Cathy Murphy

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::summary British actress (born 1967) ::

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Field	Value
name	Cathy Murphy
birth_date
birth_place	Essex, England
children	2
nationality	British
occupation	Actress
years_active	1982–
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|name = Cathy Murphy |birth_date = |birth_place = Essex, England |children = 2 |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = British |occupation = Actress |years_active = 1982–

Catherine McKevitt Murphy (born 7 August 1967) is a British actress. She is known for her television roles as Tilly Watkins in the BBC drama The House of Eliott (1991–1994), Cheryl Barker in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs (2003–2004), and as Julie Perkins in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2010–2011).

Career

Born in Essex, England, Murphy studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She played the role of Lorna in 1991, a love interest of Mark Fowler in soap opera EastEnders. In 2005 she returned to the show to play the recurring role of Trisha Taylor. Murphy had earlier played the ongoing role of Cheryl Barker in serial Family Affairs for one year. Prior to that, she played Tilly Watkins (later Foss) in The House of Elliot.

It was announced on 23 September 2010 that Murphy was to return to EastEnders for a third time, this time playing Julie Perkins, an old friend of long-running character Billy Mitchell. It was revealed on 21 June 2011 that Murphy had quit the role after nearly a year.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Made in Britain		Television film
1983	Those Glory Glory Days	Tub	Television film
1984	Stars of the Roller State Disco	Paulette	Television film
1987	The Love Child	Linda
1989	Edge of Sanity	Cockney Prostitute
The Phantom of the Opera	Esther
1990	Memphis Belle	Jitterbugger
1992	Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors		Television film
1994	Captives	Companion
1996	Moll Flanders	Polly
London Suite	Hotel Waitress	Television film
1999	The Murder of Stephen Lawrence	Woman at door	Television film
2001	On the Nose	Dolores
2002	About a Boy	Nurse
2003	Oh Marbella!	Tina
2006	Irish Jam	Dora
2007	Kings	Bridie
2008	Poppy Shakespeare	Astrid	Television film
2009	Beacon77	Bag Lady
2013	Welcome to the Punch	Nurse
2016	Bridget Jones's Baby	Cashier
Their Finest	Vee
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Nanny	Gloria Gaffen	Episode: "The Home Front"
1985	Scene	Jane	Episode: "Your Place or Mine"
A.D.	First Girl	Episode: "Part 5"
Bleak House	Housemaid	Miniseries; 2 episodes
Sorry!	Sharon	Episode: "My Huckleberry Friend"
Summer Season	Carol	Episode: "Time Trouble"
1986	The December Rose	Miranda McDipper	Miniseries; 6 episodes
1987	Foreign Bodies	Nurse	Episode: "Culture Clash"
My Family and Other Animals	Jonquil	Miniseries; 1 episode
1988	Screen Two	Lois	Episode: "Lucky Sunil"
1989	The Bill	Cashier	Episode: "One for the Ladies"
Agatha Christie's Poirot	Maid	Episode: "The King of Clubs"
1990	That's Love	Margaret	Recurring role; 2 episodes
She-Wolf of London	Mary	Episode: "The Wild Hunt"
1991	May to December	Mrs. Elsworth	Episode: "That'll Be the Day"
Screen Two	Nurse	Episode: "Aimée"
Streetwise	Simone	Recurring role; 3 episodes
Minder	Vicky	Episode: "The Cruel Canal"
EastEnders	Lorna	Recurring role; 5 episodes
1991–1994	The House of Eliott	Tilly Foss (née Watkins)	Series regular; 34 episodes
