Elspet Gray

Elspet Gray

Actor Feb 18 (died age 84) Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK 1948–2023 (75 year career)

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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…

Known For

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Laura's Mother - Wedding One

Blackadder

Blackadder

The Queen

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)

Catweazle

Catweazle

Lady Collingford

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

Mrs. Abbott

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Chancellor Thalia

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

The Queen

Solo

Solo

Filmography

Acting (39)

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Movies (19)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

as The Queen

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self / Mrs Abbott

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Self

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

as Thalia (archive footage)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Mrs. Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited)

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

as Laura's Mother - Wedding One

The Girl in a Swing

The Girl in a Swing

as Mrs. Dresland

An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity

as Chancellor Thalia

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)

The Tycoon

as Helen Taylor

The Night We Got the Bird

The Night We Got the Bird

as Woman with Dog

Johnny-on-the-Spot

Johnny-on-the-Spot

as Joan Ingram

Devil's Point

Devil's Point

as June Mallard

Reluctant Heroes

Reluctant Heroes

as Lieutenant Virginia

Trottie True

Trottie True

as Honor Bellaire (uncredited)

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

as Daphne Dearing

Love in Waiting

Love in Waiting

as Brenda Lawrence

Fly Away Peter

Fly Away Peter

as Phyllis Hapgood

Television (20)

dinnerladies

dinnerladies

as Hilary

The Wingless Bird

The Wingless Bird

as Grace Farrier

Doctor Finlay

Doctor Finlay

as Mrs. Finlay

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as Mrs Bartlett

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Mrs. Crossland

Pulaski

as Celia Parker-Smith

Casualty

Casualty

as Mary Porter

Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

as Susan Anderson

Blackadder

Blackadder

as The Queen

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

Tenko

Tenko

as Phyllis Bristow

Solo

Solo

The Many Wives Of Patrick

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Mrs. Abbott

Catweazle

Catweazle

as Lady Collingford

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Chancellor Thalia

Dial RIX

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Johanna

Strange Experiences

as Querella

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Rita Ronan