# Cathy Murphy

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

| 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 | |
| 1989 | 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 | |
| 1996 | 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 | |
| 2016 | Their Finest | Vee | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Nanny | Gloria Gaffen | Episode: "The Home Front" |
| 1985 | Scene | Jane | Episode: "Your Place or Mine" |
| 1985 | A.D. | First Girl | Episode: "Part 5" |
| 1985 | Bleak House | Housemaid | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Sorry! | Sharon | Episode: "My Huckleberry Friend" |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Carol | Episode: "Time Trouble" |
| 1986 | The December Rose | Miranda McDipper | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 1987 | Foreign Bodies | Nurse | Episode: "Culture Clash" |
| 1987 | 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" |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Maid | Episode: "The King of Clubs" |
| 1990 | That's Love | Margaret | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 1990 | She-Wolf of London | Mary | Episode: "The Wild Hunt" |
| 1991 | May to December | Mrs. Elsworth | Episode: "That'll Be the Day" |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Nurse | Episode: "Aimée" |
| 1991 | Streetwise | Simone | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Minder | Vicky | Episode: "The Cruel Canal" |
| 1991 | 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" |
| 1994 | Men Behaving Badly | Saleswoman | Episode: "Bed" |
| 1995 | Rumble | Bryony | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 1996 | The Bill | Janine McPhail | Episode: "Decent Proposals" |
| 1996 | Casualty | Karen Knight | Episode: "Cheatin' Hearts" |
| 1996 | Expert Witness | Rita Barron | Episode: "The Body in the Box" |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Nurse | Episode: "Friday" |
| 1996 | 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" |
| 1998 | Maisie Raine | Patsy | Episode: "An Ordinary Little Tragedy" |
| 1999 | Casualty | Val Milburn | Episode: "Benny & the Vets" |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Vigil Keeper | Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 2000 | Doctors | Val Mason | Episode: "Damage Limitation" |
| 2000 | Hero to Zero | Janice | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2001 | Best of Both Worlds | Trish | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2001 | World of Pub | Lovely Susan | Episode: "Ladies" |
| 2001 | The Armando Iannucci Shows | | Episode: "Mortality" |
| 2002 | Silent Witness | Alison Veness | Episode: "Kith and Kill" |
| 2002 | The Queen's Nose | Maria | Episode: "Series 6, Episode 4" |
| 2003 | Happiness | Denise Doyle | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2003 | 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" |
| 2005 | EastEnders | Trisha Taylor | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Mum | Episode: "The Christmas Invasion" |
| 2006 | Vital Signs | Fertility Nurse | Episode: "Episode 4" |
| 2006 | Ghostly Encounters | Sophia | Episode: "When Folk Tales Come True" |
| 2006 | Extras | Nurse | Episode: "Jonathan Ross" |
| 2006 | Casualty 1900s | Mrs. Sarah Hills | Episode: "Casualty 1906" |
| 2007 | Holby City | Carole Morgan | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Gina's Laughing Gear | Mum | Episode: "Life in the Underpass" |
| 2008 | Doctors | DI Sarah Lane | Episode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?" |
| 2008 | The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury | Dr. Tara Lyer | Episode: "Alice in the Middle" |
| 2008 | 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" |
| 2010 | Shameless | D'Reen | Episode: "From Chatsworth to Cuba" |
| 2010 | The Bill | Daisy Harris | Episode: "Protect & Serve" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2020 | 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" |
| 2022 | Doctors | DS Mandy Jameson | Episode: "The Innocent Sleep" |
| 2023 | Still Up | Nikki | Episode: "The Dress" |
| 2025 | Casualty | Sheila Addison | Episode: "Jodie" |