Colette O'Neil

Colette O'Neil
Colette O'Neil
Born	Colette McCrossan[1]; Glasgow, Scotland

Colette O'Neil is a Glasgow-born actress noted for her various roles on British television.

She was a semi-regular cast member of Coronation Street in the mid-1960s as Ruth Winter, and also made frequent guest appearances in series such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, No Hiding Place and Softly, Softly.[2] She was also a leading cast member in the drama series The Standard[3] and The Spoils of War. In 1983 she appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Tanha in the serial Snakedance.[4]

Her film appearances were few, but included roles in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Dreams Lost, Dreams Found (1987), Wild Flowers (1989), and Mortdecai (2015).[5]

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
2 June 2004	Visiting Time	Sarah	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
11 June 2004	Soft Fall the Sounds of Eden	Janet	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
28 January 2005	Folie à Trois	Colleen	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play
14 July 2005	The Best Snow for Skiing	Valda	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
11 August 2008 – 15 August 2008	The Pillow Book[6]	Tozammi	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
26 November 2012	McLevy: A Dangerous Remedy[7]	Hannah	Bruce Young	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
3 December 2012	McLevy: No Looking Back[8]	Hannah	Bruce Young	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
28 October 2016	Blood Sex and Money by Emile Zola: 3.7. Fate	Ancient Woman	Kirsty Williams	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

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