Morag Siller

Morag Siller (1 November 1969 – 15 April 2016) was a Scottish actress, voice artist, and radio personality.

Siller died of breast cancer aged 46.

Biography Early life and education Siller was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was adopted at the age of three with her twin brother. While in school, she initially wanted to be a pianist but realised she would probably never be able to do it as a profession. Her attention then turned to becoming a policewoman but discovered she couldn’t apply as she was an inch shy of the department's height requirement of 5'4".

During her school years, she had appeared in plays, but only as an excuse to get out of classes. She attended the Edinburgh Acting School part-time, until she moved to London at the age of 18. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School Holly Johnson, Thompson Twins and Comic Relief. In 2000 she fulfilled an ambition by writing and co-directing a comedy sketch show, The Brushed Forward Arrangement.

She created semi-regular roles on television, such as Flora Kilwillie in Monarch of the Glen, Marilyn Dingle in Emmerdale She also played Karen alongside Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid in the ITV comedy drama, Ladies of Letters.

Personal life In May 2005 Morag married her long term partner, classical musician Tim Nicholson. The couple lived in Cheshire, England. Hamlet Lyndsey Turner Barbican Centre Puttana 'Tis Pity She's A Whore Michael Longhurst Shakespeare's Globe Mrs Plumb Pastoral Steve Marmion Soho Theatre Unknown After Black Roses Chris Wright Royal Exchange Woman / Nurse Porter Orpheus Descending Sarah Frankcom Royal Exchange Rosie Mamma Mia! Phyllida Lloyd No.1 / International Tour Pope Joan/Janine/Mrs Kidd Top Girls Library, Manchester Various The Brushed Forward Arrangement Morag Siller Hen & Chickens Theatre / London Luce/Courtesan A Comedy of Errors Ian Brown West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Simpson Tons of Money Bristol Old Vic, Bristol Ensemble & Madame Thenadiere Les Misérables No 1 Tour & West End, London Barge Woman & Narrator The Wind in the Willows Sheffield Crucible, Sheffield Audrey Blue Remembered Hills Sheffield Crucible, Sheffield Elvira Swainscott Elvis Is Alive & She's Beautiful Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Jude Kelly Mail Order Bride West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Princess Zizi Chatsky Jonathan Kent Almeida Theatre and UK Tour Kylie Taking Liberties Jack Shepherd/Sara Sugarman Hackney Empire, London Doreen A Talk in the Park Kings Head, London Anita West Side Story Edinburgh Theatre, Edinburgh Jan Grease Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Glinda The Good Witch The Wizard of Oz Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh Mrs Lovett Sweeney Todd Churchill Theatre, London Eve Fear of Water Orange Tree, London

TV Role Production Production company Dr Ferguson Marchlands ITV Studios Karen Ladies of letters Tiger Aspect Mrs Kilbraith Jinx BBC TV Margery Bloom Doctors BBC TV Tanya Bryant Ghost Squad Company Pictures Prostitute Robert Louis Stevenson BBC Scotland Marilyn Dingle Emmerdale Yorkshire TV Mrs. Rust Swiss Toni II Tiger Aspect Wendy Grease Monkeys BBC TV Brenda Doctors BBC TV Barbara Night and Day Granada TV Leona Casualty BBC TV Nurse Penny Lambirth Fields of Gold BBC TV Sister Dolores Peak Practice Carlton TV DIY Saleswoman Los Dos Bros Talkback Flora Kilwillie Monarch of the Glen BBC Scotland Leila Masie Raine Fair Game Films Driving Instructor The Man BBC TV/Crucial Films Karen Kennedy The Bill Thames Maggie Education Film BBC TV Flossy Candy Floss BBC Scotland Nancy Trial and Retribution LWT Susan Makepeace Hetty Wainthrop Investigates BBC TV Sharon Life and Death LWT Homeless Mum O Mary This London BBC TV Waitress A View to a Thrill BBC Scotland

Film Role Production Director Jessie Summer Solstice Giles Foster Whore Stanley/The Libertine Lawrence Dunmore Lisa Gibbons Dreams Michael Hilyn Sarah Secret Society Imogen Kimmel Mary Lee House of Mirth Terence Davies Baitdigger & Claudia The Hurting Kaprice Kea Gloria Exploding into Life Simon Gascoigne Farm Girl/Jitterbugger Memphis Belle Michael Caton-Jones / David Puttnam