Melanie Walters

Melanie Walters (born 30 January 1962)age59[1][2] is a Welsh actress who has worked frequently in television. She is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

Melanie Walters
Born (1962-01-30) 30 January 1962
Mumbles, Swansea, Wales
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Notable work
Gavin & Stacey
Hollyoaks

Early life

Walters was born on 30 January 1962 and raised in the Mumbles, near Swansea.[3] Her father died when she was very young, leaving her mother to raise four children under four years old.[2] In 1973, aged 11, she took over her brother's paper round, covering Mumbles Head every day, an experience she described at length on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012. When she was 14 she qualified as a lifeguard, working on the local beaches.[2]

Career

Walters has worked frequently in television, but is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. She was one of eight celebrities chosen to participate in an intense week learning Welsh in an eco-friendly chic campsite in Pembrokeshire in the series cariad@iaith:love4language shown on S4C in July 2011. Walters made a guest appearance in Casualty as Carrie on 3 February 2018.

In December 2011 she appeared in the pantomime Cinderella at the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport.[4]

In July 2020, it was announced that she would be taking on a lead character in the feature film Faulty Roots, directed by Ella Greenwood.[5]

Film
  • Burn Burn Burn (2015) – as Shelle
  • High Tide – Bethan (2014), Long Arm Films Production
  • Resistance (2011) – Helen Roberts
  • Submarine – Judie Bevan (2010)
  • Tan ar y Comin – Mrs. Evans (1995)

Television

Theatre

Personal life

Walters lives with her son in the Mumbles, Swansea, where she also runs a business teaching Pilates.[2]

References
  1. https://twitter.com/melwalters01/status/1222901882189799424?s=21
  2. BBC Radio 4, Thu 22 Sep 2011, The Paper Round, A profile of the early life of Melanie Walters
  3. "Melanie Walters". IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Error Occurred While Processing Request". www.newport.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Grater, Tom; Grater, Tom (2020-07-14). "Melanie Walters & Kayleigh-Paige Rees Board UK Indie Pic 'Faulty Roots' About Teen Mental Health". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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