Paula Wilcox

Paula Wilcox
Years active 1969 - present

Paula Wilcox is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissy in the British comedy Man About the House (1973–1976).

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Acting career

Wilcox first came to public attention while a member of the National Youth Theatre when she was offered her first starring television role in The Lovers, a Granada produced, ITV sitcom written by Jack Rosenthal and co-starring Richard Beckinsale. There were two series of The Lovers, plus a feature film.

In Man About the House (Thames), she played Chrissy Plummer, regularly in a flirtatious battle of wits with her male flatmate Robin, played by Richard O'Sullivan. She also starred in the feature film of the same show.

She participated in "The Lonely Miss Fox" sketch on an episode of The Benny Hill Show (Thames) that aired on 23 February 1972.

In 1977, Wilcox took the eponymous role in Miss Jones and Son.

In 1991, Wilcox returned to sitcom as Ros West in a Yorkshire Television sitcom called Fiddlers Three opposite Peter Davison before playing the character of Ivy Sandford in the pilot of Frank Skinner's Blue Heaven on Channel 4 in 1992 - the show then went on to became a series. She appeared in several series of The Queen's Nose (1995–2001).

Wilcox has made guest appearances in programmes such as Footballers' Wives, Holby City and Down to Earth. She was cast as Lilian in the BBC Three cult sitcom The Smoking Room.

On 27 October 2006, Wilcox was seen in Only Fools and Horses spin-off The Green Green Grass as Marlene's sister. She has also played another character in the Only Fools and Horses universe, appearing in 2 episodes of Rock and Chips, playing Edward "Grandad" Trotter's estranged wife Violet. She also had a cameo role in the Woody Allen movie Scoop. In 2007 Wilcox joined the cast of Emmerdale as Hilary Potts, mother of the vicar's wife, Laurel Thomas.

Television roles

Comedy

Year Title Role
1969 to 1970 The Dustbinmen Naomi
1970 to 1971 The Lovers Beryl Battersby
1971 to 1972 The Liver Birds Gloria Titlark
1973 to 1976 Man About the House Chrissy Plummer
1977 to 1978 Miss Jones and Son Elizabeth Jones
1985 The Bright Side Cynthia Bright
1991 Fiddlers Three Ros West
1992 to 1994 Blue Heaven Ivy Sandford
2004 to 2005 The Smoking Room Lillian
2010 to 2011 Rock & Chips Violet Trotter

Drama

Year Title Role
1996 The Queen's Nose Mrs Parker
2007–2008 Emmerdale Hilary Potts 40 episodes
2008 A Touch of Frost Gloria Collingham

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