Colette O'Neil

Colette O'Neil (born 1937) 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.

She was a leading cast member in the drama series The Standard. In 1983 she appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Tanha in the serial Snakedance.

More recently, she has appeared in Taggart, Lovejoy, Hamish Macbeth, Heartbeat, Peak Practice, Holby City, Monarch of the Glen and Bad Girls.

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
02004-06-022 June 2004	Visiting Time	Sarah	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
02004-06-1111 June 2004	Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden	Janet	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
02005-01-2828 January 2005	Folie à Trois	Colleen	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
02005-07-1414 July 2005	The Best Snow for Skiing	Valda	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
02008-08-1111 August 2008 – 02008-08-1515 August 2008	The Pillow Book[1]	Tozammi	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama

References

1. ^ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Pillow Book

External links

• Colette O'Neil at the Internet Movie Database
• Colette O'Neil radio

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Name	O'Neil, Colette
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Short description	Actress
Date of birth	1937
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