Cindy O'Callaghan is an Irish

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and former actress. Her acting career began in her adolescence, when she was chosen to play the part of Carrie Rawlins in the Disney feature film '' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' in 1971. She has appeared in a wide range of television programmes and films since, including BBC's ''

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'', where she played Andrea Price for several stints in the 1990s. Her last credited role was in 2001, and she has since given up acting to become a child psychologist.

Career

O'Callaghan played "Carrie Rawlins" in '' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971), where she starred opposite Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson. She has appeared in numerous television programmes throughout the 1970s, '80s, '90s and early 2000s, including

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's '' The Bill'', '' Casualty'', '' Specials'', '' Boon'', '' Rumpole of the Bailey'', '' Woof!'' and as Linda Kennedy in the BBC soap opera '' Triangle'', among others. She has appeared in films, including '' Hanover Street'' and '' I.D.'' More recently she is known for her role as Andrea Price—the "boozy" mother of

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( Lucy Speed)—in the BBC soap opera ''

'' (1994–1995; 1999). This was O'Callaghan's second role in the soap, having previously played Stella — the mistress of Ashraf Karim — from 1989-90. O'Callaghan attended university in 2000, and in 2004 it was reported that she had given up acting to become a child psychologist. However, O'Callaghan has appeared on television since this time, in the 2005 documentary ''The 100 Greatest Family Films'', where she discussed the movie ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'', along with co-stars Angela Lansbury and Ian Weighill, who played Charlie Rawlins in the film.

Selected filmography

Film credits include: * '' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971) (1984) * '' Hanover Street'' (1979) * '' Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective'' (1981) * '' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1983) * '' I.D.'' (1995) Television credits include: * '' Thursday's Child'' (1972-1973) * '' Target'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Angels'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1980) * '' Triangle'' (1981) * '' Gems'' (1985-1986) * '' No Place Like Home'' (1986) * '' Rockliffe's Babies'' (1988) * '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1988) * '' Boon'' (1989) * '' Specials'' (1991) * '' Bergerac'' (1991) * '' Virtual Murder'' (1992) * '' Love Hurts'' (1993) * '' Woof!'' (1997) * '' Casualty'' (1993; 1995) * ''

'' (1989–1990; 1994–1995; 1999) * '' The Bill'' (1992; 1999; 1997; 2001)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocallaghan, Cindy Living people Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom English television actresses English soap opera actresses English film actresses Child psychologists 1956 births English child actresses Irish child actresses 20th-century English actresses 20th-century Irish actresses Actresses from London English stage actresses English psychologists