona Cavanagh, newspaper secretary and daughter of Clarion Group boss Nick Cavanagh.
Her other credits include roles in Sleepers, G.B.H., Emmerdale, Once Upon a Time in the North, 99-1, The Bill, Picking up the Pieces, Children's Ward and Heartbeat.
On stage, she appeared in productions of Joking Apart, The Straw Chair, A Christmas Carol and Nothing Compares to You.