Carolyn Pickles
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Carolyn Pickles | |
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Born | Actress | 8 February 1952
Years active | 1975–present |
Relatives | Christina Pickles (aunt) |
Carolyn Pickles (born 8 February 1952) is an English actress who has appeared in West End theatre and on British television. She is known for playing DCI Kim Reid in The Bill and Shelley Williams in Emmerdale.
Life and career
Pickles was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She lives in north London. She is the daughter of the Circuit Judge James Pickles, a niece of actress Christina Pickles, and great-niece of Wilfred Pickles, the TV and radio personality.[1] Pickles grew up in and attended school in Halifax in West Yorkshire.[citation needed] She read drama at the University of Manchester, taking roles in a number of student productions including Narrow Road to the Deep North by Edward Bond, and the lead in Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children.[citation needed] She joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company.[2]
Pickles played the lead role as Miss Bluebell in the
In 2011, Carolyn Pickles played Mrs Gulliver in Series 2 and 3 of Land Girls. In 2013, Pickles played journalist Maggie Radcliffe in the ITV drama Broadchurch. She appeared in all 3 series, from 2013–2017.[citation needed]
Since 2022, she has played Reverend Mother Adrian in Sister Boniface Mysteries in a recurring role. In October 2023, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Joyce Kilter.[4]
References
- ^ Kay Mellor and Brian Blessed lined up for Halifax's Up North film and TV festival
- ^ "Radio and audio book companies", in Lloyd Trott, ed., Actors and Performers Yearbook 2016, pp. 353–354
- ^ "Carolyn Pickles". Royal National Theatre. Retrieved 26 May 2009.[dead link]
- What to Watch. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
- Carolyn Pickles at IMDb