Caroline O'Neill (born 13 December 1961) is an English television and theatre actress. She is best known for her role as Andrea Clayton in Coronation Street.
In a lengthy career, her television roles include Win Thursday in Endeavour, as well as an appearance in its sister programme Lewis, and as Janice Maloney in Queer as Folk. On stage, she appeared in the 2006 Royal Shakespeare Company revival of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and in Peter Gill’s The York Realist.
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Television
Coronation Street (29 episodes, 1985) as Andrea Clayton
Grange Hill (4 episodes, 1991) as Susan
Dead Romantic (TV Film, 1992) as Housewife
Body & Soul (4 episodes, 1993) as Leila
Chiller: Here Comes the Mirror Man (TV Film, 1995) as Estate agent
A Touch of Frost (1 episode, 1997) as Maggie Hoxton
Queer as Folk (9 episodes, 1999–2000) as Janice Maloney
Coronation Street (11 episodes, 2000) as Andrea Clayton
Waking the Dead (2 episodes, 2001) as Linsey Carr
Coronation Street (1 episode, 2001) as Andrea Clayton
EastEnders (3 episodes, 2002) as Clare Butcher
Behind Closed Doors (2003) as Nikki Goodwin
This Little Life (2003) as Nurse Babs
Hear the Silence (2003) as Anna Hoskins
Family Affairs (20 episodes, 2005) as Pam Hargreaves
Jane Hall (6 episodes, 2006) as Karen Kershaw
The New Worst Witch (26 episodes, 2005–2007) as Miss Hardbroom
Mum’s Gone Gay (2007) as Mum
Lewis (1 episode, 2008) as Susan Chapman
The Execution of Gary Glitter (2009) as Kelly Andrews
The Inbetweeners (1 episode, 2010) as Model's Mum
Upstairs Downstairs (1 episode, 2010) as Mrs. Proude
Whitechapel (2 episodes, 2012) as Trisha Ingall
Lip Service (1 episode, 2012) as Caroline
Inspector George Gently (1 episode, 2014) as Katherine Thomas
Undeniable (1 episode, 2014) as Jo Haywood
Happy Valley (1 episode, 2015) as Lynn Dewhurst
Doc Martin (1 episode, 2015) as Alice Bell
Unforgotten (1 episode, 2015) as Joanna Bridges
Our Girl (1 episode, 2016) as Stella
Last Tango in Halifax (2 episodes, 2016) as Janice
Endeavour (34 episodes, 2013–2023) as Win Thursday
The A Word (2020) as Pauline
Doctors (2020, 2024) as Meryl Dibton / Patricia Bennett
Sister Boniface Mysteries (2023) as Shirley Turner
Theatre
The Crucible (Royal Shakespeare Theatre & Gielgud Theatre, 2006) as Ann Putnam
Honeymoon Suite (Royal Court Theatre, 2004) as Izzy
A Day in Dull Armour (Royal Court Theatre, 2002) as Mother
The York Realist (The Lowry, Bristol Old Vic, Royal Court Theatre and Strand Theatre, 2001–2002) as Barbara
Vertigo (Theatre Royal, Windsor & Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, 1998–1999)
Stranger’s House (Royal Court Theatre, 1997) as Nelly
One More Wasted Year (Royal Court Theatre, 1997) as Waitress
Watch Out for Mr Stork (Finborough Theatre & Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, 1995) as Karen
And His Name Was Jim (Grove Theatre, London, 1991) as Carol
The Increased Difficulty of Concentration (Old Red Lion Theatre, 1989)
Blithe Spirit (Dundee Repertory Theatre, 1988)
Soapbox (Wythenshawe Forum Theatre, 1988)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Theatre Royal, Plymouth and tour, 1986) as Cecily
Strippers (Harlow Playhouse and tour, 1986) as Michelle
A Man for All Seasons (tour, 1984) as Margaret
Film
Urban Hymn (2015) as Fiona
