Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) is a South African-born British actress and

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. She is best known for her roles as Fliss in ''

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'' and Julie Johnston in '' Bad Girls'', Doc Newton in ''

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'' and Hazel Hobbs in ''

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''.

Acting career

Mirylees played Angela Snow in '' The Darling Buds of May'', Flora McInnes in '' Strathblair'', and Doc Newton in ''

''. Her guest roles include Zola Zbzewski in ''

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'', Sylvana Watson in ''

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'', Maria Huntly in ''

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'', and Barbara Wells in ''

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''. In the 1980s she played Carinna in ''

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''. Mirylees is also known for her role as Julie Johnston in '' Bad Girls''. She played the role from the first episode, in 1999, to the final episode, in December 2006. On 5 January 2007, it was announced on

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that Mirylees had joined ''

'' as Hazel Hobbs, the mother of Garry. She made her first appearance in the soap on 10 April 2007 and her last on 24 April 2008. In late 2007, she appeared in an episode of the sitcom ''

'' as a snobby character called Fliss. Mirylees starred in ''

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'' in 2009. She also worked for Tristan Versluis' directorial debut, ''Not Alone''. In March 2020, she appeared in an episode of the

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soap opera ''

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'' as Isa Auld.

Political career

She is a councillor for Waverley Borough Council. She represents Farnham Firgrove for the Farnham Residents Association.

Personal life

Mirylees lives in

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Theatre

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people English soap opera actresses Actresses from Surrey South African emigrants to the United Kingdom South African television actresses 1953 births People from Farnham {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub