Carmel Cryan

Carmel Cryan
Carmel Cryan
Born	8 July 1949; London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Roy Kinnear (m. 1970; died 1988)
Children	3, including Rory Kinnear

Carmel Cryan (born 8 July 1949)[1][2] is an English actress, known for the role of Brenda Boyle in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was the wife of the actor Roy Kinnear (1934–1988).

Life and career

Cryan was born in London. She was married to the actor Roy Kinnear [3] until his death in 1988. They had three children together, including Rory Kinnear, who is also an actor; and Kirsty who works as a casting assistant. The couple's elder daughter, Karina (1972–2020), was quadriplegic and had learning difficulties. She died from the Coronavirus.[4][5] In May 2014 she was appointed as a trustee to Choice Support, A Charitable Trust that provides care to the disabled and those with learning disabilities.

In June 2008, she was cast as Brenda Boyle in EastEnders a love interest for Charlie Slater, Cryan signed a six-month contract in August 2008 and she and the character of Charlie Slater (actor Derek Martin) took their relationship to the next level. Cryan was written out of EastEnders in August 2009 when Brenda emigrated to Madeira with Charlie.

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1963	The Rag Trade	Gloria
1966	Thirty-Minute Theatre	Rose
1969	Fraud Squad
1970	Beyond Belief
1970	Catweazle	Audrey
1970	Steptoe and Son	Muriel
1971	The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins	Vera
1972	Nearest and Dearest	Sabrina Clegg
1972	Nearest and Dearest (film)	Club Hostess
1972	There Was An Englishman, Irishman & A Scotsman	Barmaid
1975	Within These Walls	Mrs. Flower
1981	Partners	Gladys
1986	The Whistle Blower	Frank's Secretary
1989	Ever Decreasing Circles	Nina
1991	Lovejoy
1997	Rag Nymph
2002	The Bill	Mrs. Hacker
2005	Life Begins	Maureen Russell
2008–09	EastEnders	Brenda Boyle 18 episodes

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References

http://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=8801278&c=uk%5B%5D
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Rory Kinnear: Good show, sweet prince". London Evening Standard. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Kinnear, Rory (12 May 2020). "My sister died of coronavirus. She needed care, but her life was not disposable". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links

Carmel Cryan on IMDb

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[1] ttp://web.researcha.com/iccquery/detail/?did=8801278&c=uk%5B%5D

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Rory Kinnear: Good show, sweet prince". London Evening Standard. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[5] Kinnear, Rory (12 May 2020). "My sister died of coronavirus. She needed care, but her life was not disposable". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2020.