Melanie Walters
Melanie Walters | |
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| Born | 30 January 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Notable work | Gavin & Stacey Hollyoaks |
Melanie Walters (born 30 January 1962)[1][2] is a Welsh actress who has worked frequently in television. She is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.
Early life[]
Walters was born on 30 January 1962 and raised in the Mumbles, near Swansea.[3] Her father died when she was very young, leaving her mother to raise four children under four years old.[2] In 1973, aged 11, she took over her brother's paper round, covering Mumbles Head every day, an experience she described at length on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012. When she was 14 she qualified as a lifeguard, working on the local beaches.[2]
Career[]
Walters has worked frequently in television, but is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. She was one of eight celebrities chosen to participate in an intense week learning Welsh in an eco-friendly chic campsite in Pembrokeshire in the series cariad@iaith:love4language shown on S4C in July 2011. Walters made a guest appearance in Casualty as Carrie on 3 February 2018.
In December 2011 she appeared in the pantomime Cinderella at the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport.[4]
In July 2020, it was announced that she would be taking on a lead character in the feature film Faulty Roots, directed by Ella Greenwood.[5]
Film[]
- Burn Burn Burn (2015) – as Shelle
- High Tide – Bethan (2014), Production
- Resistance (2011) – Helen Roberts
- Submarine – Judie Bevan (2010)
- Tan ar y Comin – Mrs. Evans (1995)
Television[]
- The Snow Spider - (2020)
- Pitching In – (2019)
- Doc Martin – Heather Merchant (2015)
- Under Milk Wood – "A Neighbour" (2014)
- Stella – Sonographer (2013), Series 2 Episode 2
- Being Human – Emma (2011)
- Gavin & Stacey – Gwen West (2007–2010; 2019)
- Hollyoaks – Bonnie Bevan (2007–2009)
- Stopping Distance – Lisa's mother (2003)
- Holby City – Melanie Hooper (2002)
- Belonging – Delyth (2000–2001)
- Dirty Work – Megan (2000)
- Casualty – Bev Lewis (1999) (2018) - Carrie Gillespie
- Jack of Hearts – Silvie (1999)
- A Mind to Kill – Ruth Barra (1997)
- Backup – Sally Vaughan (1997)
- Dangerfield – Beverley Groves (1996)
- The Bill – Ellen Reynolds (1995)
- Christmas Reunion – Mrs Evans (1994)
- The Healer – Gill Major (1994)
- Telltale – Jean Herbert (1993)
- Coronation Street – Valerie Jennings (1991)
- We are Seven – Helen Powell (1989–1991)
- Ballroom – Ann (1989)
- The District Nurse – Milwen Parry (1987)
Theatre[]
- Cinderella – Fairy Godmother (2014–2015)
- Blue Remembered Hills – Angela (1998)
Personal life[]
Walters lives with her son in the Mumbles, Swansea, where she also runs a business teaching Pilates.[2]
References[]
- ^ https://twitter.com/melwalters01/status/1222901882189799424?s=21
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d BBC Radio 4, Thu 22 Sep 2011, The Paper Round, A profile of the early life of Melanie Walters
- ^ "Melanie Walters". IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Error Occurred While Processing Request". www.newport.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Grater, Tom (2020-07-14). "Melanie Walters & Kayleigh-Paige Rees Board UK Indie Pic 'Faulty Roots' About Teen Mental Health". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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