Acting credits
31
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Elspet Gray
Acting
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Movies: 16Series: 15
TMDB ID: 1229860
IMDb ID: nm0336607
Known for: Acting
Born: February 18, 1929
Died: February 18, 2013
Age: 84
Place of birth: Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2023
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 7.37
Wikidata: Q5036478
Also known as
Elspet Jean Gray • Baroness Rix
Biography
Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix (née Gray; 12 April 1929 – 18 February 2013) was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. She played Lady Collingford in the television series Catweazle and Mrs. Palmer in the television series Solo, alongside Felicity Kendal. Gray had a long stage career, particularly known for her appearances in the Whitehall farces, the company being managed by her husband Brian Rix, which were originally performed at the Whitehall Theatre and later at the Garrick. Gray married Brian Rix in 1949. The couple had four children - two sons and two daughters. Their eldest child, daughter Shelley (born 1951) had Down syndrome. The experience of caring for her led the couple to become active campaigners for the disabled. Rix later became Mencap chairman and president. He became a life peer in 1992. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Elspet Gray.
6.9
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as The Queen
2023 Movie
8.0
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mrs Abbott
2009 Movie
4.5
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
2008 Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
as Thalia (archive footage)
2008 Movie
6.8
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Laura's Mother - Wedding One
1994 Movie
5.2
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
1988 Movie
4.5
The Girl in a Swing
as Mrs. Dresland
1988 Movie
7.3
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as Chancellor Thalia
1983 Movie
6.6
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)
1969 Movie
4.5
The Night We Got the Bird
as Woman with Dog
1960 Movie
Devil's Point
as June Mallard
1954 Movie
5.0
Johnny-on-the-Spot
as Joan Ingram
1954 Movie
7.0
Trottie True
as Honor Bellaire (uncredited)
1949 Movie
6.0
Love in Waiting
as Brenda Lawrence
1948 Movie
Fly Away Peter
as Phyllis Hapgood
1948 Movie
5.6
The Blind Goddess
as Daphne Dearing
1948 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Elspet Gray.
7.4
dinnerladies
as Hilary • 1 eps
1998 Series
4.5
The Wingless Bird
as Grace Farrier • 3 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Doctor Finlay
as Mrs. Finlay • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Mrs Bartlett • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Mary Porter • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.0
Blackadder
as The Queen • 6 eps
1983 Series
6.7
The Agatha Christie Hour
1 eps
1982 Series
8.1
Tenko
as Phyllis Bristow • 8 eps
1981 Series
6.8
Solo
13 eps
1981 Series
8.3
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Abbott • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.6
Catweazle
as Lady Collingford • 13 eps
1970 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Chancellor Thalia • 3 eps
1963 Series
7.3
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Johanna • 1 eps
1956 Series
Strange Experiences
as Querella • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Rita Ronan • 1 eps
1950 Series