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Siri Neal
Born
Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal

(1972-08-14) 14 August 1972 (age 52)
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Other namesSiri O'Neal
OccupationActress
Years active1988–1998

Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, sometimes credited as Siri O'Neal, is a film and television actress. She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988).

Career

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Born Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, Neal's grandmother's surname was O'Neal. Her mother altered it to "Neal". Since 1996 Neal has also used "O'Neal".[1]

She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988), a children's television series originally aired on the BBC.[2][3][4]

Neal also appeared as Juanita, a guerilla leader/French double agent, in the television film Sharpe's Battle (1995), a part of the multi-part drama series Sharpe. She also guest starred in two episodes of the TV drama Lovejoy: "Highland Fling Part 1" and "Highland Fling Part 2".[citation needed]

Her last credited role was as a social worker in the film Urban Ghost Story (1998).[citation needed]

Since then, Neal has worked on various audiobooks, including the Doctor Who spin off UNIT (2004) alongside David Tennant.[citation needed]

Neal has also provided TV/radio voiceovers for Argos, Clover, Nescafe, Powergen, Sainsburys, Channel 4, Jazz FM & Homelessness.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Rachel Papers Suki
1990 The Children Judith
1992 Waterland Helen Atkinson
1998 Urban Ghost Story Social worker as Siri O'Neal

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Moondial Araminta 'Minty' Cane 6 episodes
1989 Summer's Lease 2 episodes
1990 Press Gang Charlotte Episode: "Breakfast at Czar's"
1990 Alleyn Mysteries Sonia Gluck Episode: "Artists in crime"
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May Bethany
1992 Lovejoy Sandra Wilson 2 episodes
1993 Stay Lucky Linda Episode: "Gilding the lily"
1993 Jackanory Storyteller Episode: "Florizella and the Wolves"
1993 Inspector Wycliffe Christine Glynn Episode: "Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death"
1993 The Bill Lizzie Hart Episode: "You Don't Always Get What You Want"
1995 Sharpe Juanita Episode: "Sharpe's Battle"
2002 NCS Manhunt Stacey Brown Episode: "Out of Time (Part 2)" (as Siri O'Neal)

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
unknown The Devil’s Law Case Jolenta Edinburgh Festival
1991/1192 The Philanderer Sylvia Hampstead Theatre
1992 Slip of the Tongue Ivana Shaftesbury Theatre
1993/1994 The Master Builder Hilde Wangle Royal Lyceum & Riverside Studio
1995 Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
1996 The Entertainer Jean Hampstead & Watermill Theatre
1997 Tiger Tail Baby Doll Plymouth Theatre Royal
1997 Lady Windemere’s Fan Lady Windemere Chichester Festival Theatre
1998 The Alchemical Wedding Joan Kelly Salisbury Playhouse

Audiobooks

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Year Title Role
1996 Present Laughter
1997 Bram Stoker's Dracula
1999 Selections from The Decameron
2003 Doctor Who Unbound Ruth Mills
2005 The Adventures of Luther Arkwright Rose
2004 UNIT Emily Chaudhry
2023 Heart of Empire Rose

References

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  1. ^ Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed., Adrian Room, McFarland & Co. Inc., 2010, p. 360
  2. ^ Sherman, Fraser A. (6 February 2017). Now and Then We Time Travel: Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2643-7.
  3. ^ Metcalf, Paul (4 May 2015). "'Moondial' Review - A Healthy Dose of Nostalgia for Fans of Eighties Children's TV". Pissed Off Geek. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Colin Cant | MOONDIAL". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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