"Molly Weir Mary Weir, known as Molly Weir (17 March 1910 – 28 November 2004) was a Scottish actress, most notable for her role as the long-running (1977–1984) character Hazel the McWitch in the BBC TV series ""Rentaghost"". She was the sister of naturalist and broadcaster Tom Weir. Born in Glasgow and brought up in the Springburn area of the city, Weir began in amateur dramatics. In her early professional career, she was a well-known radio actress, featuring in many comedy shows, such as ""ITMA"". Her greatest theatrical success came in ""The Happiest Years of Your Life"". She made her"
"Eleanor Worthington Cox Eleanor Winifred Worthington Cox (born 21 June 2001) is a British child actress from Merseyside most known for portraying Matilda Wormwood in ""Matilda the Musical"" for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and Janet Hodgson in ""The Enfield Haunting"", for which she received a British Academy Television Award nomination. Worthington Cox is the youngest recipient of an Olivier Award at the age of 10. Cox is also well known from portraying as Polly Renfrew in the CBBC TV adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's ""Hetty Feather"". Prior to starring in ""Matilda"", she was in the"
"Ella Anderson Ella Anderson (born March 26, 2005) is an American child actress who currently portrays Piper Hart on the Nickelodeon series ""Henry Danger"" and is known for playing the role of Rachel Rawlings in the comedy adventure movie ""The Boss"". Anderson has been acting since she was five years old. She played Hazel in Disney Channel's ""ANT Farm"" in 2011. She also appeared in one episode of ""Raising Hope"", as a little girl who gets a needle stuck in her hand. Anderson made further appearances on Disney shows in 2013, being in ""Dog with a Blog"" as Darcy Stewart"
"Diane Langton Diane Langton (born 31 May 1947) is an English actress and singer, most notable for playing Nana McQueen in ""Hollyoaks"" from 2007 to 2009, and then again from 2012. She has appeared in numerous TV shows. In ""Only Fools and Horses"" in the 1980s she played June Snell, a former girlfriend of Del Boy. She also appeared in ""The Rag Trade"" as Kathy Roberts, ""EastEnders"" as Cindy Beale's mother Bev Williams, in ""Heartbeat"" as Ruby Rowan, Nick Berry's character's mother, and as a prostitute in an episode of ""Joking Apart"". Her other notable TV appearances have included ""Alas"
"Lynn Dalby Lynn Dalby (born 17 February 1947) is an English actress. Dalby was born in Harrogate. She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden in the soap opera ""Emmerdale Farm"" in 1972. Dalby starred as Hazel in the 1970s series ""Budgie"", which also starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Theatre School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines. She appeared in ""Crossroads"" as a secretary called Rita Hughes, and acted in the 1975 horror film ""Legend of the Werewolf"", before starring in the crime drama"
"circus elephant. She is a supporter of the charity ActionAid and has visited Sierra Leone in support of its work there. Helen Worth Helen Worth (born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth; 7 January 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Gail Platt in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" since 1974. For her 40 years on the show, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2014 British Soap Awards. Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth was born to Alfred and Gladys Wigglesworth in Ossett and grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire. She was brought up in a middle-class family and attended"
"Grace Fulton Grace Caroline Fulton (born July 17, 1996) is an American actress and dancer, best known for playing Young Melinda Gordon on ""Ghost Whisperer"", Haley Farrell in ""Bones"", and Young Natalie Wood in ""The Mystery of Natalie Wood"". She also played the character Sydney Briggs in ""Home of the Brave"". She starred in the television film ""Back When We Were Grownups"", playing Young Biddy. In 2017 she appeared in the movie """", and will work with same director in playing Mary Bromfield in 2019 superhero film ""Shazam!"". Fulton was born in the U.S., on July 17, 1996, with older"
"Anabel Barnston Anabel Claire Barnston (born 6 January 1991) is an English actress best known for her role as Chloe in the 2007-2011 BBC Three teenage comedy series, ""Coming of Age"". Barnston first appeared on television in the minor role of Daisy in the 2003 romantic drama ""The Young Visiters"". The following year she played the character of Hester Merton in the BBC's five-part mystery drama, ""Shadowplay"". The 2004 production about children in Victorian life was nominated for a BAFTA children's award for Best School Drama In 2006, Barnston starred in the CITV children's drama spin-off ""The New Worst Witch""."
