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name: "Chrissie Cotterill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chrissie-cotterill"
fi1m_id: "chrissie-cotterill"
imdb_id: "nm0182991"
tmdb_id: 113528
wikidata_id: "Q140067094"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 July 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T17:27:25.155461+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chrissie Cotterill

## Identity

Chrissie Cotterill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chrissie-cotterill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chrissie-cotterill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0182991
- **TMDB ID:** 113528
- **Wikidata ID:** Q140067094
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140067094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182991/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113528

Actor. Born 19 July 1955 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 July 1955, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1989–2015
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (2), 2010s 45 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $62m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140067094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182991/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113528

## Biography

Chrissie Cotterill is a British actress. She was born on 19 July 1955 in London, England.

Her film credits include Paula in *Nil by Mouth* (1997), a barmaid in *The Krays* (1990) and roles in *Keeping Mum* (2005) and *Flood* (2007). On television she has appeared in *May to December* (1989–1994) as Debbie Burgess, *Doctor Who* (2005 and 2010), *Mrs Brown's Boys* (2011) as Mrs O’Leary, *Wire in the Blood* (2002) and multiple episodes of *The Bill*.

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Mrs Brown's Boys* (2011), Fi1m 45, as Mrs. O’Leary — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-browns-boys.md)
- *Nil by Mouth* (1997), Fi1m 87, as Paula — [page](https://film.one/film/nil-by-mouth.md)
- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Barmaid — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Me, Myself & Di* (2021), as Margo Brown
- *Wannabe* (2018), series, as Susan
- *The C-Word* (2015), as Nurse
- *Mrs Brown's Boys* (2011), series, as Mrs. O’Leary — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-browns-boys.md)
- *Holy Water* (2009), as Mrs. Skelly
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, Actor
- *Flood* (2007), as Christine
- *The History of Mr Polly* (2007), Actor
- *Keeping Mum* (2005), as TV Chat Show Pundit #2
- *All About George* (2005), series, Actor
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Mother, Madame Vernet — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Pompeii: The Last Day* (2003), as Epidia
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Actor
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, as Carla Walton
- *Weak at Denise* (2001), Actor
- *Honest* (2000), as June Ord
- *Cor, Blimey!* (2000), as Joan Sims
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, as Sue Yates
- *Underground* (1998), as Rat's Mum
- *Nil by Mouth* (1997), as Paula — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/nil-by-mouth.md)
- *Touching Evil* (1997), series, as Eileen McCaffrey
- *The Krays* (1990), as Barmaid — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *Birds of a Feather* (1989), series, as Trish
- *Close to Home* (1989), series, as Mrs Bunting
- *May to December* (1989), series, as Debbie
- *Bust* (1987), series, as Gloria
- *Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire* (1985), Actor
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Shades of Darkness* (1983), series, as Rachel
- *A Matter of Choice for Billy* (1983), as Shirley
- *Separate Tables* (1983), as Doreen
- *Scrubbers* (1982), as Annetta Brady
- *Too Late to Talk to Billy* (1982), as Shirley
- *Say No to Strangers* (1981), as Teresa's Mum
- *Caleb Williams* (1980), series, as Jane Alcott
- *Lindsey* (1980), as Mary Case
- *Fox* (1980), as Gill Locke
- *Billy* (1979), as Carol's friend
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Denise — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as June Cook
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Roz Timson
- *A First Class Friend* (1974), as Customer
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Maeve
- *Unnovations*, series, Actor

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