Melanie Kilburn
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Melanie Kilburn a veteran actress who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Ask a viewer to place Melanie Kilburn and the answer usually comes back 'God's Own Country'. The list also holds 'Military Wives'. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 42 years.
Melanie Kilburn
6 Movies
20 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made Melanie Kilburn a veteran actress who has kept working through several turns of the industry. Ask a viewer to place Melanie Kilburn and the answer usually comes back 'God's Own Country'. The list also holds 'Military Wives'. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 42 years.
TV Shows
Plays Sandra Harrison
Where the Heart Is
1997
Plays Liz Pullen
Peak Practice
1993
Plays Carol Anderson
Soldier Soldier
1991
Plays Narrator (Voice)
Cold Case Killers
2021
Plays Mrs. Johnstone
Breathless
2013
Plays Lydia Taylor
WPC 56
2013
Plays Rosie Tinniswood
Heartbeat
1992
Plays Edwina Sprott
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
Plays June
Moving On
2009
Plays Alice Murphy
Father Brown
2013
Plays Susan Monkford
Vera
2011
Plays Auntie Win
The Long Shadow
2023
Plays Estate Agent Pippa
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
1994
Plays Brenda
Brassic
2019
Plays Yvonne Flack
Midsomer Murders
1997
Plays Audrey
The Musketeers
2014
Plays Sylvie Handshaw
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
Plays Inspector Kitty Froggatt
Shameless
2004
Plays Mary
Screen Two
1985
Plays Pauline Turrill
Lewis
2007
Latest Trailers
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Starve Acre
Full Filmography
Starve Acre
Mrs. Forde
2024
Film
The Long Shadow
Auntie Win · 1 episode
2023
TV
Cold Case Killers
Narrator (Voice) · 6 episodes
2021
TV
All Creatures Great & Small
Sylvie Handshaw · 1 episode
2020–
TV
Military Wives
Kathleen
2020
Film
Brassic
Brenda · 1 episode
2019
TV
God's Own Country
Gloria
2017
Film
Vera
Susan Monkford · 1 episode
2016
TV
WPC 56
Lydia Taylor · 3 episodes
2015
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Melanie Kilburn and where are they from?
Melanie Kilburn is 70 years old, born on January 1, 1956 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK .
What are the most famous roles of Melanie Kilburn?
Melanie Kilburn is best known for roles in God's Own Country, Military Wives, Starve Acre.
How many movies has Melanie Kilburn been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1984), Melanie Kilburn has appeared in 6 movies and 19 TV shows.
What was Melanie Kilburn's first movie?
The career of Melanie Kilburn began with The Little Drummer Girl (1984).
What is Melanie Kilburn's most recent movie or series?
Melanie Kilburn's most recent release is Starve Acre, which premiered on July 26, 2024.
What TV shows has Melanie Kilburn appeared in?
On television, Melanie Kilburn has appeared in Midsomer Murders, Brassic, EastEnders, The Musketeers.
Melanie Kilburn
1956-01-01 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Sarah Melanie Jean Kilburn is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Laura Bryant in the ITV police drama series The Bill. She also played the part of Sandra Conway, wife of CI Derek Conway in earlier episodes of The Bill. Her career began in 1983 when she starred as Maureen in The Company Car. She was in an episode of Casualty in 1990 (series 5). She played Eve Elliott in Coronation Street in 2001.
Kilburn rose to prominence as Jill in three series of the BBC's Making Out, and as Carol Anderson in Soldier Soldier.
Kilburn also starred as Sandra in Where the Heart Is throughout 1999, and played the regular role of Liz in Peak Practice during the series which aired in 2000.
In 2017, she starred as in God's own Country, alongside Josh O'Connor and Ian Hart. In 2019, Kilburn started in an episode of Brassic.[2] In 2020, she started in the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small.
From 2017 to 2018, and again since 2022, Kilburn has appeared as Reverend Irene Mills in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2021, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Mavis Gregg.