Cathryn Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
Background Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool in 1964 and brought up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire where she attended Breck School. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, alongside Louise Plowright and Mark Strong, and graduated in 1987.
She married actor Mark Strong in Lancashire in 1989, but the marriage ended in divorce after only a few years.
Career Bradshaw's first television role came in 1988 when she played the Princess in an episode of The Storyteller. The following year she appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse ("The Secret of Bay 5B") and in the 1989 comedy musical film, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool alongside Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane.
Then in 1990, she played Melanie in the acclaimed BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opposite Charlotte Coleman. She also appeared in four episodes of the ITV crime drama Chancer. She made a number of television appearances throughout the 1990s,. In 1996, Bradshaw appeared at the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, and from 1997 to 1999 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company She has also appeared in Down to Earth and Midsomer Murders.
In 2003, she played Paula in romantic drama film, The Mother opposite Daniel Craig, and in 2004 she played Mary Webb in the BBC musical drama Blackpool. She appeared in two films in 2006. Firstly, the romantic comedy Venus, as Jillian. She appeared in the psychological thriller Like Minds as Helen Colbie. She played Margaret Littlefair in the satirical black comedy television series Suburban Shootout which aired on Five and Paramount Comedy in the United Kingdom. In 2007, she appeared in an episode of the BBC sitcom Lead Balloon.
Filmography Film Year Title Role1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Laurel Pennington2003 The Mother Paula2006 Venus Jillian2006 Like Minds Helen Colbie
Television Year Title Role1988 The Storyteller Princess1989 Inspector Morse Janice1990 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Melanie1990 Chancer Sonya Morris1990 Portrait of a Marriage Chambermaid1991 Boon Meia1991 Casualty Monica Larwood1992 Agatha Christie's Poirot Mary Drower1993 Black Daisies for the Bride Young Kathleen1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes Joanne1995 The Bill Anna Fox1999 People Like Us 2000 The Tree with the Golden Apples Marieke (voice)2003 Down to Earth Jude2004 Midsomer Murders Anne Marr2004 Peep Show Dance class leader2004 Blackpool Mary Webb2005 The Last Detective Vicky Kingwell2005 The Golden Hour Beth Stanley2005 Look at Me I'm Beautiful Emma Westerly2006–2007 Suburban Shootout Margaret Littlefair2007 Lead Balloon Sheryl2009 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Various roles
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