Melanie Hill

Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Aveline Boswell in the BBC sitcom Bread (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in the BBC drama series Playing the Field (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2012–2015), and Cathy Matthews in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2015–2022).

Hill also portrayed Hazel Redfearn in the ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen Pet (1986), Avril Kent in ITV's Emmerdale (2005), and Julie Travers in the BBC drama series The Syndicate (2015).

Personal life
Born to Anthony and Sylvia (née Pratt) Hill in Brighton, Hill was raised in her mother's native city of Sunderland.

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Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:English television actors
Category:English movie actors
Category:People from Sunderland