Kika Mirylees

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Kika Mirylees
Born
Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees

(1953-09-23) 23 September 1953 (age 71)
Occupation(s) Actress, town councillor
Years active1980–present

Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953 [1] [2] [3] ) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as Fliss in Not Going Out and Julie Johnston in Bad Girls , Doc Newton in Red Dwarf and Hazel Hobbs in EastEnders .

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Acting career

Mirylees played Angela Snow in The Darling Buds of May , Flora McInnes in Strathblair , 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 . Mirylees is also known for her role as Julie Johnston in Bad Girls . She played the role from the first episode, in 1999, to the final episode, 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 the sitcom Not Going Out as a snobby character called Fliss.

Mirylees starred in Holby City in 2009. She also worked for Tristan Versluis' directorial debut, Not Alone. [4] In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Isa Auld. [5]

Political career

She is a councillor for Waverley Borough Council. [6] She represents Farnham Firgrove for the Farnham Residents Association. [7]

Personal life

Mirylees lives in Farnham, Surrey.[ citation needed ]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleCompanyDirectorNotes
1994The Big PicnicMiss FensomPromenade Productions Bill Bryden play by Bill Bryden staged at Harland and Wolff, Govan

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980Between the CoversFloraTelevision film
Shoestring Katrina DalrympleEpisode: "Room with a View"
1986 Lovejoy CarinnaEpisode: "The Sting"
C.A.T.S. Eyes ReceptionistEpisode: "Rough Trip"
Call Me Mister MarciaEpisode: "Running Time"
1987 Taggart Sylvana Watson2 episodes
Shadow in a LandscapeRenee HontaTelevision film
1988 The Play on One Morag StevensonEpisode: "Unreported Incident"
1990 The Bill Maria Huntly2 episodes
1991–1992 The Darling Buds of May Angela Snow7 episodes
1992–1993 Strathblair Flora McInnes20 episodes
1994Class ActLucy Harcourt
A Man You Don't Meet Every DayCaroline
1996Canary WharfAndrea CavendishEpisode: "Last Minute Nerves"
1997 Jonathan Creek Zola ZbzewskiEpisode: "The Reconstituted Corpse"
1998Hilary and JackiePatron
1999 Red Dwarf Doc NewtonEpisodes: "Back in the Red" (Parts 1&2)
People Like UsEpisode: "The Solicitor"
1999–2006 Bad Girls Julie Johnston 96 episodes
2001South West 9Annie
2004ProvenanceSandieShort film
2005 Casualty Barbara WellsEpisode: "Big Bang Theory"
2007 Not Going Out FlissEpisode: "Art"
2007–2008 EastEnders Hazel Hobbs 47 episodes
2009 Holby City Selena DightonEpisode: "Truth and Mercy"
2011 Doctors Kirsty HaldonEpisode: "Kings and Queens"
2013 New Tricks Orla RansleyEpisode: "Things Can Only Get Better"
2014 Moving On SheilaEpisode: "Madge"
2015Not AloneRose
Holby CityAngela WilliamsEpisode: "Bad Blood, Fake Snow"
DoctorsPaula SimmsEpisode: "Long Lost"
2018 Mum LynEpisode: "April"
2020DoctorsIsa AuldEpisode: "Privilege"

References

  1. "Christina Kika Le Fleming MIRYLEES". gov.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "Kika Mirylees Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Declaration of pecuniary and other interests" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2016.
  4. "FX artist is NOT ALONE directing 1st feature; exclusive images". Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  5. Writer: Kim Millar; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (25 March 2020). "Privilege". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  6. Follows, Paul (23 July 2021). "Paul Follows: Why should town be made to suffer?". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Councillor Kika Mirylees". Waverley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2021.