Belinda O’Hooley is an exceptionally gifted pianist, singer, song writer, composer and more recently actor. She is renowned for her highly individual, emotional, yet sensitive musicality, is half of four time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Duo nominees O’Hooley & Tidow alongside her wife Heidi Tidow; together described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional songwriters.’ Their song ‘Gentleman Jack’ featured as the closing theme song for Sally Wainwright’s latest BBC/HBO drama series Gentleman Jack. Her inventive, minimalist, sometimes flamboyant accompanying of folk luminaries includes Rufus Wainwright, Nic Jones, Jackie Oates and the Mercurynominated; Rachel Unthank and The Winterset. Belinda is also known for her role as DCS Liz Thornton in the final series of BAFTA winning drama ‘Happy Valley’.
