The 60-year-old actress, known for her roles in Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to drama.
Lancashire, who was born in Greater Manchester, began her acting career after studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Her breakthrough came in the 1990s with her role as fan-favourite barmaid Raquel Watts in Coronation Street, appearing in more than 260 episodes.
Lancashire then transitioned to TV dramas, starring in the BBC’s Clocking Off from 2000 to 2003, and won her first National Television Award (NTA) for her performance in the ITV drama Seeing Red.
She has since starred in numerous hit TV shows, including Last Tango In Halifax, for which she won her first Bafta award in 2014 for her supporting role.
In 2017, she earned the Best Actress Bafta for her role in the second season of Happy Valley, as well as becoming an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to drama.
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Earlier this year, Lancashire was given the Bafta for Best Actress for her portrayal in the swansong of Happy Valley.
It came a year after Lancashire won the special recognition gong at the NTAs, saying following her win: “I’m just absolutely shell-shocked.”
During her career, Lancashire has become known for portraying complex and emotionally rich characters.
It was a decade ago that she reprised her collaboration with Wainwright to portray no-nonsense Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the Yorkshire-set thriller Happy Valley.
Lancashire most recently starred in Netflix spy thriller Black Doves, opposite Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw.
Knightley portrays a dedicated wife, mother and professional spy who has been passing on her politician husband’s secrets for a decade, while Whishaw plays a Champagne-drinking assassin and Lancashire stars as the head of the spy organisation.