Siri Neal

Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal (born 14 August 1972, sometimes credited as Siri O'Neal) is a film and television actress.

Siri Neal
Born
Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal[1]

(1972-08-14) 14 August 1972
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales[2]
Other namesSiri O'Neal
OccupationActress
Years active1988–1998

Career

Neal's grandmother's surname was O'Neal; although her mother altered it to "Neal", from 1996 Neal has also used "O'Neal".[3] She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988), dramatic children's television series originally aired on the BBC.[4][5][6]

Neal also appeared as Juanita, a guerilla leader/French double agent, in the television film Sharpe's Battle (1995), a part of the multi-part drama series Sharpe. She also guest starred in two episodes of the TV drama Lovejoy: "Highland Fling Part 1" and "Highland Fling Part 2".

Her last credited role was as a social worker in the film Urban Ghost Story (1998).

Since then, Neal has worked on various audiobooks including the Doctor Who spin off UNIT (2004) alongside David Tennant.

Neal has also provided TV/radio voiceovers for Argos, Clover, Nescafe, Powergen, Sainsburys, Channel 4, Jazz FM & Homelessness.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1989The Rachel PapersSuki
1990The ChildrenJudith
1992WaterlandHelen Atkinson
1998Urban Ghost StorySocial workeras Siri O'Neal

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1988MoondialAraminta 'Minty' Cane6 episodes
1989Summer's Lease2 episodes
1990Press GangCharlotteEpisode: "Breakfast at Czar's"
1990Alleyn MysteriesSonia GluckEpisode: "Artists in crime"
1992The Cloning of Joanna MayBethany
1992LovejoySandra Wilson2 episodes
1993Stay LuckyLindaEpisode: "Gilding the lily"
1993JackanoryStorytellerEpisode: "Florizella and the Wolves"
1993Inspector WycliffeChristine GlynnEpisode: "Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death"
1993The BillLizzie HartEpisode: "You Don't Always Get What You Want"
1995SharpeJuanitaEpisode: "Sharpe's Battle"
2002NCS ManhuntStacey BrownEpisode: "Out of Time (Part 2)" (as Siri O'Neal)

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
unknownThe Devil’s Law Case JolentaEdinburgh Festival
1991/1192The Philanderer SylviaHampstead Theatre
1992Slip of the TongueIvanaShaftesbury Theatre
1993/1994The Master BuilderHilde WangleRoyal Lyceum & Riverside Studio
1995Tess of the D’UrbervillesTessQueen’s Theatre Hornchurch
1996The EntertainerJeanHampstead & Watermill Theatre
1997Tiger TailBaby DollPlymouth Theatre Royal
1997Lady Windemere’s FanLady WindemereChichester Festival Theatre
1998The Alchemical Wedding Joan KellySalisbury Playhouse

Audiobooks
Year Title Role
1996Present Laughter
1997Bram Stoker's Dracula
1999Selections from The Decameron
2003Doctor Who Unbound Ruth Mills
2005 The Adventures of Luther Arkwright Rose
2004UNIT Emily Chaudhry
2023 Heart of Empire Rose

References
  1. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed., Adrian Room, McFarland & Co. Inc., 2010, p. 360
  2. "Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". England & Wales Births 1837-2006. Findmypast. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed., Adrian Room, McFarland & Co. Inc., 2010, p. 360
  4. Sherman, Fraser A. (6 February 2017). Now and Then We Time Travel: Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2643-7.
  5. Metcalf, Paul (4 May 2015). "'Moondial' Review - A Healthy Dose of Nostalgia for Fans of Eighties Children's TV". Pissed Off Geek. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. "Colin Cant | MOONDIAL". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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