August. Theatre She has also enjoyed a successful theatre career, with roles ranging from pantomime to the West End, in productions including Uncle Vanya, Calendar Girls, Abigail's Party, and Chicago. In 2011, she won the Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her portrayal of Paulette in Legally Blonde. In 2018, she was cast to perform in The Girl on the Train stage adaptation in Leeds, which premiered at West Yorkshire Playhouse in May. Personal life Halfpenny married fellow actor Craig Conway in 2007; together they have one child. The couple divorced in 2010. She is an ambassador for children's charity Kidscape, and in 2013 was awarded "Freeman of the Borough of Gateshead". Filmography References External links Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art BBC Radio 2 presenters English musical theatre actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English people of Irish descent Laurence Olivier Award winners Actors from Gateshead Actresses from Tyne and Wear Actors from County Durham Strictly Come Dancing winners 1975 births Living people