Profile of Paula Wilcox on Famous Like Me

Paula Wilcox (born 13 December 1949, Manchester) - British actress.

Wilcox, famed for her unusual beauty, first came to public attention whilst she was still a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was offered her first starring television role in The Lovers by Jack Rosenthal. Since then she has appeared regularly on television featuring in various series, one-off plays and comedies.

Wilcox has also appeared in London's West End many times, her roles including:

• Florence the obsessive housewife in Neil Simon's comedy The (female) Odd Couple;
• the Queen in The Queen and I by Sue Townsend, and
• Shirley Valentine in Willy Russell's one-woman play.

In addition Wilcox has appeared in Shakespeare at the Open Air Theatre, Regents Park, at the Old Vic in Bristol, and on BBC Radio 3.

For some years Wilcox could be heard as the voice of Renault on radio. She is also well known for many commercials, narrations and talking books.

Her television work

Although she has appeared in many programmes, the best known are:

• Z Cars
• The Liver Birds
• Boon
• Casualty
• Peak Practice
• Footballers' Wives
• Holby City
• The Lovers
• All About Me and
• Down to Earth

However it is probably for her roles as:

• Chrissy Plummer in Man About The House
• Mrs Audrey Parker in The Queen's Nose and
• Lilian in The Smoking Room

that she is best known.

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