---
name: "Lesley Clare O'Neill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lesley-clare-oneill"
fi1m_id: "lesley-clare-oneill"
imdb_id: "nm0642235"
tmdb_id: 207342
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 May 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T10:43:40.678118+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."
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# Lesley Clare O'Neill

## Identity

Lesley Clare O'Neill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lesley-clare-oneill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lesley-clare-oneill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0642235
- **TMDB ID:** 207342
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0642235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/207342

Actor. Born 1 May 1952 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 May 1952, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0642235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/207342

## Biography

Lesley Clare O'Neill is an English actress and writer. She was born in May 1952 in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Her screen debut came in the 1982 television film *Walter*, in which she played Jean - Stockroom. Acting credits include *Casualty* (1986) as Christine Fairhurst, *A Touch of Frost* (1992) as Paula, *Heartbeat* as Doreen Chivers and *Life on Mars* (2006) as Mrs. Bathurst. She has written numerous episodes of *Emmerdale* and one episode of *The Afternoon Play* (2003).

*Sources: imdb.com, thetvdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Walter* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Jean - Stockroom — [page](https://film.one/film/walter.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Life on Mars* (2006), series, as Mrs. Bathurst — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/life-on-mars.md)
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, Writer
- *Brothers in Trouble* (1996), as Prostitute
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Audrey Milligan
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Liz Penrose
- *In Lambeth* (1993), as Katherine Blake
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Paula — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Growing Pains* (1992), series, as Shirley Barton
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Doreen Chivers
- *Rockliffe's Babies* (1987), series, as Tina Sinclair
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Christine Fairhurst — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Phyllis — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *Punters* (1984), as Margaret
- *Only Children* (1984), as Sheila
- *Walter* (1982), as Jean - Stockroom — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/walter.md)
- *Clapperclaw* (1981), as Doreen
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mary — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Accident* (1978), series, as Ward Nurse
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Doreen
- *Emmerdale* (1972), series, Writer

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