| Morag Siller | |
| Education: | Sylvia Young Theatre School Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Birth Date: | 1969 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Withington, Manchester, England |
| Years Active: | 1990–2016 |
| Spouse: | Tim Nicholson |
Morag Siller (1 November 1969 – 15 April 2016) was a Scottish actress, voice artist, and radio personality.
Siller died of breast cancer aged 46.
Siller was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,[2] and was adopted at the age of three with her twin brother.[3] While in school, she initially wanted to be a pianist but realised she would probably never be able to do it as a profession. Her attention then turned to becoming a policewoman but discovered she couldn’t apply as she was an inch shy of the department's height requirement of 5'4".[4]
During her school years, she had appeared in plays, but only as an excuse to get out of classes. She attended the Edinburgh Acting School part-time, until she moved to London at the age of 18. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School[4] followed by a postgraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While still in school, she landed a small part in the David Puttnam film Memphis Belle.[2]
Since 1992 Siller has performed in films, West End theatre, television, and radio. She has also appeared in numerous television commercials and pop videos, including Morrissey,[5] Holly Johnson, Thompson Twins and Comic Relief. In 2000 she fulfilled an ambition by writing and co-directing a comedy sketch show, The Brushed Forward Arrangement.[6]
She created semi-regular roles on television, such as Flora Kilwillie in Monarch of the Glen,[7] Marilyn Dingle in Emmerdale[4] and Leona in Casualty,[2] (for which she won AOL's award for Best Dramatic Performance in a Television Series in 2000). She performed in two musicals, Les Misérables and Mamma Mia!.[8] She also played Karen alongside Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid in the ITV comedy drama, Ladies of Letters.
In May 2005 Morag married her long term partner,[9] classical musician Tim Nicholson. The couple lived in Cheshire, England. She had no children.
| Role | Production | Director | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voltemand[10] | Hamlet | Lyndsey Turner | Barbican Centre | |
| Puttana | 'Tis Pity She's A Whore | Michael Longhurst | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| Mrs Plumb | Pastoral | Steve Marmion | Soho Theatre | |
| Unknown | After Black Roses | Chris Wright | Royal Exchange | |
| Woman / Nurse Porter | Orpheus Descending | Sarah Frankcom | Royal Exchange | |
| Rosie | Mamma Mia! | Phyllida Lloyd | No.1 / International Tour | |
| Pope Joan/Janine/Mrs Kidd | Top Girls | Library, Manchester | ||
| Various | The Brushed Forward Arrangement | Morag Siller | Hen & Chickens Theatre / London | |
| Luce/Courtesan | A Comedy of Errors | Ian Brown | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds | |
| Simpson | Tons of Money | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol | ||
| Ensemble & Madame Thenadiere | Les Misérables | No 1 Tour & West End, London | ||
| Barge Woman & Narrator | The Wind in the Willows | Sheffield Crucible, Sheffield | ||
| Audrey | Blue Remembered Hills | Sheffield Crucible, Sheffield | ||
| Elvira Swainscott | Elvis Is Alive & She's Beautiful | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh | ||
| Jude Kelly | Mail Order Bride | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds | ||
| Princess Zizi | Chatsky | Jonathan Kent | Almeida Theatre and UK Tour | |
| Kylie | Taking Liberties | Jack Shepherd/Sara Sugarman | Hackney Empire, London | |
| Doreen | A Talk in the Park | Kings Head, London | ||
| Anita | West Side Story | Edinburgh Theatre, Edinburgh | ||
| Jan | Grease | Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh | ||
| Glinda The Good Witch | The Wizard of Oz | Netherbow Theatre, Edinburgh | ||
| Mrs Lovett | Sweeney Todd | Churchill Theatre, London | ||
| Eve | Fear of Water | Orange Tree, London |
| Role | Production | Production Company | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ferguson | Marchlands | ITV Studios | |
| Karen | Ladies of letters | Tiger Aspect | |
| Mrs Kilbraith | Jinx | BBC TV | |
| Margery Bloom | Doctors | BBC TV | |
| Tanya Bryant | Ghost Squad | Company Pictures | |
| Prostitute | Robert Louis Stevenson | BBC Scotland | |
| Marilyn Dingle | Emmerdale | Yorkshire TV | |
| Mrs. Rust | Swiss Toni II | Tiger Aspect | |
| Wendy | Grease Monkeys | BBC TV | |
| Brenda | Doctors | BBC TV | |
| Barbara | Night and Day | Granada TV | |
| Leona | Casualty | BBC TV | |
| Nurse Penny Lambirth | Fields of Gold | BBC TV | |
| Sister Dolores | Peak Practice | Carlton TV | |
| DIY Saleswoman | Los Dos Bros | Talkback | |
| Flora Kilwillie | Monarch of the Glen | BBC Scotland | |
| Leila | Masie Raine | Fair Game Films | |
| Driving Instructor | The Man | BBC TV/Crucial Films | |
| Karen Kennedy | The Bill | Thames | |
| Maggie | Education Film | BBC TV | |
| Flossy | Candy Floss | BBC Scotland | |
| Nancy | Trial and Retribution | LWT | |
| Susan Makepeace | Hetty Wainthrop Investigates | BBC TV | |
| Sharon | Life and Death | LWT | |
| Homeless Mum | O Mary This London | BBC TV | |
| Waitress | A View to a Thrill | BBC Scotland |
| Role | Production | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie | Summer Solstice | Giles Foster | |
| Whore | Stanley/The Libertine | Lawrence Dunmore | |
| Lisa Gibbons | Dreams | Michael Hilyn | |
| Sarah | Secret Society | Imogen Kimmel | |
| Mary Lee | House of Mirth | Terence Davies | |
| Baitdigger & Claudia | The Hurting | Kaprice Kea | |
| Gloria | Exploding into Life | Simon Gascoigne | |
| Farm Girl/Jitterbugger | Memphis Belle | Michael Caton-Jones / David Puttnam |