Melanie Kilburn

Melanie Kilburn

Born 1956-01-01 (age 70) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

God's Own Country
God's Own Country

2017

as Gloria

The Little Drummer Girl
Military Wives
Military Wives

2020

as Kathleen

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The World of Eddie Weary

1990

as Mrs Hebdon

Vroom
Vroom

1988

as Kate

Starve Acre
Starve Acre

2024

as Mrs. Forde

Slapper
Slapper

2008

as Mary

Carla
Carla

2003

as Mrs. Carter

Stone, Scissors, Paper
Frankie and Johnnie
Frankie and Johnnie

1986

as Reporter at 'Chronicle'

1914 All Out
1914 All Out

1987

as Hilda Fairbrother

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April Fool's Day

1997

as Carol

Mother's Day
Mother's Day

2018

as Margret Seabrook