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Kim Oliver | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–2007 |
| Spouse | Aqualung (? - present) |
Kim Oliver is a retired British actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as the prison inmate Buki Lester in the TV drama series Bad Girls .
Oliver is married to the musician Matthew Hales, who is more widely recognized by his stage name, Aqualung. [1]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Blues is my Middle Name | Faith | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001–2003 | Bad Girls | Buki Lester | Thirty-Eight Episodes: Series 3 - Series 5 |
| Casualty | Zoe Preston and Cassie Beresford | Two Episodes: Life and Soul and Christmas Spirit | |
| 2003 | Doctors | Amanda Raynor | One Episode: Love Hurts |
| 2004 | The Bill | Shauna Cole | One Episode: 357 |
| 2007 | Party Animals | Journalist | One Episode: Episode No. 1.8 |
| Holby City | Ali Weller | One Episode: Countdown | |
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