Occupation Actress | Years active 1985-present | |
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Full Name Margaret O'Neill Born 15 November 1962 (age 58) ( 1962-11-15 ) Buckinghamshire, England, UK Movies and TV shows Similar Jody Latham, Laura San Giacomo, Annabelle Apsion, Rebecca Atkinson, Dean Lennox Kelly | ||
Margaret O'Neill (born 15 November 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in Peak Practice (2000–2002), Shameless (2004–2007) and EastEnders (2008). She also appeared in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist.
Contents
- Requested Suzy Branning Vs The Square November 2008 December 2008
- Biography
- Other appearances
- References
*Requested* Suzy Branning Vs. The Square (November 2008 - December 2008)
Biography
The youngest of six Catholic brothers and sisters, born to head teacher parents, O'Neill grew up in the Midlands, where she was educated at a convent school, and after being inspired by a sixth-form drama teacher, "fell" into acting.
After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she starred in the video for Simply Red's Holding Back the Years, before making her professional stage debut in Moving Pictures, by Stephen Lowe, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 1985. After making her screen debut in the British production Mona Lisa opposite Bob Hoskins in 1986, she made her Hollywood screen debut in the Sigourney Weaver film Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey in 1988. She also played alongside Keith Barron and Annette Crosbie in the 1989 TV series Take Me Home.
O'Neill played Dr. Alex Redman in ITV1's medical drama Peak Practice, but is best known to British audiences for playing Sheila Jackson in Channel 4's comedy drama Shameless. O'Neill also played Suzy Branning in the BBC1 soap opera, EastEnders,.
O'Neill lives in South London and enjoys pilates, yoga and reading.
Other appearances
Halycon Hotel 2017