Kika Mirylees
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Kika Mirylees is a South Africa
n-born British
actress.
, and Doc Newton in Red Dwarf
.
Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in Jonathan Creek
, Sylvana Watson in Taggart
, Maria Huntly in The Bill
, and Barbara Wells in Casualty
. In the 1980s she played Carinna in Lovejoy
.
But it is probably her role as Julie Johnston in Bad Girls
that Mirylees is most famous for. She played the role from the very first episode shown back in 1999 to the most recent and final episode shown in December 2006.
On 5 January 2007, it was announced on GMTV
that Mirylees had joined EastEnders
as Hazel Hobbs, the mother of Garry
. She made her first appearance in the soap on 10 April 2007 and her last on 24 April 2008, in late 2007, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out
as a snobby character called Fliss.
Mirylees has recently starred in Holby City
in 2009 and worked for Tristan Versluis directorial debut Not Alone
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n-born British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress.
Biography
She has played Angela Snow in The Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV Network. It is set in an idyllic rural 1950s Kent, among a large, boisterous family. The three series were based on the novels by H. E. Bates. Originally...
, and Doc Newton in Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
.
Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches...
, Sylvana Watson in Taggart
Taggart
Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler, who has written many of the episodes, and made by STV Productions for the ITV network...
, Maria Huntly in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, and Barbara Wells in Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. In the 1980s she played Carinna in Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Lovejoy is a TV series about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue. The episodes were based on a series of picaresque novels by John Grant...
.
But it is probably her role as Julie Johnston in Bad Girls
Bad Girls (TV series)
Bad Girls is an award-winning British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006. It is produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road...
that Mirylees is most famous for. She played the role from the very first episode shown back in 1999 to the most recent and final episode shown in December 2006.
On 5 January 2007, it was announced on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
that Mirylees had joined EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
as Hazel Hobbs, the mother of Garry
Garry Hobbs
Garry Pelé Hobbs is a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Ricky Groves. He made his first appearance on 18 September 2000...
. She made her first appearance in the soap on 10 April 2007 and her last on 24 April 2008, in late 2007, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out
Not Going Out
Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Starring Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart and Katy Wix, it was initially written by Mack, Andrew Collins, Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Peter Tilbury, but now features contributions from other...
as a snobby character called Fliss.
Mirylees has recently starred in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
in 2009 and worked for Tristan Versluis directorial debut Not Alone