Barbara Rafferty (born 15 January 1950 in Clydebank), is a Scottish actress. Credited as Barbara Ann Brown in her early acting career. She is known for her roles as Ella Cotter in the long-running BBC Two sitcom '' Rab C Nesbitt'', then firstly as

Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award and an Olivier Award, as well as BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award ...

and currently as Bernie O'Hara in BBC Scotland soap opera ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. In November 2017, a s ...

''. Also as Agnes Meldon in mystery series ''

Hamish MacBeth Hamish Macbeth is the lackadaisical police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, in a series of murder mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). Considered by many to be a useless, lazy moocher, Macbeth ...

'' and as Grandma Mainland in the

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comedy '' Katie Morag''.

Career

Rafferty is best known for playing Ella Cotter in '' Rab C Nesbitt'' between 1990 and 1999, and then again from 2008 - 2011 when the show made a comeback. Rab C Nesbitt made a comeback for a special Episode in 2014. Other notable television roles include playing pub landlady Agnes Meldrum in ''

Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is the lackadaisical police constable of the fictional Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, in a series of murder mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). Considered by many to be a useless, lazy moocher, Macbeth ...

'' and Alice MacAllister in '' The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star''. She took over the role of Alice Taylor from Muriel Romanes in

Take The High Road ''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the ficti ...

in 1988. Also, in the 2006 film ''

The Last King of Scotland ''The Last King of Scotland'' is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction an ...

'', Barbara Rafferty starred as Mrs. Garrigan. Until 2009 she was appearing in the BBC Scotland soap ''

'' as

and since 2018 as Bernie O'Hara.
Barbara's daughter, Amy Rafferty (born 1972), is a singer, songwriter, and musician with the cult Glasgow music collective The Recovery Club. Her son, Bob Rafferty, fronts the well known Glasgow alternative rock band El Dog. In 2013 it was announced that Rafferty would join the cast of His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen Pantomime Cinderella with her friend Elaine C. Smith. She portrayed Grandma Mainland in the

TV series, Katie Morag. It started airing on 3 November 2013.

Filmography

Other appearances * ''California Sunshine'' as Jessica (2014; short film) * ''Missing'' as Rachel (2007; short film) * ''Autumn Leaves'' as Mrs. McBride (1997; short film)

References

External links

River City official site
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River City, Shirley Henderson Character page
Living people Scottish television actresses Scottish soap opera actresses Scottish film actresses Actresses from Glasgow 1954 births Scottish voice actresses 20th-century Scottish actresses 21st-century Scottish actresses {{Scotland-actor-stub