Libby McArthur

{{Short description|Scottish actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} '''Libby McArthur''' (born in Castlemilk, Glasgow)<ref>{{cite web|title=River City - Gina Rossi - BBC One|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/wNTD93cvdGN34C6krzHYhL/gina-rossi|publisher=BBC|accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref> is a Scottish actress known for her portrayal of Gina Hamilton in soap opera ''River City'', a character she played from the show's inception in September 2002 until November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fulton|first1=Rick|title=River City shock as favourite Libby McArthur is axed from the Scottish soap after 11 years|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/river-city-favourite-libby-mcarthur-2254985|website=dailyrecord|accessdate=15 August 2017|date=6 September 2013}}</ref> Other television appearances include ''Taggart'', ''Take The High Road'', ''Rab C. Nesbitt''<ref>{{cite web|title=Libby McArthur - Glasgow Caledonian University|url=http://www.gcu.ac.uk/alumni/alumniprofiles/matv/libbymcarthur/|website=gcu.ac.uk|accessdate=15 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> and ''Looking After Jo Jo''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking After No Jo|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016205215/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2014|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref>

In the early 1980s she was a founder member and vocalist of pop group Sophisticated Boom Boom who had a number of John Peel sessions.<ref>{{cite web|title=River City Backstage Blog: Back to the 80s|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Frivercity%2F2010%2F07%2Fback_to_the_80s.shtml|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Campsie |first1=Alison |title=Scotland's forgotten girl bands making noise once more |url=https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scotlands-forgotten-girl-bands-making-noise-once-more-3254881 |website=The Scotsman |access-date=21 August 2024 |date=30 May 2021 |quote=Glasgow band Sophisticated Boom Boom, featuring singer and actress Libby McArthur}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sophisticated Boom Boom session, recorded 20 September 1982, broadcast 7 October 1982 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1982/Sep20sophisticatedboo/ |website=Keeping It Peel |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 August 2024 |quote=Libby Mcarthur (Vocals)}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sophisticated Boom Boom session, recorded 11 June 1982, broadcast 15 June 1982 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1983/Jun11sophisticatedboo/ |website=Keeping It Peel |publisher=BBC |access-date=21 August 2024 |quote=Libby Mcarthur (Vocals)}}.</ref><ref name="since_yesterday">{{cite web |last1=Hawthorne |first1=Katie |title='They couldn't even afford a bag of chips!': Scotland's great lost all-female bands |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/21/scotlands-lost-girl-bands-since-yesterday-documentary |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 August 2024 |date=21 August 2024 |quote=Such was the fate of 80s post-punk group Sophisticated Boom Boom, who supported Simple Minds and bagged John Peel sessions with their witty, stylish songs. Before they could get signed, singer Libby McArthur found out she was pregnant. In the film's saddest moment, she recalls telling the group, and later discovering that her bandmates had replaced her. 'The loss was devastating,' she says, 'but I went out with my chin up. The one thing I decided was, you will not use that name. Sophisticated Boom Boom – you owe me that.'}}</ref>

McArthur played the part of Dolly in the 30th anniversary touring production of Tony Roper's ''The Steamie'' in the Autumn of 2017.<ref>''The Steamie'' Souvenir Programme, Autumn 2017.</ref>

In 2024, she appeared in the documentary ''Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands'' by Blair Young and Carla Easton, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 21 of that year.<ref name="since_yesterday" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands |url=https://www.edfilmfest.org/film/since-yesterday-the-untold-story-of-scotlands-girl-bands/ |website=EIFF |access-date=21 August 2024 |quote=World Premiere}}.</ref>

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