| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Barriers | Janet Tompkinson | Series 2: Episode 4 |
| 1986 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Jean | Episode: "Marjorie Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
| 1988 | A Kind of Living | Jane | Series 2: Episode 6 |
| 1989 | And a Nightingale Sang | Girl at Dance | Television film |
| 1990–1991 | Byker Grove | Polly Bell | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 1991 | New Voices | Unknown | Episode: "The Godmother" |
| 1991–1993 | Spender | Frances Spender | Main role; 14 episodes |
| 1993 | Harry | Valerie | Series 1: Episode 4 |
| Come Snow, Come Blow | Unknown | Television film |
| 1993–1995 | Soldier Soldier | Marsha Stubbs | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 1995 | The Glass Virgin | Jessie | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Bill | Sheila Hayman | Episode: "Breaking Up" |
| See You Friday | Vanessa | All 6 episodes |
| 1997–2000 | Coronation Street | Natalie Barnes | Regular role; 489 episodes |
| 2002 | The Vice | Clara King | Episode: "No Man's Land" |
| Breeze Block | Policewoman | Episode: "Saturday, Sinday" |
| Holby City | Pam McGrath | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| Where the Heart Is | Linda Sargent | Episode: "Extra Time" |
| 2002–2003 | Born and Bred | Edie McClure | Episodes: "Nothing Like the Son" and "Fertility Rites" |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | Carol Haye | Episode: "Turkish Delight" |
| 2004 | Doctors | Jane Howard | Episodes: "Two Can Play: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2004–2005 | Down to Earth | Jackie Murphy | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2006 | The Bill | Elaine Wallace | Episode: "Better the Devil You Know" |
| Hollyoaks: In the City | DCI Fisher | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2010, 2026 | Waterloo Road | Steph Haydock | Regular role; 79 episodes |
| 2011 | Benidorm | Scary Mary | Series 4: Episode 1 |
| Casualty | Janet "Goldie" Gold | Episode: "Rogue" |
| Bloody Norah | Mum | Television film |
| 2012 | Loserville | Susan Lewis |
| 2015 | Doctors | Judith Whitney | Episode: "Oh What a Tangled Web..." |
| Inspector George Gently | Susan | Episode: "Gently with the Women" |
| 2015–2016 | Boy Meets Girl | Pam McDonald | All 12 episodes |
| Holby City | Linda Bradshaw | Episodes: "Cover Story" and "A Friend in Need" |
| 2016 | EastEnders | Alison Slater | Episode 5276 |
| Doctors | Denise Brown | Episode: "A Christmas Treat" |
| 2018 | Different for Girls | Maeve | Episode: "The whole story" |
| 2020 | Class Dismissed | Pam Travers | Episodes: "Snake!" and "Key Stage 3 Rules" |
| Dun Breedin | Doll Belvedere | Online series; all 9 webisodes |
| 2021–2022 | Hollyoaks | Trish Minniver | Regular role; 95 episodes |
| 2022 | Dead Canny | Angela | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2024 | Emmerdale | Heidi | Guest role; 3 episodes |
