Gabrielle Daye

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Gabrielle Daye
Actress Gabrielle Daye.jpg
Born(1911-10-02)2 October 1911
Died5 January 2005(2005-01-05) (aged 93)
Essex, England
OccupationActress

Gabrielle Daye (2 October 1911 – 5 January 2005) was an English stage, film and television actress, notable for her TV role as Mrs. Pring on Bless Me, Father.[1] Other television appearances include Coronation Street (as Beattie Pearson, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1983–84), The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968), Persuasion (1971), Survivors (Long Live The King, 1977), Dear Enemy (1981), Juliet Bravo (John the Lad, 1983), Ever Decreasing Circles (The Tea Party and The New Neighbour, 1984), Bleak House (1985) and A Very British Coup (1988).[2] She also appeared in the feature films 10 Rillington Place (1971), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974), Cry Wolf (1980) and No Surrender (1985).[3]

On stage, she was in the original Royal Court production of David Storey's In Celebration in 1969 for director Lindsay Anderson; and she reprised her role in his film version in 1975.[4][5] She worked again for Anderson in the long running Ben Travers farce The Bed Before Yesterday at London's Lyric Theatre in 1975.[6]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1945 Twilight Hour Housemaid Uncredited
1949 Saints and Sinners Maeve's Mother Uncredited
1952 Little Big Shot Uncredited
1961-1984 Coronation Street Beattie Pearson (née Tatlock) 26 episodes
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Lady-in-Waiting Uncredited
1971 10 Rillington Place Mrs. Lynch
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Wife at Hospital
1972 The Frighteners Daisy Cartwright

'Bed and Breakfast', episode

1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Elderly lady
1975 In Celebration Mrs. Burnett
1985 No Surrender Winnie

References[]

  1. ^ "Gabrielle Daye - Obituaries - The Stage". 12 April 2005.
  2. ^ "Gabrielle Daye".
  3. ^ "Gabrielle Daye".
  4. ^ "In Celebration - Lindsay Anderson". www.lindsayanderson.com.
  5. ^ "In Celebration (1975)".
  6. ^ "Production of The Bed Before Yesterday - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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