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Cordelia Bugeja

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Cordelia Bugeja
Born (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 48)
OccupationActor
AgentMacFarlane Chard Associates

Cordelia Bugeja (born 5 March 1976) is a British actress, best known for her roles as Julie in Not Going Out, Nikki in EastEnders, Melanie Hart in Family Affairs, and sex worker Kate in Respectable.

Career

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From 1993 to 1994 she appeared in the ITV sitcom Conjugal Rites as Gillian Masefield. In 2006, she appeared briefly in an episode of the sitcom Not Going Out as waitress Julie. (The producers had said in an interview that they had promised Bugeja a role after she stood in for someone at a read-through, but were forced to give her only a small part as Respectable was taking up most of her time.[citation needed])

She appeared in over two dozen British TV commercials, most notably the award-winning campaign for Sure antiperspirant with the punchline "Thank god you dumped him first!", and a hugely successful campaign for Yakult yoghurt drink.[1]

She had guest roles in The Bill once in 2005, where she appeared as the girlfriend of a man who was holding his dad and three officers hostage at St Hugh's and the second time in 2007 when she appeared in three episodes as Nina Lloyd, the ex-wife of CPS solicitor Matt Hinkley, who had driven her to a mental breakdown.

She has also appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lilly Luxmore, in Cards on the Table in 2006; the 2008 British movie The Crew as Debs and in the Doctors episode Someone Else's Shoes as Branwen Owen in 2013.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Calling Young Nurse
2001 Swimming Pool Mel
2008 MindFlesh Lyn
2008 The Crew Debs
2015 Pleasure Island Sara
2017 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Woman 3
2018 Above the Clouds Susan
2020 The Trip to Greece Katherine

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Eye of the Storm Nell Frewen 6 episodes
1993–1994 Conjugal Rites Gillian Masefield 13 episodes
1995 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Young Rosario Episode: "The Strawberry Tree: Part 1"
1997–1999 Family Affairs Melanie Hart
2000 Casualty Jane Episode: "The Morning After"
2003 EastEnders Nikki Episode dated 9 June 2003
2003–2016 Doctors Various roles 6 episodes
2004 When I'm Sixty-Four Pool Attendant Television film
2004 Silent Witness Doctor Bennett Episode: "Body 21: Part 1"
2004 Gaby & the Girls Gaby Bellamy Television film
2005 Agatha Christie's Poirot Mrs. Luxmore Episode: "Cards on the Table"
2005–2007 The Bill Nina Lloyd / Gillian Ellis 4 episodes
2006 Hustle Receptionist Episode: "Whittaker Our Way Out"
2006 Vital Signs Miss McCabe Episode #1.2
2006 Respectable Kate 6 episodes
2006 Not Going Out Julie Episode: "Aussie"
2006, 2007 The IT Crowd Abi 2 episodes
2007 Christmas at the Riviera Samantha Television film
2011–2012 Mount Pleasant Jane 4 episodes
2012 Comedy Showcase Alice Episode: "House of Rooms"
2013 Luckless George's Mum Television film
2013 Holby City Esther Leach Episode: "Father's Day"
2020 The Trip Katherine 3 episodes
2024 Freedom at Midnight Edwina Mountbatten

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cordelia Bugeja". The Stage. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
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