"Hannah Waddingham Hannah Waddingham (born 1974) is an English actress and singer, best known for her contribution to West End musical theatre, particularly her performances in the original London production of ""Spamalot"", the 2010 Regent's Park revival of ""Into the Woods"", and most recently, ""The Wizard of Oz"" (as the Wicked Witch of the West). She has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work. She has also had a successful film and television career. In 2015 she joined the cast of the fifth season of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"" as Septa Unella, as well as appearing in"
"Worst Witch"" and the slightly naughtier Enid in the spinoff ""Weirdsister College"". Co-starring with Sarah Lancashire, she then appeared in the role of Rusty Dickinson in ""Back Home"". Fox then moved into soaps, playing Belle Wise in ""Crossroads"", and made a guest appearance in children's show ""Powers"". In 2005, she was cast as newcomer Nancy Hayton in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"". Fox supports the charity Breast Cancer Care. Jessica Fox (actress) Jessica Ann Fox (born 19 May 1983 in Buckinghamshire) is an English actress. Her early TV and film roles included ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"", in which she"
"Helena Barlow Helena Barlow (born 5 September 1998) is a former English child film and stage actress best known for her role as Rose Weasley in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"". In 2012, she starred as young Estella in Mike Newell's ""Great Expectations"" alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. Barlow began her career on the small British stage in 2009, where she appeared in a bit part in ""The Nutcracker"" for the English Youth Ballet and later participated in the opening number for the Michael Croft Theatre, a host to a variety of school productions,"
"Ellie Darcey-Alden Ellie May Darcey-Alden (born 4 September 1999) is a former English child actress of film, stage and television who is best known for playing young Lily Potter in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"", Francesca ""Franny"" Latimer in the ""Doctor Who"" series 7 Christmas special, ""The Snowmen"" and Felice della Rovere in Tom Fontana's ""Borgia: Faith and Fear."" Before joining such large franchises as ""Harry Potter"" and ""Doctor Who"", she appeared in minimal parts in British theatre and television. She has also done small-time modelling, commercials, voice over work and competitive dancing. Darcey-Alden was born"
"Melanie Hill Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is an English actress, best known for playing Hazel Redfearn in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1985-86), Aveline in ""Bread"" (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama ""Playing the Field"" (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in BBC school-based drama ""Waterloo Road"" (2012–2015), Julie Travers in popular BBC drama ""The Syndicate"" (2015) and Cathy Matthews in ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (2015–present) Hill was educated at Monkwearmouth School before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she won the Vanbrugh award. Hill replaced Gilly Coman as the character of Aveline in the last"
"mental show on Bank Holiday Monday and covered the Good Morning Sunday show for August. In 2018, she was cast to perform in The Girl on the Train stage adaptation in Leeds, which premiered at West Yorkshire Playhouse in May. Halfpenny married fellow actor Craig Conway in 2007; together they have one child. The couple divorced in 2010. She is an ambassador for leading children's charity Kidscape. and in 2013 was awarded ""Freeman of the Borough of Gateshead"". Jill Halfpenny Jill Halfpenny (born 15 July 1975) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Rebecca Hopkins in the"
"Natasha O'Keeffe Natasha Dervill O'Keeffe (born 1 December 1986 in Brighton) is an English stage, television and movie actress. She is known for her roles as Abbey in the British television series ""Misfits"", Fedora in ITV's television series ""Jekyll and Hyde"", as Emelia Ricoletti in the ""Sherlock"" New Year special episode ""The Abominable Bride"". and as Lizzie Stark in the BBC Two series ""Peaky Blinders"". Raised in Tooting, South London, O'Keeffe trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and starred in a number of their stage productions. O'Keeffe first came to public attention in 2008, playing a"
"Jessica Fox (actress) Jessica Ann Fox (born 19 May 1983 in Buckinghamshire) is an English actress. Her early TV and film roles included ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"", in which she provided the voice of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Shortly afterwards her career in television was furthered with roles in ""The Angel of Nitshill Road"", ""May and June"", ""Trial and Retribution"", ""The Bill"" 1996 ""The Detectives"" and the leading role of Anthea in the 1997 BBC adaptation of ""The Phoenix and the Carpet"". She then moved to comedy, playing the ""naughty but nice"" Enid Nightshade in three series of ""The"
