Portrait of Melanie Hill

Acting

Melanie Hill

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with a break from 2015 to 2025, busiest in 1995 and 2008 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cilla
Cilla
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Melanie Hill Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • British Crime Drama 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 74
Hot Flash
Hot Flash (2026)

as Mrs. Gordon

Smoggie Queens
Smoggie Queens (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Vanessa

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 63
After Hours
After Hours (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Liz Matthews

Cilla
Cilla (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Priscilla White

Unconditional
Unconditional (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mum

The Syndicate
The Syndicate (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Julie Travers

Hebburn
Hebburn (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Christine

Twenty8K
Twenty8K (2012)
GoodWatch score 24

as Elizabeth

Candy Cabs
Candy Cabs (2011)

TV show ยท as Stella

United
United (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cissie Charlton

The Body Farm
The Body Farm (2011)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Nicole Henderson

Joe Maddison's War
Joe Maddison's War (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Selina Rutherfird

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 68
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me (2008)

as Ruth Heymer

White Girl
White Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sonya

Merlin
Merlin (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mary Howden

Meadowlands
Meadowlands (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Brenda Ogilvie

Stardust
Stardust (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ditchwater Sal

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Maggie Budgen / Maggie Croft

The Street
The Street (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Val Taylor

The Thick of It
The Thick of It (2005)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Julie Price

The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play (2003)

TV show ยท as Bonnie Reilly

NCS: Manhunt
NCS: Manhunt (2002)

TV show ยท as DS Ruby Sparks

Hot Money
Hot Money (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

as Liz Hoodless

From Hell
From Hell (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ann Crook's Mother

1990s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Holby City
Holby City (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Kathy Hewitt

Playing the Field
Playing the Field (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Rita Dolan

Silent Witness
Silent Witness (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Liz Davies

When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mary Muir

Brassed Off
Brassed Off (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sandra

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995)

as Laura

Cruel Train
Cruel Train (1995)

as Phyllis Pratt

Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Emma Shepperd

Finney
Finney (1994)

TV show ยท as Lena Finney

Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest (1994)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Sister Pamela Lockley

The Hawk
The Hawk (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

as Norma

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show ยท as Laura

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 69
A Night on the Tyne
A Night on the Tyne (1989)

as Pauline

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Siobhan McKenzie / Janice Hutchins

Boon
Boon (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Susan

Bread
Bread (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Aveline Boswell

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Pauline

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Marie Graham / Marie Carver

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Hazel Taylor

Juliet Bravo
Juliet Bravo (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Jean Simpson

1970s

1 title ยท average score 46
Emmerdale
Emmerdale (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Avril Kent

1960s

1 title ยท average score 54
Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Cathy Matthews