Falconer trained as an actress at the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in
Glasgow. Falconer joined the
BBC soap opera
River City in 2002 playing the character of
Roisin McIntyre, becoming one of the show's most iconic characters until her departure in 2008. Her character was compared to
Bet Lynch from
Coronation Street. She re-joined the cast in 2021, reprising her role. In 2009, she went on tour with the
National Theatre of Scotland. She has played
Elvis in the
Edinburgh festival. Her other television roles include
Taggart,
Crimefile,
Cardiac Arrest and
Finney. In 2021, she joined the cast of
Beauty and the Beast at
Aberdeen Performing Arts. == Personal life ==