Siw Hughes
{{short description|Welsh actress and television presenter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Siw Hughes
| image = SiwHughes.jpg
| caption = Hughes in character as Kath Jones from the Welsh soap opera Pobol y Cwm
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
| nationality = Welsh
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|television presenter}}
| employer = BBC
| television = Pobol y Cwm
Gwaith Cartref
| years active = 1982–present
| education = Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni
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Siw Hughes (born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh actress. She is best known for her role as Kath Jones in the long-running S4C soap opera, Pobol y Cwm, from 1993 to 2007, 2014 and 2017 onwards.
Early life
Hughes was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. She has appeared in Welsh-language theatre productions,{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/bafta-winning-actress-siw-hughes-10541560|title=Bafta winning actress Siw Hughes will star in Theatr Genedlaethol touring production|website=Daily Post|date=7 December 2015|access-date=5 July 2016}} and in 2014 won a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Actress in a Television Drama, for her role in the S4C series Gwaith/Cartref.{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/wales/awards/british-academy-cymru-awards/nominees-winners/2014|title=British Academy Cymru Awards Winners in 2014|website=BAFTA|date=26 October 2014|access-date=5 July 2016}}
Career
Welsh comedian Iwan John has a running joke in which he spoofs the Kath Jones character, using such overemphasised catch-phrases as "Blincin fflip!" a "Iyffach gols!".[http://www.s4c.co.uk/adloniant/e_berylcherylameryl.shtml S4C Adloniant/Entertainment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220044018/http://www.s4c.co.uk/adloniant/e_berylcherylameryl.shtml |date=20 December 2008 }}
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0400935}}
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Category:Actors from Bangor, Gwynedd
Category:Welsh soap opera actresses
Category:Actresses from Gwynedd
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