Biography: Shelagh Delaney was born on November 25, 1938 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England. In addition to plays, she wrote a collection of stories and short nonfiction pieces. Delaney was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1985. Her daughter is Charlotte Jo Delaney.

Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "A Taste of Honey," "Charlie Bubbles," "Red, White and Zero," "Dance with a Stranger," "The Railway Station Man," and "Three Days in August." Television credits include: "Thirty-Minute Theatre," "Seven Faces of Woman," "The House That Jack Built," "Find Me First," "Estudio 1," and "Um Sabor a Mel."