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Libby McArthur

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Libby McArthur (born in Castlemilk, Glasgow)[1] is a Scottish actress known for her portrayal of Gina Hamilton in soap opera River City, a character she played from the show's inception in September 2002 until November 2013.[2] Other television appearances include Taggart, Take The High Road, Rab C. Nesbitt[3] and Looking After Jo Jo.[4] In the early 80s she was a founder member of pop group Sophisticated Boom Boom who had a number of John Peel sessions.[5]

McArthur played the part of Dolly in the 30th anniversary touring production of Tony Roper's The Steamie in the Autumn of 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ "River City - Gina Rossi - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ Fulton, Rick (6 September 2013). "River City shock as favourite Libby McArthur is axed from the Scottish soap after 11 years". dailyrecord. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Libby McArthur - Glasgow Caledonian University". gcu.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Looking After No Jo". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ "River City Backstage Blog: Back to the 80s". BBC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ The Steamie Souvenir Programme, Autumn 2017