Melanie Kilburn
Born: 1956-01-01 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2024
- Starve Acre as Mrs. Forde
2023
- The Long Shadow as Auntie Win
2021
- Cold Case Killers as Narrator (Voice)
- Allo Allo! Brits in France as Self - Narrator
2020
- All Creatures Great & Small as Sylvie Handshaw
- Military Wives as Kathleen
2019
- Brassic as Brenda
2018
- Mother's Day as Margret Seabrook
2017
- God's Own Country as Gloria
2014
- The Musketeers as Audrey
2013
- Father Brown as Alice Murphy
- WPC 56 as Lydia Taylor
- Breathless as Mrs. Johnstone
2011
- Vera as Susan Monkford
2009
- Moving On as June
2008
- Slapper as Mary
2004
- Shameless as Inspector Kitty Froggatt
2003
- Carla as Mrs. Carter
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Yvonne Flack
- Stone, Scissors, Paper as Mary
- April Fool's Day as Carol
1994
- (All Quiet on the) Preston Front as Estate Agent Pippa
- The Wimbledon Poisoner as Edwina Sprott
1993
- Peak Practice as Irene Brodie
1992
- Heartbeat as Rosie Tinniswood
1991
- Soldier Soldier as Carol Anderson
1990
- The World of Eddie Weary as Mrs Hebdon
1989
1988
- Vroom as Kate
1987
- 1914 All Out as Hilda Fairbrother
1986
- Casualty as Mrs. Hearn
- Frankie and Johnnie as Reporter at 'Chronicle'
1985
- EastEnders as Reverend Irene Mills
1984
- The Little Drummer Girl as Heloise