Beth Robert

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Beth Robert
Born
Beth Robert

Nationality Welsh
Alma mater Cardiff University
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Paul Harris
(m. 2001)
Children1

Beth Robert is a Welsh television actress from Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Wales, who has worked in television since 1986. Her appearances in TV series, in Welsh and English, include Hinterland , The Indian Doctor and Pobol y Cwm .

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Early and personal life

Robert comes from the village of Pont-rhyd-y-groes near Aberystwyth. She went on to study at the College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, and graduated in 1986. [1]

Robert is married to Paul Harris. They met in Porthmadog in March 2000. They have one daughter together. [2]

Her father died when she was in her early twenties. [2]

Career

Robert portrayed Lisa Morgan in the Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm for the first time in January 1990. In 1997, Lisa, Beth's character, was part of the first kiss between two women on Welsh television. [3] Robert left the series again in 2000. After an absence of 19 years the actress returned to the series and was in numerous prominent storylines between 2019 and 2021.

Between 2005 and 2008 she starred as Judith in Con Passionate , [4] before playing Myra in Teulu, a Welsh-language drama series that ran for five series.

Her English language roles include the Sky One comedy-drama Stella , and two series of Young Dracula on CBBC. [5]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Iar Fach Yr HafTelevision film
1987Dihirod DyfedBet Morgan
1987 Dramarama SandraEpisode: A Spirited Performance
1988 Becca BeccaTelevision film
1989–1991 We are Seven Mary Morgan2 series; 13 episodes
1990–1991, 1996–2000, 2019–2021 Pobol y Cwm Lisa MorganSeries regular
1991 C'mon Midffîld! DerythEpisode: Tibetans v Mowthwalians
1994The LifeboatDilys GowerSeries 1
1995 Inspector Morse Garage CashierEpisode: The Way Through the Woods
1996Trip TrapDr. Pat Keenan
1996 The Bill Mrs Tyler
1997 A Mind to Kill MarthaSeries 2; Head of the Valleys
1997Drover's GoldMrs Edwards
1997–2003Iechyd DaCarys
2002 A Mind to Kill Shelley HartsonSeries 4; Engineer
2003Hearts of GoldSister Jackson
2004 Casualty Beth MarsdenEpisode: No Weddings and a Funeral
2005–2008 Con Passionate Judith Evans3 series
2005Eye on...BlatchfordIce Cream Child
2006–2008 Young Dracula Elizabeth BranaughSeries 1–2
2007 Belonging Wendy Duckett
2008S.O.S Galw Gari TryfanJulia
2008–2013TeuluMyra
2008Rhestr Nadolig WilGwerfyl
2009Ar y TracsMrs Parri-Adams Hughes-Lloyd
2010 The Indian Doctor Sylvia SharpeSeries 1
2011Made in WalesMumEpisode: Tentboy
2012–2013 Stella Mrs BarclaySeries 1–2
2013 Hinterland Gwyneth JamesEpisode: Penwyllt
2014Pryd o SêrParticipant
201435 DiwrnodSali JenkinsSeries 1
2015Lan a LawrDelia2 series
2016–2018ParchSheridanSeries 2–3
2017 Keeping Faith RhonaSeries 1
2018 Hidden Carol ReedSeries 1

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Ateb y Galw: Yr actores Beth Robert". BBC Cymru (in Welsh). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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  4. "Golden opportunity to enjoy award-winning Con Passionate". S4C. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "CBBC's Young Dracula returns for Third Series". Wiggs' Potpourri. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2020.