Siri Neal

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Siri Neal
Born
Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal

(1972-08-14) 14 August 1972 (age 51)
Other namesSiri O'Neal
Occupation Actress
Years active1988–1998

Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, sometimes credited as Siri O'Neal, is a film and television actress. She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988).

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Career

Born Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, Neal's grandmother's surname was O'Neal. Her mother altered it to "Neal". Since 1996 Neal has also used "O'Neal". [1]

She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988), a children's television series originally aired on the BBC. [2] [3] [4]

Neal also appeared as Juanita, a guerilla leader/French double agent, in the television film Sharpe's Battle (1995), a part of the multi-part drama series Sharpe . She also guest starred in two episodes of the TV drama Lovejoy : "Highland Fling Part 1" and "Highland Fling Part 2".[ citation needed ]

Her last credited role was as a social worker in the film Urban Ghost Story (1998).[ citation needed ]

Since then, Neal has worked on various audiobooks, including the Doctor Who spin off UNIT (2004) alongside David Tennant.[ citation needed ]

Neal has also provided TV/radio voiceovers for Argos, Clover, Nescafe, Powergen, Sainsburys, Channel 4, Jazz FM & Homelessness.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989The Rachel PapersSuki
1990The ChildrenJudith
1992WaterlandHelen Atkinson
1998Urban Ghost StorySocial workeras Siri O'Neal

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988MoondialAraminta 'Minty' Cane6 episodes
1989Summer's Lease2 episodes
1990Press GangCharlotteEpisode: "Breakfast at Czar's"
1990Alleyn MysteriesSonia GluckEpisode: "Artists in crime"
1992The Cloning of Joanna MayBethany
1992LovejoySandra Wilson2 episodes
1993Stay LuckyLindaEpisode: "Gilding the lily"
1993JackanoryStorytellerEpisode: "Florizella and the Wolves"
1993Inspector WycliffeChristine GlynnEpisode: "Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death"
1993The BillLizzie HartEpisode: "You Don't Always Get What You Want"
1995SharpeJuanitaEpisode: "Sharpe's Battle"
2002NCS ManhuntStacey BrownEpisode: "Out of Time (Part 2)" (as Siri O'Neal)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
unknownThe Devil’s Law Case JolentaEdinburgh Festival
1991/1192The Philanderer SylviaHampstead Theatre
1992 Slip of the Tongue IvanaShaftesbury Theatre
1993/1994The Master BuilderHilde WangleRoyal Lyceum & Riverside Studio
1995Tess of the D’UrbervillesTessQueen’s Theatre Hornchurch
1996The EntertainerJeanHampstead & Watermill Theatre
1997Tiger TailBaby DollPlymouth Theatre Royal
1997Lady Windemere’s FanLady WindemereChichester Festival Theatre
1998The Alchemical Wedding Joan KellySalisbury Playhouse

Audiobooks

YearTitleRole
1996Present Laughter
1997Bram Stoker's Dracula
1999Selections from The Decameron
2003 Doctor Who Unbound Ruth Mills
2005 The Adventures of Luther Arkwright Rose
2004 UNIT Emily Chaudhry
2023 Heart of Empire Rose

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