"Helen Modern Helen Modern (born 16 February 1983) is an English actress best known for her recurring role as Naomi in British sitcom, ""Respectable"" on Five. In 2006 she also starred in the eighth series of ITV1 drama ""Bad Girls"" as inmate Stella Gough, the daughter of Governing Governor Joy Masterton. As well as her featured roles in ""Respectable"" and ""Bad Girls"", Helen has also had a recurring role in BBC One daytime soap opera, ""Doctors"" (2005) as Diane Bishop and various roles in ""No Angels"", ""Wire in the Blood"", ""The Chase"" and ""Messiah - The Harrowing"" with Ken Stott"
"Jenny Hanley Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme ""Magpie"". After education at various schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work. Through her mother she is of Russian and German descent. Her film appearances include the James Bond film ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", ""The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes"", and the Hammer horror film ""Scars of Dracula"". In 1972,"
"television programme ""Shirley"". Also in 2011, she played as Anita in the BBC television programme The Sparticle Mystery but was only featured for the first series. In 2012, she guest starred in the first episode of ITV mini-series ""The Town"". Larissa Wilson Larissa Hope Wilson (born 5 May 1989) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Jal Fazer in the first two series of the UK television series ""Skins"". In February 2008, Wilson guested at the Shockwaves NME Awards alongside fellow ""Skins"" actor Nicholas Hoult to present singer Kate Nash with the award for Best"
"in Berlin where, with colleague Clare Richardson, she also runs the Europe To Date blog covering European news from an Australian and American perspective. Rebecca Ritters Rebecca Ritters (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian actress, mostly known for her role as Hannah Martin in the soap opera ""Neighbours"". She first appeared in the show in 1992 when she was eight years old and remained in the show for a further seven years. Rebecca briefly reprised the role of Hannah as part of ""Neighbours""<nowiki>'</nowiki> 20th anniversary celebrations. After leaving Neighbours in 1999 she appeared as Caz in the Australian soap"
"Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress who is best known for her roles in the films ""Trainspotting"" (1996), ""Gosford Park"" (2001), ""Intermission"" (2003), ""Nanny McPhee"" (2005), ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011), and ""Brave"" (2012). For the 2005 TV film ""The Girl in the Cafe"", she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. In 2003, she appeared in the acclaimed BBC miniseries ""State of Play"" as journalist Della Smith. For her role in the 2007 film ""No"
"Caroline Harker Caroline Harker (born 1966) is an English stage and television actress, sister of actresses Nelly Harker and Susannah Harker, and daughter of actors Polly Adams and Richard Owens. She is known for her roles as Celia, in the BBC's ""Middlemarch"", and as Woman Police Constable (WPC) (later Detective Sgt.) Hazel Wallace in the ITV police drama ""A Touch of Frost"" (1992-2003). She also played Alicia Davenport in ""Coronation Street"" for four episodes in 2012 Harker played the role of 'mother' in the Mike Kenny's adaptation of ""The Railway Children,"" directed by Damian Cruden and staged at the Waterloo"
"Basia A'Hern Basia A'Hern (born 25 November 1989) is an Australian film, television, and stage actress. On stage, Basia has played the role of Little Cosette in the Sydney leg of the 1997–1999 Les Misérables Australasian Tour. A'Hern made her television debut in 2001, guesting as Cyntrina in the ""Farscape"" episode ""...Different Destinations"". She has also appeared as Rose Hall-Smith, Stevie Hall's daughter, on the popular Australian drama ""McLeod's Daughters"". She also played the roles of Lyndz in ""The Sleepover Club"", Kate King in ""Don't Blame Me"" and Sasha in ""Double Trouble"". In 2002 A'Hern played Kate Henley in ""Disappearance"","
"didn't realise it was so rough and tough and it's great to just have a go!"" In September 2018, Darcey-Alden was diagnosed for the second time with a breast mass, undergoing immediate surgery. She has since made a full recovery. Ellie Darcey-Alden Ellie May Darcey-Alden (born 4 September 1999) is a former English child actress of film, stage and television who is best known for playing young Lily Potter in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2"", Francesca ""Franny"" Latimer in the ""Doctor Who"" series 7 Christmas special, ""The Snowmen"" and Felice della Rovere in Tom Fontana's ""Borgia:"
