Libby McArthur

Libby McArthur (born in Castlemilk, Glasgow)^[1] 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.^[2] Other television appearances include Taggart, Take The High Road, Rab C. Nesbitt^[3] and Looking After Jo Jo.^[4]

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.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

McArthur played the part of Dolly in the 30th anniversary touring production of Tony Roper's The Steamie in the Autumn of 2017.^[10]

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.^[9][11]