Colette O'Neil
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Colette O'Neil | |
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| Born | Colette McCrossan[1] Glasgow, Scotland |
Colette O'Neil is a Glasgow-born actress noted for her various roles on British television.
She was a semi-regular cast member of Coronation Street in the mid-1960s as Ruth Winter, and also made frequent guest appearances in series such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, No Hiding Place and Softly, Softly.[2] She was also a leading cast member in the drama series The Standard[3] and The Spoils of War. In 1983 she appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Tanha in the serial Snakedance.[4]
More recently, she has appeared in Taggart, Lovejoy, Hamish Macbeth, Heartbeat, Peak Practice, Holby City, Monarch of the Glen and Bad Girls.[2]
Her film appearances were few, but included roles in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987), Wild Flowers (1989), and Mortdecai (2015).[5]
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2004 | Visiting Time | Sarah | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 11 June 2004 | Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden | Janet | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 Friday Play |
| 28 January 2005 | Folie à Trois | Colleen | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 Friday Play |
| 14 July 2005 | The Best Snow for Skiing | Valda | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 11 August 2008 – 15 August 2008 | The Pillow Book[6] | Tozammi | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama |
| 26 November 2012 | McLevy: A Dangerous Remedy[7] | Hannah | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
| 3 December 2012 | McLevy: No Looking Back[8] | Hannah | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
| 28 October 2016 | Blood Sex and Money by Emile Zola: 3.7. Fate | Ancient Woman | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
References
- ^ "Colette O'Neil Biography ((?)-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ a b "Colette O'Neil".
- ^ "The Standard (1978)".
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Snakedance - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Colette O'Neil".
- ^ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book
- ^ BBC – Afternoon Drama – McLevy: A Dangerous Remedy
- ^ BBC – Afternoon Drama – McLevy: No Looking Back
External links
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