"Rollins plays the role of Felicity Foxglove. The Worst Witch is filmed at Peckforton Castle, Peckforton Cheshire, England and Burg Hohenzollern, Swabian Alps, Germany. The second series is also filmed at Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, using their grand hall, minstrel's gallery and their countryside and woods backdrop. The Worst Witch (2017 TV series) The Worst Witch is a British-German fantasy children's television series about a group of young witches at a school for magic. It stars Bella Ramsey and is based on ""The Worst Witch"" books by Jill Murphy (published 1974–2013). It is the fifth adaptation of The Worst Witch"
"""Breakaway"" (1980). After the end of her six-year marriage to the actor Ray Lonnen, Dalby emigrated to Australia. Lynn Dalby Lynn Dalby (born 17 February 1947) is an English actress. Dalby was born in Harrogate. She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden in the soap opera ""Emmerdale Farm"" in 1972. Dalby starred as Hazel in the 1970s series ""Budgie"", which also starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Theatre School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines. She appeared in ""Crossroads"" as a secretary called Rita"
"""is a dark cautionary tale about a lonely little girl."" Barlow was born in London where she currently lives with her parents, two sisters, and one brother. Helena Barlow Helena Barlow (born 5 September 1998) is a former English child film and stage actress best known for her role as Rose Weasley in ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"". In 2012, she starred as young Estella in Mike Newell's ""Great Expectations"" alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. Barlow began her career on the small British stage in 2009, where she appeared in a bit part in"
"Helen Worth Helen Worth (born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth; 7 January 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Gail Platt in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" since 1974. For her 40 years on the show, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2014 British Soap Awards. Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth was born to Alfred and Gladys Wigglesworth in Ossett and grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire. She was brought up in a middle-class family and attended private school. At the age of eight her parents fostered Ghanaian-born Wilson Kpikpitse, who was sent to England as an overseas"
"Simone Lahbib Simone Lahbib (; born 6 February 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of idealistic Wing Governor and later Governing Governor Helen Stewart in the ITV1 drama ""Bad Girls"". Born Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl on 6 February 1965 in Stirling, Scotland, to a Scottish mother and a French Algerian father. She received her acting training at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh after four years at The Manor School of Ballet in Edinburgh. One of her first performances was playing the part of Cathy in Wuthering Heights in rep at the Brunton"
"Annette Badland Annette Badland (born 26 August 1950) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV, radio, stage acting and film. She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series ""Doctor Who"", Doomsday Dora in ""The Sparticle Mystery"", Birdie Henshall in the drama series ""Cutting It"", Mavis in season 6 of ""Skins"", Ursula Crowe in children's science fiction/fantasy series ""Wizards vs Aliens"", Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in season 1 of ""Outlander"" and Babe Smith in soap opera ""EastEnders"". Badland plays Hazel Woolley in BBC Radio ""The Archers"". Supplied the voice of Pig in the"
"Jenny Ludlam Jennifer Kay ""Jenny"" Ludlam (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television. In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap opera ""Waterloo Station"" (1983) followed by guest stints on ""Prisoner"" (as Janice Grant in 1984), and ""Sons and Daughters"". She was also a presenter on the long-running ABC children's TV series Play School. Returning to New Zealand, Ludlam has had roles in several television shows, movies and theatre productions. In the 2005 New Year Honours, Ludlam was made a"
"other roles) in the production of Romeo and Juliet Jennifer Higham Jennifer Higham (born 26 August 1984 in England) is a British actress who has played numerous roles in theatre, television and film. Higham attended Misbourne School in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. She has appeared in ""Crooked House"" as Ruth (2 episodes), ""Cassandra's Dream"" as Helen, ""Ella Enchanted"" as Olive, Ella's stepsister and Hattie's sister, ""Doctors"", ""Persuasion"" as Louisa Musgrove, ""Born and Bred"" as Amy Marl, ""Gideon's Daughter"" as Girl playing Richard III, and ""I Shouldn't Be Alive"" as Jennifer. She has also worked in theater, including a stint with Actors"
"Kika Mirylees Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Julie Johnston in Bad Girls, Doc Newton in Red Drawf and Hazel hobbs in Eastenders the Mother of Gary Hobbs and Fliss in Not Going Out. Mirylees played Angela Snow in ""The Darling Buds of May"", 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 probably best known"