1994	The Bill	Mandy Boxer	Episode: "Blackout"
Men Behaving Badly	Saleswoman	Episode: "Bed"
1995	Rumble	Bryony	Recurring role; 5 episodes
1996	The Bill	Janine McPhail	Episode: "Decent Proposals"
Casualty	Karen Knight	Episode: "Cheatin' Hearts"
Expert Witness	Rita Barron	Episode: "The Body in the Box"
Karaoke	Nurse	Episode: "Friday"
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall	Miss Myers	Miniseries; 2 episodes
1997	The Bill	Angela Carey	Episode: "Crying Wolf"
1998	Real Women	Janet's Neighbour	Episode: "The Hangover"
Maisie Raine	Patsy	Episode: "An Ordinary Little Tragedy"
1999	Casualty	Val Milburn	Episode: "Benny & the Vets"
Oliver Twist	Vigil Keeper	Miniseries; 1 episode
2000	Doctors	Val Mason	Episode: "Damage Limitation"
Hero to Zero	Janice	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2001	Best of Both Worlds	Trish	Miniseries; 2 episodes
World of Pub	Lovely Susan	Episode: "Ladies"
The Armando Iannucci Shows		Episode: "Mortality"
2002	Silent Witness	Alison Veness	Episode: "Kith and Kill"
The Queen's Nose	Maria	Episode: "Series 6, Episode 4"
2003	Happiness	Denise Doyle	Recurring role; 2 episodes
The Vice	Mrs. Holmes	Episode: "Outcast"
2003–2004	Family Affairs	DC Cheryl Barker	Recurring role; 22 episodes
2005	Holby City	Annie Fell	Episode: "It's Kinda Rock'n'Roll"
EastEnders	Trisha Taylor	Recurring role; 11 episodes
Doctor Who	Mum	Episode: "The Christmas Invasion"
2006	Vital Signs	Fertility Nurse	Episode: "Episode 4"
Ghostly Encounters	Sophia	Episode: "When Folk Tales Come True"
Extras	Nurse	Episode: "Jonathan Ross"
Casualty 1900s	Mrs. Sarah Hills	Episode: "Casualty 1906"
2007	Holby City	Carole Morgan	Recurring role; 2 episodes
Gina's Laughing Gear	Mum	Episode: "Life in the Underpass"
2008	Doctors	DI Sarah Lane	Episode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury	Dr. Tara Lyer	Episode: "Alice in the Middle"
Cold Blood	Hardman's Mother	Episode: "Immortal"
2009	The Bill	Emma Dowson	Episode: "Feet of Clay: Part 3"
2010	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Woman Crying in Pub	Episode: "In Which Claims Are Made and a Journey Ensues"
Shameless	D'Reen	Episode: "From Chatsworth to Cuba"
The Bill	Daisy Harris	Episode: "Protect & Serve"
Harry & Paul		Episode: "Series 3, Episode 6"
2010–2011	EastEnders	Julie Perkins	Series regular; 55 episodes
2012	Holby City	Jan Cheshire	Episode: "Fault Lines"
2014	Holby City	Luisa Stevenson	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2015	Doctors	Muriel Hicks	Episode: "The Bingo Conspiracy"
River	Marlena Fielding	Episode: "Episode 1"
2016	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	Lonely Divorcee	Episode: "The Decisions of Todd Margaret"
2017	Fearless	Beth Simms	Miniseries; 5 episodes
2019	Summer of Rockets	Doreen	Miniseries; 3 episodes
2020	Holby City	Tracey McKendrick	Recurring role; 6 episodes
I Hate Suzie	Lila	Episode: "Guilt"
2021	The Larkins	Glenda	Episode: "In Which Pop and Ma Go on Holiday"
2022	This Is Going to Hurt	Harry's Mum	Episode: "Episode 5"
Doctors	DS Mandy Jameson	Episode: "The Innocent Sleep"
2023	Still Up	Nikki	Episode: "The Dress"
2025	Casualty	Sheila Addison	Episode: "Jodie"
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References

References

1. "Cathy Murphy".
2. Love, Ryan. (23 September 2010). "Cathy Murphy joins 'EastEnders'". [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias.
3. "Doctors spoilers: Will Bear Sylvester discover Princess's SECRET?". ([[Future plc]]).

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