Cordelia Bugeja (born 5 March 1976 in

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) is a British actress, best known for her roles as Julie in ''

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'', Nikki in ''

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'', Melanie Hart in ''

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'', and sex worker Kate in '' Respectable''.

Career

From 1993 to 1994 she appeared in the ITV sitcom ''

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'' as Gillian Masefield. In 2006, she appeared briefly in an episode of sitcom ''

'' as waitress Julie. (The producers had said in an interview that they had promised Bugeja a role after she stood in for someone at a read-through, but were forced to give her only a small part as ''Respectable'' was taking up most of her time.) She appeared in over two dozen British TV commercials, most notably the award-winning campaign for Sure

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with the punchline "Thank god you dumped him first!", and a hugely successful campaign for

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yoghurt drink. She had guest roles in ''

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'' once in 2005, where she appeared as the girlfriend of a man who was holding his dad and three officers hostage at St Hugh's and the second time in 2007 when she appeared in three episodes as Nina Lloyd, the ex-partner of CPS solicitor Matt Hinkley, who had driven her to a mental breakdown. She has also appeared in ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' as Lilly Luxmore, in ''Cards on the Table'' in 2006; the 2008 British movie '' The Crew'' as Debs and in the ''

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'' episode ''Someone Else's Shoes'' as Branwen Owen in 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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