Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, sometimes credited as Siri O'Neal, is a film and television actress. She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988).
Career Born Siri Willow Ceridwen Neal, Neal's grandmother's surname was O'Neal. Her mother altered it to "Neal". Since 1996 Neal has also used "O'Neal".Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed., Adrian Room, McFarland & Co. Inc., 2010, p. 360
She is best known for appearing as Minty, the lead role in Moondial (1988), a children's television series originally aired on the BBC.
Neal also appeared as Juanita, a guerilla leader/French double agent, in the television film Sharpe's Battle (1995), a part of the multi-part drama series Sharpe. She also guest starred in two episodes of the TV drama Lovejoy: "Highland Fling Part 1" and "Highland Fling Part 2".
Her last credited role was as a social worker in the film Urban Ghost Story (1998).
Since then, Neal has worked on various audiobooks, including the Doctor Who spin off UNIT (2004) alongside David Tennant.
Neal has also provided TV/radio voiceovers for Argos, Clover, Nescafe, Powergen, Sainsburys, Channel 4, Jazz FM & Homelessness.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1989The Rachel PapersSuki1990The ChildrenJudith1992WaterlandHelen Atkinson1998Urban Ghost StorySocial workeras Siri O'Neal
Television Year Title Role Notes1988MoondialAraminta 'Minty' Cane6 episodes1989Summer's Lease2 episodes1990Press GangCharlotteEpisode: "Breakfast at Czar's"1990Alleyn MysteriesSonia GluckEpisode: "Artists in crime"1992The Cloning of Joanna MayBethany1992LovejoySandra Wilson2 episodes1993Stay LuckyLindaEpisode: "Gilding the lily"1993JackanoryStorytellerEpisode: "Florizella and the Wolves"1993Inspector WycliffeChristine GlynnEpisode: "Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death"1993The BillLizzie HartEpisode: "You Don't Always Get What You Want"1995SharpeJuanitaEpisode: "Sharpe's Battle"2002NCS ManhuntStacey BrownEpisode: "Out of Time (Part 2)" (as Siri O'Neal)
Theatre Year Title Role NotesunknownThe Devil’s Law Case JolentaEdinburgh Festival1991/1992The Philanderer SylviaHampstead Theatre1992Slip of the TongueIvanaShaftesbury Theatre1993/1994The Master BuilderHilde WangleRoyal Lyceum & Riverside Studio1995Tess of the D’UrbervillesTessQueen’s Theatre Hornchurch1996The EntertainerJeanHampstead & Watermill Theatre 1997Tiger TailBaby DollPlymouth Theatre Royal1997Lady Windemere’s FanLady WindemereChichester Festival Theatre1998The Alchemical Wedding Joan KellySalisbury Playhouse
Audiobooks Year TitleRole1996Present Laughter1997Bram Stoker's Dracula1999Selections from The Decameron2003Doctor Who UnboundRuth Mills2005The Adventures of Luther ArkwrightRose2004UNITEmily Chaudhry2023Heart of EmpireRose
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External links
Moondial Little Gems Fan Page