Moya Brady

Moya Brady
Born	(1962-09-08) 8 September 1962 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Television	The Bill (1995, 2002–2003) Shameless (2005, 2013) Hollyoaks (2018–2020)

Moya Brady (born 8 September 1962) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of 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 long-running 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 the Russel T Davis critically acclaimed It's a Sin.

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

External links

• Moya Brady at IMDb