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Gwen Nelson (I) (1901–1990)

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Born:

Gwendoline Alexandra Nelson
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 89) in Suffolk, England, UK
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1989 The Bill (TV series)
Mrs. Usher
– Early Bird (1989) … Mrs. Usher
 
1989 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Grandma Parker
– A Sleeping Life: Part Two (1989) … Grandma Parker
 
1989 High Street Blues (TV series)
Lady with VC
– The Bells, the Bells (1989) … Lady with VC
 
1988 Casualty (TV series)
Miss Dalrimple
– Caring (1988) … Miss Dalrimple
 
1988 Clarence (TV series)
Mrs. Titheridge
– Episode #1.6 (1988) … Mrs. Titheridge
 
1987 Scoop (TV movie)
The Country - Granny Boot
 
1987 84 Charing Cross Road
Bill's Great Aunt
 
1986 A Seaside Story
Landlady
 
1985 European Vacation
Hotel Manager's Mother
 
1984 Shine on Harvey Moon (TV series)
Mrs. Brandon
– Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (1984) … Mrs. Brandon
– Baby It's Cold Outside (1984) … Mrs. Brandon
– Goodnight Vienna (1984) … Mrs. Brandon
– Sentimental Journey (1984) … Mrs. Brandon
– I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair (1984) … Mrs. Brandon
 
1983 Terry and June (TV series)
Aunt Madge
– Pardon My Dust (1983) … Aunt Madge
 
1982 Goodbye, Mr. Kent (TV series)
Mrs. Kent
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Mrs. Kent
 
1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– Dancing Country (1981)
 
1981 Towers of Babel (short)
 
1981 Juliet Bravo (TV series)
Annie Stamp
– A Private Place (1981) … Annie Stamp
 
1981 Jackanory Playhouse (TV series)
Crone
– The Rose of Ice (1981) … Crone
 
1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Mrs. Bone
– A Brush with Mr Porter on the Road to Eldorado (1981) … Mrs. Bone
 
1969-1980 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Granny / Miss Emily / Mrs. Adams
– The Gate of Eden: Part 3 - Peter (1980) … Granny
– The Gate of Eden: Part 2 - Sue (1980) … Granny
– The Gate of Eden: Part 1 - Mr. Falconer (1980) … Granny
– The Winter Ladies (1979) … Mrs. Adams
– Murder: Identikit (1969) … Miss Emily
 
1979 The Other Side (TV series)
Mam
– Connie (1979) … Mam
 
1978 Scorpion Tales (TV series)
Mrs. Withers
– The Great Albert (1978) … Mrs. Withers
 
1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Mrs. Olga Freetumble
– An Upward Fall: Part 1 (1977) … Mrs. Olga Freetumble
 
1977 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Mrs. Kirby
 
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Lady in Courtroom
 
1977 Esther Waters (TV movie)
Mrs. Parsons
 
1977 The Velvet Glove (TV series)
– Auntie's Niece (1977)
 
1977 Centre Play (TV series)
Madame Beaumatin
– The Emporer's New Hat (1977) … Madame Beaumatin
 
1977 The Rocking Horse Winner (TV movie)
Nancy
 
1975 Village Hall (TV series)
Little Miss Dimmins
– Silver Threads (1975) … Little Miss Dimmins
 
1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)
Hermione Davis
 
1974 And Mother Makes Five (TV series)
Sally's mother
– For Richer for Poorer (1974) … Sally's mother
– Fair Exchange (1974) … Sally's mother
– Wish You Were There (1974) … Sally's mother
 
1974 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
Dorothy
– Seance in a Wet Rag and Bone Yard (1974) … Dorothy
 
1963-1974 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Alice / Emma Mannering / Rita
– Clap Hands for the Walking Dead (1974) … Alice
– Poor Cherry (1967) … Rita
– The Snag (1963) … Emma Mannering
 
1973 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Housekeeper
– Caucasian Chalk Circle (1973)
– The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) … Housekeeper
 
1962-1972 Z Cars (TV series)
Auntie / Bertha Parkin / Mrs. Brookshaw / …
– Public Relations (1972) … Bertha Parkin
– Hide - And Go Seek (1963) … Mrs. Hughes
– The Main Chance (1963) … Mrs. Brookshaw
– Johnny Sailor (1962) … Auntie
– Invisible Enemy (1962) … Mrs. Crawford
 
1972 And Mother Makes Three (TV series)
Sally's Mother
– Two Hearts That Beat as Two (1972) … Sally's Mother
– A Family Affair (1972) … Sally's Mother
 
