Moya Brady

Moya Brady (born 8 September 1962) is an English actress. Her roles include Breda McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2018 to 2020.

Brady grew up in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. She has appeared in a wide variety of roles in film, television and the theatre, including a role as F.D.O. Roberta Cryer in the police drama series, The Bill and Harry Hill's TV Burp. Brady's 2009 films include The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Soloist. She appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters" as Bridget in 2006. In 2021, she played the role of Millie in Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 series It's a Sin.

Brady is a long-term close friend of her former The Bill co-star Connie Hyde, who played Roberta Cryer's nemesis PC Cathy Bradford.

Selected credits

Road (1987) as Clare

Little Dorrit (1988) as the Fiddler's Daughter

Life Is Sweet (1990) as Paula

Making Out (1989–1991) as Klepto

Men Behaving Badly (1992) as Dorothy's friend

Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) as Sheila

The NeverEnding Story III (1994) as Urgl

The Bill (1995) as Stacey McNab – Guest; 1 episode

Mary Reilly (1996) as Young Woman

Peak Practice (2000) as Madeline Castle

Gimme Gimme Gimme (2000) as Maddie

The Emperor's New Clothes (2001) as Woman

The Bill (2002–2003) as Roberta Cryer – Series regular; 71 episodes

Shameless (2005) as Cassie Western

My Hero (2000) as Avril

Pride & Prejudice (2005) as Lambton Maid

Doctor Who (2006) episode: "Love & Monsters" as Bridget – Guest; 1 episode

Mayo (2006) as Miriam Thorne

Scoop (2006) as Screamer

The Chase (2006) as Cindy

Casualty (2006) as Liz Criddick

Doctors (2000 and 2006) as Eileen Groves and Maggie Wolfe

M.I. High (2007) as the Guinea pig – Guest; 1 episode

The Soloist (2009) as Barely Dressed Woman

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) as Auntie Flo

Shameless (2013) as Remona

Josh (2016) episode: "Planks & Pranks" as Sophie's Mother

Hollyoaks (2018–2020) as Breda McQueen – Series regular; 161 episodes

Hollyoaks Later (2020) as Breda McQueen – 2020 special

It’s A Sin (2021) as Millie

References

External links

1962 births

Living people

English television actresses

English soap opera actresses

Actresses from Manchester