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Melanie Jane Hill is an English actress, best known for playing Hazel Redfern in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1985–1986), Aveline in Bread (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama Playing the Field (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road (2012–2015), Julie Travers in popular BBC drama The Syndicate (2015) and Cathy Matthews in ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2015–present)
Born
Thursday, 11 January 1962
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Robson Green's Weekend Escapes | Self | 2023 |
| After Hours | Liz Matthews | 2015 |
| Cilla | Big Cilla / Priscilla White | 2014 |
| Hebburn | Christine | 2012 |
| Twenty8k | Elizabeth | 2012 |
| Unconditional Love | Mum | 2012 |
| The Syndicate | Julie Travers | 2012 |
| The Body Farm | Nicole Henderson | 2011 |
| Candy Cabs | Stella | 2011 |
| United | Cissie Charlton | 2011 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Robson Green's Weekend Escapes | Self | 2023 |
| After Hours | Liz Matthews | 2015 |
| Cilla | Big Cilla / Priscilla White | 2014 |
| Hebburn | Christine | 2012 |
| Twenty8k | Elizabeth | 2012 |
| Unconditional Love | Mum | 2012 |
| The Syndicate | Julie Travers | 2012 |
| The Body Farm | Nicole Henderson | 2011 |
| Candy Cabs | Stella | 2011 |
| United | Cissie Charlton | 2011 |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
| Joe Maddison's War | Selina Rutherford | 2010 |
| Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea | Self | 2010 |
| Merlin | Mary Howden | 2008 |
| Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me | Ruth / Ruth Heymer | 2008 |
| White Girl | Sonya | 2008 |
| Stardust | Ditchwater Sal | 2007 |
| Meadowlands | Brenda Ogilvie | 2007 |
| The Street | Val Taylor | 2006 |
| Waterloo Road | Maggie Budgen / Maggie Croft | 2006 |
| The Thick of It | Julie Price | 2005 |
| The Fugitives | Glenda Banks | 2005 |
| The Brief | Rennie Nicholson | 2004 |
| Comedy Connections | Self | 2003 |
| The Afternoon Play | Bonnie Reilly | 2003 |
| NCS Manhunt | Ds Ruby Sparks | 2002 |
| Hot Money | Liz Hoodless | 2001 |
| NCS: Manhunt | DS Ruby Sparks | 2001 |
| From Hell | Ann Crook's Mother | 2001 |
| Close & True | Maureen Taylor | 2000 |
| The Wright Stuff | Self - Guest Panelist | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Herself | 1999 |
| Holby City | Kathy Hewitt | 1999 |
| Playing the Field | Rita Dolan | 1998 |
| The Broker's Man | Tracey Smeeton | 1997 |
| Brassed Off | Sandra | 1996 |
| When Saturday Comes | Mary Muir | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | Liz Davies | 1996 |
| Cruel Train | Phyllis Pratt | 1995 |
| Crocodile Shoes | Emma Shepperd | 1994 |
| Shopping | Sarah | 1994 |
| Cardiac Arrest | Sister Pamela Lockley | 1994 |
| The Hawk | Norma | 1993 |
| Performance | Laura | 1991 |
| Spender | Sue Styles | 1991 |
| Casualty | Janice Hutchins | 1986 |
| Bread | Aveline Boswell | 1986 |
| Boon | Susan | 1986 |
| The Brief | Marie Carver / Marie Graham / Polly Beecher / Lynda Chambers | 1984 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Hazel Taylor / Hazel Redfern | 1983 |
| Juliet Bravo | Jean Simpson | 1980 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
