Kika Mirylees

Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953[1][2][3]) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as Fliss in Not Going out and Julie Johnston in Bad Girls, Doc Newton in Red Dwarf and Hazel Hobbs in EastEnders.

Kika Mirylees
Born
Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees

(1953-09-23) 23 September 1953
South Africa
Occupation(s)Actress, town councillor
Years active1980–present

Career

Mirylees played Angela Snow in The Darling Buds of May, Flora McInnes in Strathblair, and Doc Newton in Red Dwarf. Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in Jonathan Creek, Sylvana Watson in Taggart, Maria Huntly in The Bill, and Barbara Wells in Casualty. In the 1980s she played Carinna in Lovejoy. Mirylees is also known for her role as Julie Johnston in Bad Girls. She played the role from the first episode, in 1999, to the final episode, in December 2006. On 5 January 2007, it was announced on GMTV that Mirylees had joined EastEnders as Hazel Hobbs, the mother of Garry. She made her first appearance in the soap on 10 April 2007 and her last on 24 April 2008. In late 2007, she appeared in an episode of the sitcom Not Going Out as a snobby character called Fliss.

Mirylees starred in Holby City in 2009. She also worked for Tristan Versluis' directorial debut, Not Alone.[4] In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Isa Auld.[5]

Personal life

Mirylees lives in Farnham, Surrey. She is a councillor for Waverley Borough Council.[6][7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Between the Covers Flora Television film
Shoestring Katrina Dalrymple Episode: "Room with a View"
1986 Lovejoy Carinna Episode: "The Sting"
C.A.T.S. Eyes Receptionist Episode: "Rough Trip"
Call Me Mister Marcia Episode: "Running Time"
1987 Taggart Sylvana Watson 2 episodes
Shadow in a Landscape Renee Honta Television film
1988 The Play on One Morag Stevenson Episode: "Unreported Incident"
1990 The Bill Maria Huntly 2 episodes
1991–1992 The Darling Buds of May Angela Snow 7 episodes
1992–1993 Strathblair Flora McInnes 20 episodes
1994 Class Act Lucy Harcourt
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day Caroline
1996 Canary Wharf Andrea Cavendish Episode: "Last Minute Nerves"
1997 Jonathan Creek Zola Zbzewski Episode: "The Reconstituted Corpse"
1998 Hilary and Jackie Patron
1999 Red Dwarf Doc Newton Episodes: "Back in the Red" (Parts 1&2)
People Like Us Episode: "The Solicitor"
1999–2006 Bad Girls Julie Johnston 96 episodes
2001 South West 9 Annie
2004 Provenance Sandie Short film
2005 Casualty Barbara Wells Episode: "Big Bang Theory"
2007 Not Going Out Fliss Episode: "Art"
2007–2008 EastEnders Hazel Hobbs 47 episodes
2009 Holby City Selena Dighton Episode: "Truth and Mercy"
2011 Doctors Kirsty Haldon Episode: "Kings and Queens"
2013 New Tricks Orla Ransley Episode: "Things Can Only Get Better"
2014 Moving On Sheila Episode: "Madge"
2015 Not Alone Rose
Holby City Angela Williams Episode: "Bad Blood, Fake Snow"
Doctors Paula Simms Episode: "Long Lost"
2018 Mum Lyn Episode: "April"
2020 Doctors Isa Auld Episode: "Privilege"

References
  1. "Christina Kika Le Fleming MIRYLEES". gov.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "Kika Mirylees Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. http://www.farnham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Councillor-Mirylees.pdf
  4. "FX artist is NOT ALONE directing 1st feature; exclusive images". Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  5. Writer: Kim Millar; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (25 March 2020). "Privilege". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  6. Follows, Paul (23 July 2021). "Paul Follows: Why should town be made to suffer?". Farnham Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "Councillor Kika Mirylees". Waverley Borough Council. Retrieved 29 December 2021.


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