Gabrielle Daye
Born(1911-10-02)2 October 1911
Manchester, Lancashire, England
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
1945Twilight HourHousemaidUncredited
1949Saints and SinnersMaeve's MotherUncredited
1952Little Big ShotUncredited
1961-1984Coronation StreetBeattie Pearson (née Tatlock)26 episodes
1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangLady-in-WaitingUncredited
197110 Rillington PlaceMrs. Lynch
1971Sunday Bloody SundayWife at Hospital
1972The FrightenersDaisy Cartwright

'Bed and Breakfast', episode

1974Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!Elderly lady
1975In CelebrationMrs. Burnett
1985No SurrenderWinnie

References

  1. ↑ "Gabrielle Daye - Obituaries - The Stage". 12 April 2005.
  2. ↑ "Gabrielle Daye".
  3. ↑ "Gabrielle Daye". Archived from the original on 20 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "In Celebration - Lindsay Anderson". www.lindsayanderson.com.
  5. ↑ "In Celebration (1975)". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Production of The Bed Before Yesterday - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.


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