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Biography
Colette O'Neil (born 1935) 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 also 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.
Her film appearances were few, but included roles in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987), Wild Flowers (1989), and Mortdecai (2015).
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2004 | Visiting Time | Sarah | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 11 June 2004 | Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden | Janet | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 Friday Play |
| 28 January 2005 | Folie à Trois | Colleen | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 Friday Play |
| 14 July 2005 | The Best Snow for Skiing | Valda | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| 11 August 2008 – 15 August 2008 | The Pillow Book | Tozammi | Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama |
| 26 November 2012 | McLevy: A Dangerous Remedy | Hannah | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
| 3 December 2012 | McLevy: No Looking Back | Hannah | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |