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Melanie Kilburn

Melanie Kilburn

Known for: Acting

Born 01/01/1956
Place of birth Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Sarah Melanie Jean Kilburn is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Laura Bryant in the ITV police drama series The Bill. She also played the part of Sandra Conway, wife of CI Derek Conway in earlier episodes of The Bill. Her career began in 1983 when she starred as Maureen in The Company Car. She was in an episode of Casualty in 1990 (series 5). She played Eve Elliott in Coronation Street in 2001. Kilburn rose to prominence as Jill in three series of the BBC's Making Out, and as Carol Anderson in Soldier Soldier. Kilburn also starred as Sandra in Where the Heart Is throughout 1999, and played the regular role of Liz in Peak Practice during the series which aired in 2000. In 2017, she starred as in God's own Country, alongside Josh O'Connor and Ian Hart. In 2019, Kilburn started in an episode of Brassic.[2] In 2020, she started in the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small. From 2017 to 2018, and again since 2022, Kilburn has appeared as Reverend Irene Mills in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2021, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Mavis Gregg.

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Yvonne Flack

1997

EastEnders Series ★ 4,2

EastEnders

Reverend Irene Mills

1985

Vera Series ★ 7,4

Vera

Susan Monkford

2011

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Mrs. Hearn

1986

Father Brown Series ★ 7,6

Father Brown

Alice Murphy

2013

Heartbeat Series ★ 7,2

Heartbeat

Rosie Tinniswood

1992

Peak Practice Series ★ 6,5

Peak Practice

Irene Brodie

1993

Peak Practice Series ★ 6,5

Peak Practice

Liz Pullen

1993

Shameless Series ★ 7,6

Shameless

Inspector Kitty Froggatt

2004

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Mary

1985

All Creatures Great & Small Series ★ 8,2

All Creatures Great & Small

Sylvie Handshaw

2020

Brassic Series ★ 8,4

Brassic

Brenda

2019

Soldier Soldier Series ★ 6,8

Soldier Soldier

Carol Anderson

1991

The Musketeers Series ★ 7,0

The Musketeers

Audrey

2014

Moving On Series ★ 7,1

Moving On

June

2009

Where the Heart Is Series ★ 7,7

Where the Heart Is

Sandra Harrison

1997

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front Series ★ 5,8

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

Estate Agent Pippa

1994

The Long Shadow Series ★ 7,5

The Long Shadow

Auntie Win

2023

WPC 56 Series ★ 5,5

WPC 56

Lydia Taylor

2013

Making Out Series ★ 6,0

Making Out

1989

God's Own Country Film ★ 7,7

God's Own Country

Gloria

2017

Breathless Series ★ 6,8

Breathless

Mrs. Johnstone

2013

The Little Drummer Girl Film ★ 5,6

The Little Drummer Girl

Heloise

1984

Military Wives Film ★ 6,5

Military Wives

Kathleen

2020

The Wimbledon Poisoner Series ★ 4,0

The Wimbledon Poisoner

Edwina Sprott

1994

Film ★ 7,0

The World of Eddie Weary

Mrs Hebdon

1990

Cold Case Killers Series ★ 7,0

Cold Case Killers

Narrator (Voice)

2021

Vroom Film ★ 6,5

Vroom

Kate

1988

Starve Acre Film ★ 6,0

Starve Acre

Mrs. Forde

2024

Slapper Film ★ 3,5

Slapper

Mary

2008

Carla Film ★ 4,3

Carla

Mrs. Carter

2003

Stone, Scissors, Paper Film ★ 10,0

Stone, Scissors, Paper

Mary

1997

Frankie and Johnnie Film ★ 9,0

Frankie and Johnnie

Reporter at 'Chronicle'

1986

Allo Allo! Brits in France Series

Allo Allo! Brits in France

Self - Narrator (voice)

2021

1914 All Out Film ★ 7,5

1914 All Out

Hilda Fairbrother

1987

Film ★ 2,0

April Fool's Day

Carol

1997

Mother's Day Film ★ 7,6

Mother's Day

Margret Seabrook

2018