Cathryn Bradshaw (born 13 January 1964, Blackpool) is an English actress known for her role in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.
Cathryn Bradshaw was born in Blackpool in 1964 and brought up in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire where she attended Breck School.
[citation needed] Bradshaw's first television role came in 1988 when she played the Princess in an episode of The Storyteller.
The following year she appeared in an episode of Inspector Morse ("The Secret of Bay 5B") and in the 1989 comedy musical film, Bert Rigby, You're a Fool alongside Robert Lindsay and Robbie Coltrane.
Then in 1990, she played Melanie in the acclaimed BBC television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit opposite Charlotte Coleman.