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Kay Mellor
English actress and director (1951–2022)
Kay Mellor OBE | |
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| Born | Kay Daniel (1951-05-11)11 May 1951[1] Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 May 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 71) |
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| Spouse | Anthony Mellor (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2, including Gaynor Faye |
Kay MellorOBE (néeDaniel; 11 May 1951 – 15 May 2022) was an English actress, scriptwriter, producer and director. She was known for creating television series such as Band of Gold (ITV, 1995–97), Fat Friends (ITV, 2000–05), and The Syndicate (BBC, 2012–21), as well as co-creating CITV's children's drama Children's Ward (1989–2000).
Early life
Kay Daniel was born in Leeds on 11 May 1951[2][1] to a Catholic father, George, and a Jewish mother, Dinah.[3][4] Her parents' marriage was unhappy, and Dinah suffered from George's domestic violence. She had an affair before seeking a divorce. She raised her children as a single parent
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Remembering Kay Mellor and rediscovering Girlfriends
18 May 2022 17:50
You may have heard that Kay Mellor, the trailblazing British scriptwriter, sadly passed away on 15 May. The team at her production company, Rollem Productions, calls her 'a phenomenal talent and a true luminary'.
Mellor created and scripted Girlfriends, the 2018 ITV drama starring Zoë, Miranda Richardson and Phyllis Logan - and it was undoubtedly a trailblazer too. As BBC News pointed out at the time, Girlfriends stands out because it 'focuses on an under-represented group on British TV - older women'. It even featured on ITV News at Ten for this reason.
Girlfriends showcases the talents of its writer and stars
Girlfriends, which was a hit with audiences in both the UK and US, exemplifies what made Kay Mellor a superb writer: rollicking good storylines and strong female characters. Plus it reaffirms the importance of friendship and sticking together - another hallmark of her work.
Zoe's character, Gail, is caring for her grandson and elderly mother, forever putting everyone else's nee
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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Kay Mellor, actress and scriptwriter, was surprised by Michael Aspel outside the Ivy restaurant in London's West End following a lunch meeting discussing her new play with producer David Pugh.
Kay, who was born in Leeds, studied drama at Bretton Hall College before helping to form a small theatre group, the Yorkshire Theatre Company. A regular acting role in the television soap opera Albion Market led to Kay being offered the chance to write scripts for the soap, and she was later made script associate. She went on to provide scripts for the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside and co-devise the ITV children's drama Children's Ward.
She wrote and directed the successful stage play A Passionate Woman in 1992, which played in the West End and had several worldwide productions. Kay appeared in her own adaptation of Jane Eyre in 1997 and wrote many highly acclaimed and popular television drama serials, including Band of Gold and Playing the Field for BBC One and Fat Friends for ITV.
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