Cathy Murphy
Cathy Murphy | |
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Born | 7 August 1967[1] Essex, England | (age 57)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–2011 |
Children | 2 |
Catherine McKevitt Murphy (born 7 August 1967) is a British actress. She is known for her television roles as Tilly Watkins in the BBC drama The House of Eliott (1991–94), Cheryl Barker in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs (2003–04), and as Julie Perkins in the BBC soap opera Eastenders (2010–11).
Career
Born in Essex, England. Murphy studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She played the role of Lorna in 1991, a love interest of Mark Fowler in soap opera EastEnders. In 2005 she returned to play the recurring role of Trisha Taylor. She had earlier played the ongoing role of Cheryl Barker in serial Family Affairs for one year. Prior to that, she played Tilly Watkins (later Foss) in The House of Elliot.
It was announced on 23 September 2010 that Murphy was to return to EastEnders for the third time, this time playing Julie Perkins, who is an old friend of long-running character Billy Mitchell. It was revealed on 21 June 2011 that Murphy had quit the role after nearly a year.[2]
Filmography
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- Made in Britain (1982)
- Nanny: Gloria Gaffen (1983)
- Those Glory Glory Days: Tub (1983)
- Stars of the Roller State Disco: Paulette (1984)
- Sorry!: Sharon (1985)
- The December Rose: Miranda McDipper (1986)
- Lucky Sunil: Lois (1988)
- The Bill: Cashier (1989)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot: Maid (1989)
- Streetwise: Simone (1989)
- Edge of Sanity: Cockney Prostitute (1989)
- The Phantom of the Opera: Esther (1989)
- She-Wolf of London: Mary (1990)
- Memphis Belle: Jitterbugger (1990)
- May to December: Sharon Elsworth (1991)
- Aimée Nurse (1991)
- The House of Eliott: Tilly Watkins (1991–1994)
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992)
- French & Saunders (1993)
- Men Behaving Badly: Saleswoman (1994)
- Captives: Companion (1994)
- Moll Flanders: Polly (1996)
- London Suite: Hotel Waitress (1996)
- Karaoke: Nurse (1996)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Miss Myers (1996)
- The Bill: Angela Carey (1997)
- Casualty: Val Milburn (1999)
- The Murder of Stephen Lawrence: Woman at door (1999)
- Oliver Twist: Vigil Keeper (1999)
- Doctors: Val Mason (2000)
- Hero to Zero: Janice (2000)
- On the Nose (2001)
- World of Pub Lovely Susan (2001)
- The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)
- Best of Both Worlds: Trish (2001)
- Silent Witness: Alison Veness (2002)
- The Queen's Nose: Maria (2002)
- About a Boy: Nurse (2002)
- Happiness: Denise Doyle (2003)
- The Vice: Mrs. Holmes (2003)
- Oh Marbella!: Tina (2003)
- Family Affairs: DC Cheryl Barker (2003–04)
- Holby City: Annie Fell (2005)
- EastEnders:
- Lorna (1991)
- Trisha Taylor (2005)
- Julie Perkins (2010–11)
- Irish Jam: Dora (2005)
- Doctor Who (2005)
- Extras: Nurse (2006)
- The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury: Dr. Tara (2008)
- Shameless: D'reen (2010)
- Harry & Paul (2010)
- Holby City: Tracey McKendrick (2020)
References
- ^ "Cathy Murphy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ Love, Ryan (23 September 2010). "Cathy Murphy joins 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
External links
- Cathy Murphy at IMDb