# Kika Mirylees

Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) 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.

## Acting 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. In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Isa Auld.

## Political career

She is a councillor for Waverley Borough Council. She represents Farnham Firgrove for the Farnham Residents Association.

## Personal life

Mirylees lives in Farnham, Surrey.

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
| 1994 | The Big Picnic | Miss Fensom | Promenade Productions | Bill Bryden | play by Bill Bryden staged at Harland and Wolff, Govan |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Between the Covers | Flora | Television film |
| 1980 | Shoestring | Katrina Dalrymple | Episode: "Room with a View" |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Carinna | Episode: "The Sting" |
| 1986 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Receptionist | Episode: "Rough Trip" |
| 1986 | Call Me Mister | Marcia | Episode: "Running Time" |
| 1987 | Taggart | Sylvana Watson | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | 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 | |
| 1994 | 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) |
| 1999 | 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 | |
| 2015 | Holby City | Angela Williams | Episode: "Bad Blood, Fake Snow" |
| 2015 | Doctors | Paula Simms | Episode: "Long Lost" |
| 2018 | Mum | Lyn | Episode: "April" |
| 2020 | Doctors | Isa Auld | Episode: "Privilege" |