Melanie Kilburn | |
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 Kilburn in Carla 2003 | |
| Born | Sarah Melanie Jean Kilburn Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
Sarah Melanie Jean Kilburn is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Laura Bryant in the ITV police drama series The Bill.[1] 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).[1] She played Eve Elliott in Coronation Street in 2001.[1]
Kilburn rose to prominence as Jill in three series of the BBC's Making Out,[1] and as Carol Anderson in Soldier Soldier.[1]
Kilburn also starred as Sandra in Where the Heart Is throughout 1999,[1] and played the regular role of Liz in Peak Practice during the series which aired in 2000.[1]
In 2017, she starred as in God's own Country, alongside Josh O'Connor and Ian Hart.[2] In 2019, Kilburn started in an episode of Brassic.[2] In 2020, she started in the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small.[2]
From 2017 to 2018, and again since 2022, Kilburn has appeared as Reverend Irene Mills in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[3] In 2021, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Mavis Gregg.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Melanie Kilburn Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Melanie Kilburn". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Brown, David (28 September 2017). "Has new EastEnders reverend Irene Mills been on the soap before?". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Writer: Peter Eryl Lloyd; Director: Merlyn Rice; Producer: Caroline Slater (24 February 2021). "Trouble". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.