Lill Roughley is an English actress who has appeared on British television since the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Roughley also worked often with
Victoria Wood, playing a variety of roles in Wood's various comedy series for the BBC.
Roughley had minor roles in the 1970s and 1980s in programmes including
All the Fun of the Fair (1979),
Tales of the Unexpected (1979),
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985),
Bergerac (1981) and
Inspector Morse (1987). She worked with
Victoria Wood again in 1989, appearing in four of her six comedy plays for television, and again in 1992's
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (1992). Also in 1992 she played Alice in the first series of Mulberry. In the following years Roughley appeared in Minder, A Touch of Frost, the film
Brassed Off (1996),
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995),
Dinnerladies (1998) (another collaboration with Victoria Wood), Absolutely Fabulous (in the 2001 episode of the series, called "Small Openings", as the "actress" portraying Edina in the play written by Saffron, based on her own life) and Heartbeat. Roughley played Lorraine Thomson in one episode of Coronation Street, which aired on 17 May 1996.
Roughley is probably best known for playing Ella Dawkins in the sitcom
My Hero (2000), from 2000 to 2006.
My Hero(2000)as Ella Dawkins
Heartbeat(1992)as Gloria Gray
Absolutely Fabulous(1992)as Jude
Dinnerladies(1998)as Shelagh
The Last Salute(1998)as Sylvia
Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute(2005)as Self
Comic Relief(1995)as Audience Member
Victoria Wood: Live in Your Own Home(1994)as Self - Audience Member
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast(1992)as Various Characters
Victoria Wood: The Secret List(2020)as Second Café Assistant, Janet
Dinnerladies Diaries(2018)as Shelagh
Our Friend Victoria(2017)as Second Café Assistant, Various Characters, Lill Sutcliffe, Shelagh, Self, Minnie Caldwell
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood(2016)as Minnie Caldwell