Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was an English actress, who had a long career in British television from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. She is best known for playing Barbara Wright, one of the original
Doctor Who companions from 1963-65, alongside
William Hartnell's
First Doctor. Fifteen years later, she returned to the series in a guest role as the villainous Lexa in "
Meglos", alongside
Tom Baker's
Fourth Doctor.
She sadly died from cancer in 1993 aged 63, meaning she was one of very few companion actors from the classic series who never had the opportunity to reprise her role in audio form for Big Finish Doctor Who.
Her acting roles include:
- Out Of This World: episode "Medicine Show" (1962) — Lil Harmon
- Doctor Who:
- 76 episodes / 16 storiesshow list "An Unearthly Child", "The Daleks", "The Edge of Destruction", "Marco Polo", "The Keys of Marinus", "The Aztecs", "The Sensorites", "The Reign of Terror", "Planet of Giants", "The Dalek Invasion of Earth", "The Rescue", "The Romans", "The Web Planet", "The Crusade", "The Space Museum", "The Chase" (1963-65) — Barbara Wright
- 4-episode story "Meglos" (1980) — Lexa
- Tales of the Unexpected, episodes:
- "The Luncheon" (1983) — Melanie Litmayer
- "Accidental Death" (1984) — Mrs. Milvain
