Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as

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in '' Bad Girls'', Doc Newton in ''

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'' and

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in ''

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''.

Career

Mirylees played Angela Snow in '' The Darling Buds of May'', Flora McInnes in ''

Strathblair ''Strathblair '' is a period TV drama, which aired on BBC Television from 1992 to 1993. Premise Set in the 1950s in the aftermath of World War II, newlywed couple Alec and Jennifer Ritchie (Derek Riddell and Francesca Hunt) set up home on a di ...

'', and Doc Newton in ''

''. Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in '' Jonathan Creek'', Sylvana Watson in '' Taggart'', Maria Huntly in '' The Bill'', and Barbara Wells in '' Casualty''. In the 1980s she played Carinna in ''

Lovejoy ''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 19 ...

''. Mirylees is also known for her role as Julie Johnston in '' Bad Girls''. She played the role from the first episode, in 1999, to the final episode, in December 2006. On 5 January 2007, it was announced on

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that Mirylees had joined ''

'' as

, the mother of Garry. She made her first appearance in the soap on 10 April 2007 and her last on 24 April 2008. In late 2007, she appeared in an episode of the sitcom '' Not Going Out'' as a snobby character called Fliss. Mirylees starred in ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'' in 2009. She also worked for Tristan Versluis' directorial debut, ''Not Alone''. In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as Isa Auld.

Personal life

Mirylees lives in

Farnham Farnham ( /ˈfɑːnəm/) is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a trib ...

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. She is a councillor for Waverley Borough Council.

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people English soap opera actresses People from Surrey Year of birth missing (living people) 1950s births South African people {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub