Colette O'Neil(1935-2021)

Actress

Colette O'Neil was born on 18 November 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for Mortdecai (2015), Couples (1975) and Bad Girls (1999). She was married to Michael Ellis. She died on 11 July 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

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Mortdecai

5.5

The Duchess

2015

Couples

5.3

TV Series

Sheila Warner

Bad Girls

7.9

TV Series

Sister Thomas

Kidnapped

TV Mini Series

Barbara

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Actress

Shetland
8.3
TV Series
- Bella
- 2016
Wallander
7.8
TV Series
- Fanny Klaestrom
- 2015
Mortdecai
5.5
- The Duchess
- 2015
Casualty
6.1
TV Series
- Jean Dawson
- Vera
- Maureen Trafford
- 1994–2013
Doctors
4.6
TV Series
- Angela Hopwell
- Ivy Carrick
- Maggie Silver ...
- 2000–2013
The Prowler
Short
- The Prowler
- 2013
Starting Over
5.1
TV Movie
- Mrs. Lawson
- 2007
EastEnders
4.7
TV Series
- Mary
- 2007
Bad Girls
7.9
TV Series
- Sister Thomas
- 2005
Monarch of the Glen
7.7
TV Series
- Moira McIver
- 2004
Holby City
5.8
TV Series
- Harriet Campbell-Gore
- 2002
Peak Practice
6.4
TV Series
- Mother Abbess
- Sylvia Gadd
- 1997–2001
Sunburn
7.6
TV Series
- Edwina Clough
- 2000
Heartbeat
6.9
TV Series
- Mildred Crosby
- 1999
Hamish Macbeth
7.8
TV Series
- Rhona Lindsay
- 1997

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Alternative name
- Colette O'Neill
Height
- 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
Born
- November 18, 1935
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died
- July 11, 2021
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Michael Ellis1960 - 1973 (divorced, 3 children)
Other works
She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet", at the Theatre Royal in Stratford East, England with Frank Grimes, Del Henney, Cora Kinnaird, Tim Woodward, Bob Hornery, Trevor Martin and Bob Todd in the cast. Lindsay Anderson was the director.

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Trivia
A fellow actress accidentally stabbed her in the abdomen during a stage production of Huis Clos in 1963. Even though she was bleeding profusely (later requiring emergency surgery), she still managed her final line in the play "You can't stab me. I'm already dead.".