Una McLean

Una McLean MBE (born 1930 in Strathaven, Scotland) is a Scottish actress and comedienne, best known for appearing in pantomimes. She was married to Scottish stage and film actor Russell Hunter from 1991 until his death in 2004.

She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and began her career at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews in 1955. She joined the Citizens' Theatre in Glasgow in 1959. From 1965 she starred in her own show for Scottish Television, Over to Una, with Glen Michael and in 1967 she starred in Scotland's first one-woman television show, Did you see Una? She has appeared in several films, including Peter Capaldi's Strictly Sinatra in 2001.

She has appeared in many pantomimes in Scotland, often starring opposite Jimmy Logan and with Stanley Baxter. She starred in Jack and the Beanstalk alongside Jimmy Logan in his last pantomime appearance at Glasgow's King's Theatre as Wondergran, a show that also featured Alyson McInnes, John Ramage and Euan McIver. She appeared in 2007 on television in the sitcom, Still Game. She currently plays Molly O'Hara in the BBC Scotland soap River City .

External links

• Una McLean at IMDb