1972 Callan (TV series)
Mrs. Glover
– The Richmond File: A Man Like Me (1972) … Mrs. Glover
 
1972 Clochemerle (TV series)
Madame Voujon
– The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) … Madame Voujon
– The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin (1972) … Madame Voujon
– The Spirited Protest of Justine Pulet (1972) … Madame Voujon
– The Magnificent Idea of Barthelemey Piechut, the Mayor (1972) … Madame Voujon
 
1972 Something to Hide
2nd Old Lady
 
1970-1971 Catweazle (TV series)
Mrs. Gowdie
– The Thirteenth Sign (1971) … Mrs. Gowdie
– The Magic Circle (1971) … Mrs. Gowdie
– The Battle of the Giants (1971) … Mrs. Gowdie
– The Ghost Hunters (1971) … Mrs. Gowdie
– The Wogle Stone (1971) … Mrs. Gowdie
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1971 Jude the Obscure (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Edlin
– Christminster Again (1971) … Mrs. Edlin
– To Aldbrickham (1971) … Mrs. Edlin
– To Shaston (1971) … Mrs. Edlin
 
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
Char
 
1970 Act of Separation (TV movie)
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Jill / Miss Burbage
– Act of Separation (1970) … Jill
– Married Alive (1970) … Miss Burbage
 
1970 Kate (TV series)
Ruth Webb
– The Man Who Broke the Rules (1970) … Ruth Webb
 
1970 The Woodlanders (TV series)
Grammer Oliver
– Marty (1970) … Grammer Oliver
– Felice (1970) … Grammer Oliver
– Grace (1970) … Grammer Oliver
– Giles (1970) … Grammer Oliver
 
1970 My Partner the Ghost (TV series)
Mrs. Halloway
– The Trouble with Women (1970) … Mrs. Halloway
 
1969 Staircase
Matron
 
1969 The Reckoning
Michael's Mother
 
1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Mrs. King
– The Dancing Men (1968) … Mrs. King
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
Mrs. Parkinson
– Lash Out (1968) … Mrs. Parkinson
 
1968 Half Hour Story (TV series)
Gran
– Goodnight Albert (1968) … Gran
 
1960-1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Aunt Kate / Mary Bailey / Mrs Noonan / …
– ITV Summer Playhouse #7: A Brand New Scrubbing Brush (1967) … Aunt Kate
– The Buried Man (1963) … Mary Bailey
– The Whisperers (1961) … Mrs Noonan
– The Happy Man (1960) … Sister Timpson
 
1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Daily
– Boa Constrictor (1967) … Mrs. Daily
 
1967 Turn Out the Lights (TV series)
Florence Hatton
– You Can't Get the Wood (1967) … Florence Hatton
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mrs. Bryant
– The Wesker Trilogy: Roots (1966) … Mrs. Bryant
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
Female Janitor
 
1965 Gaslight Theatre (TV series)
Dame Marten
– Maria Marten or, the Murder in the Old Red Barn (1965) … Dame Marten
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Helen Browne
– The Living Room (1965) … Helen Browne
 
1960-1964 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Madame Dousselaire / Miss Edna Kerry / Mrs. Nugget
– The Hoarders (1964) … Miss Edna Kerry
– The Widower (1961) … Mrs. Nugget
– Three Small Bones (1960) … Madame Dousselaire
 
1964 The Three Lives of Thomasina
 
1963 Summer Flight
Hospital Sister
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Mrs. Calvert
– Deferred Terms (1963) … Mrs. Calvert
 
1962 Don't Talk to Strange Men
Mrs. Mason
 
1962 A Kind of Loving
Mrs. Brown
 
1961 The Kitchen
8th Waitress
 
1961 They Met in a City (TV series)
Edna
– The Three Buskers (1961) … Edna
 
1961 Jango (TV series)
Miss Blane
– Mind the Doors, Please (1961) … Miss Blane
 
1960 Tunes of Glory
Provost's Wife
 
1960 The Entertainer
 
1959 Probation Officer (TV series)
– Episode #1.10 (1959)
 
1954 The Teckman Mystery
Duty woman
 
1939 Ladies in Waiting (TV movie)
Mrs. Dawson
 
1939 The Swiss Family Robinson (TV movie)
Mamma
 
1938 Laugh with Me (TV movie)
Ann Bonnington
 
1938 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Aunt Lily (1939 version)
 
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(1976) She acted in Arnold Ridley's play, "The Ghost Train", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Wilfrid Brambell, James Villiers, Geoffrey Davies, Allan Cuthbertson, Veronica Strong, Louise Purnell and Judy Buxton in the cast. Bill Hays was the director. See more »

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Star Sign:

Cancer