Moya Brady

Moya Brady
Born	(1962-09-08) 8 September 1962 (age 62) Manchester, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Television	The Bill (1995, 2002–2003) Shameless (2005, 2013) Hollyoaks (2018–2020)

Moya Brady (born 8 September 1962) is an English actress. Her roles include Breda McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2018 to 2020.

Brady grew up in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. She has appeared in a wide variety of roles in film, television and the theatre, including a role as F.D.O. Roberta Cryer in the police drama series, The Bill and Harry Hill's TV Burp . Brady's 2009 films include The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Soloist . She appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters" as Bridget in 2006. In 2021, she played the role of Millie in Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 series It's a Sin .

Brady is a long-term close friend of her former The Bill co-star Connie Hyde, who played Roberta Cryer's nemesis PC Cathy Bradford.

Selected credits

• Road (1987) as Clare
• Little Dorrit (1988) as the Fiddler's Daughter
• Life Is Sweet (1990) as Paula
• Making Out (1989–1991) as Klepto
• Men Behaving Badly (1992) as Dorothy's friend
• Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) as Sheila
• The NeverEnding Story III (1994) as Urgl
• The Bill (1995) as Stacey McNab – Guest; 1 episode
• Mary Reilly (1996) as Young Woman
• Peak Practice (2000) as Madeline Castle
• Gimme Gimme Gimme (2000) as Maddie
• The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) as Woman
• The Bill (2002–2003) as Roberta Cryer – Series regular; 71 episodes
• Shameless (2005) as Cassie Western
• My Hero (2000) as Avril
• Pride & Prejudice (2005) as Lambton Maid
• Doctor Who (2006) episode: "Love & Monsters" as Bridget – Guest; 1 episode
• Mayo (2006) as Miriam Thorne
• Scoop (2006) as Screamer
• The Chase (2006) as Cindy
• Casualty (2006) as Liz Criddick
• Doctors (2000 and 2006) as Eileen Groves and Maggie Wolfe
• M.I. High (2007) as the Guinea pig – Guest; 1 episode
• The Soloist (2009) as Barely Dressed Woman
• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) as Auntie Flo
• Shameless (2013) as Remona ^[1]
• Josh (2016) episode: "Planks & Pranks" as Sophie's Mother
• Hollyoaks (2018–2020) as Breda McQueen – Series regular; 161 episodes
• Hollyoaks Later (2020) as Breda McQueen – 2020 special
• It’s A Sin (2021) as Millie

References

1. "'Shameless': Series 11 storyline details revealed". 10 October 2012.

External links

• Moya Brady at IMDb