Colette O'Neil


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. She was also a leading cast member in the drama series The Standard and The Spoils of War. In 1983 she appeared in Doctor Who in the role of Tanha in the serial Snakedance.
More recently, she has appeared in Taggart, Lovejoy, Hamish Macbeth, Heartbeat, Peak Practice, Holby City, Monarch of the Glen and Bad Girls.
Her film appearances were few, but included roles in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Smashing Bird I Used to Know, Dreams Lost, Dreams Found, Wild Flowers, and Mortdecai.

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
Visiting TimeSarahLu KempBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
Soft Fall the Sounds of EdenJanetGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
Folie à TroisColleenGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 Friday Play
The Best Snow for SkiingValdaLu KempBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
The Pillow BookTozammiLu KempBBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
'HannahBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
'HannahBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama
Ancient WomanKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play