Photograph by Sian Trenberth Photography
Originally from Bangor but now settled for many years in Swansea, Manon graduated from Manchester University and returned to Wales to work as an actor with Bag and Baggage, Hwyl a Fflag, and, for many years as a founder with Theatr West Glamorgan, touring all over Wales with the company’s hugely popular productions. She subsequently appeared in many other productions including at Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Frapetsus and Cwmni 3D, and on TV in The Bench (BBC), DI Williams in Pobol y Cwm (BBC) and Talking to the Dead (Sky), as well as films including Perthyn (Llifon) Streic (BBC) Lois (Eryri) Nice Girls (BBC) and Ar y Tracs (Green Bay). She also presented Y Clwb Garddio (Cenad) for almost a decade.
For TV Manon wrote the series Y Stafell Ddirgel (Llifon) and Treflan (Alfresco), and scripted and storylined Gwaith Cartre (Fiction Factory). For stage, she adapted the novels of Alexander Cordell - the Cordell Triolgy - for Clwyd Theatr Cymru, and her play Porth y Byddar was premiered at the National Eisteddfod in 2007 before touring throughout Wales. Manon was also Writer in Residence for National Youth Theatre Wales between 2008-2010. She has also written many plays for BBC Radio Cymru.
Her film Eldra (Teliesin) won many awards, including 5 Bafta Cymru Awards in 2001; Best Film at the Moondance International Film Festival, Colorado 2002; and Best Film at Cardiff International Film Festival.
In 2017 Manon published her first novel “Porth y Byddar” (Gwasg y Bwthyn). Manon is Co-chair of the Welsh Committee of the Writers Guild of GB.