Beverly Hills (actress)
Beverly Hills | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupations | Actress, TV presenter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for | Children's TV CBeebies, CBBC |
Beverly Hills is a British actress and television presenter. She is known for her many roles in BBC dramas and in children's TV.
Career
Drama
From October 1987 to July 1991, Hills played Julia Brennan in BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens.
Hills has played many roles across the BBC since the early 90s. She has played Kate Warren in Backup, Tina in Knights & Emeralds, Elaine Davies-Johnson in Brookside, Liz Walton in Accused, Monika Gaye in Peak Practice, Shirley Slipman in The Bill, Viv Kelly in Dalziel and Pascoe and she has also appeared in Casualty, Holby City, Silent Witness, New Tricks and Waking the Dead.
BBC Schools
She started out on the long running BBC Schools series Storytime in 1995. She presented 2 series between 1995 and 1996. In 1997, she played Gina in the Look and Read story, Captain Crimson.[1] In 2003, she appeared in an episode of the long running series Magic Grandad, a BBC schools programme for under-6s, on BBC2.
Children's TV
Hills has spent a lot of time in children's television, with a career of presenting and writing for Children's BBC. In 2002, Hills become one of the main presenters on the hit CBeebies pre-school series Tikkabilla for which she also wrote.[2] From 2007 to 2010, she regularly appeared in the CBBC sitcom Bear Behaving Badly as the role of 'Postie'.[3] Hills also wrote episodes for the CBeebies pre-school series The Story Makers.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Knights & Emeralds | Melissa | |
| 1989 | Dealers | Tape Room Girl | |
| 1995-1996 | Storytime | Herself | |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Gwen Coleman | Burn Out S1:E3&4 as Beverley Hills |
| 2002-2003 | Tikkabilla | Herself | CBeebies |
| 2007-2010 | Bear Behaving Badly | Postie | CBBC |
| 2015 | Hard Tide | Mary | |
| 2015 | Twirlywoos | 3 episodes | CBeebies |
| 2026 | ANDY | Pamela | ANDY - Short Sci-Fi Film on YouTube |
References
- ↑ https://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Look_and_Read/Captain_Crimson#Credits
- ↑ "Internet Archive - CBEEBIES - Tikkabilla Horses And Gingerbread". 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Bear Behaving Badly Cast and Crew Credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ↑ "Tikkabilla - Beverley Hills, Justin Fletcher, Tamba". CBeebies. BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2022.