Rhea Bailey (born 12 July 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as PC Mel Ryder in The Bill between 2008 and 2010, and Caz Hammond in Coronation Street in 2015 and 2016.
Her other television roles include Chloe Simms on the soap opera Crossroads, former student Yasmin Deardon in BBC school drama Waterloo Road, Jade in the Torchwood episode "Out of Time", Jazz in the movie Credo (also known as The Devil's Curse) and DC Lisa Goodall in the ITV series Blue Murder.About the Show: Blue Murder , ITV also starred in the mentalist .
Early and personal life She is the younger sister of singer Corinne Bailey Rae. Her father is Kittitian and her mother is English.
In March 2023, Bailey became engaged to Darren Everest of The Overtones. They have a daughter, born September 2021.
Filmography
Films Year Film Role Notes 2008 Credo Jazz Known in the US as The Devil's Curse
TV Year Show Role Notes 2000 Cold Feet Julie Clements 2 episodes #3.4 & #3.5 Children's Ward Emma Recurring 2001–2002 Crossroads Chloe Simms Series regular 2003 Casualty Liz Merryman 1 episode: "End of the Line: Part 1" 2004 Donovan Donna 1 episode: "Donovan" Doctors Rebecca Seagrove 1 episode: "The Birds and the Bees" 2006 Eleventh Hour Housing Estate Mother 1 episode: "Resurrection" Waterloo Road Yasmin Deardon Recurring; 4 episodes Torchwood Jade 1 episode: "Out of Time" 2006–2007 Blue Murder DC Lisa Goodall Series regular 2007 Doctors Stella Parkman Recurring; 3 episodes: "An Inconsolable Loss", "Hammer Blow" & "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 2008–2010 The Bill PC Mel Ryder Series regular 2012 The Mentalist Amanda Shaw 1 episode: "If It Bleeds, It Leads" 2015–2016 Coronation Street Caz Hammond Regular role; 72 episodes 2018 Girlfriends Corrine 2 episodes #1.3 & #1.4 Hetty Feather Brody Regular role (series 4) 2025 Emmerdale Anna Finsbury
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