Siw Hughes

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Siw Hughes
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Hughes in character as Kath Jones from the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm
Born (1958-01-16) 16 January 1958 (age 63)
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Nationality Welsh
Education Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni
Occupation
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active1982–present
Employer BBC
Television Pobol y Cwm
Gwaith Cartref

Siw Hughes (born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Kath Jones in the long-running S4C soap opera, Pobol y Cwm , from 1993 to 2007, 2014 and 2017 onwards.

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Early life

Hughes was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. She has appeared in Welsh-language theatre productions, [1] and in 2014 won a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actress in a Television Drama, for her role in the S4C series Gwaith/Cartref . [2]

Career

Welsh comedian Iwan John has a running joke in which he spoofs the Kath Jones character, using such over-emphasised catch-phrases as "Blincin fflip!" a "Iyffach gols!". [3]

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References

  1. "Bafta winning actress Siw Hughes will star in Theatr Genedlaethol touring production". Daily Post. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "British Academy Cymru Awards Winners in 2014". BAFTA. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. S4C Adloniant/Entertainment Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine