Carolyn Pickles was born 8 February, 1952 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She is an English actress who played Moira Wood in Coronation Street, Vicky Thomas in Miracles Take Longer, DCI Kim Reid in The Bill, Simone Trevelyan in May to December, Margaret Kelly in Bluebell, Sally Bilton in We'll Meet Again, Shelly Williams in Emmerdale, Maggie Radcliffe in Broadchurch, Ruth Mills in Doctors, and she has also been in Tess, Agatha, Juliet Bravo, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Foyle's War, EastEnders, Casualty, Where the Heart Is, Prime Suspect, Holby City, Peak Practice, The Tales of Para Handy, Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Boon, Chancer and Drop the Dead Donkey.