Valerie Gogan (born 1960 or 1961[1]) is a Scottish actress.
Gogan was born in Scotland and left Glasgow in the 1980s to train at LAMDA.
She later starred in One More Kiss and Heart of the High Country,[2] and had a major recurring role in the BBC series Hamish Macbeth.
She is also known for principal roles in Waking the Dead, The Bill, Doctors as Beth Carlyle,[3] Peak Practice and David Copperfield.
On stage, she has worked with The Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and in London's West End, appearing in, among others, A Doll's House, Les liaisons dangereuses, The Rehearsal and The Secret Rapture.