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Yvonne Gilan
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Yvonne Janette Gilan was a Scottish actress who is best known for her portrayal of Mme. Peignoir in Fawlty Towers (episode "The Wedding Party") and minor roles in both EastEnders…
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Yvonne Janette Gilan was a Scottish actress who is best known for her portrayal of Mme. Peignoir in Fawlty Towers (episode "The Wedding Party") and minor roles in both EastEnders and French Fields. She was married to the television director Michael Gill, and was the mother of the late journalist, Adrian, known as A. A. Gill.
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1991
The House of Eliott
TV show Faith Bannister
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1989
French Fields
TV show Madame Nadal
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1987
Empire of the Sun
Movie Mrs. Lockwood
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1986
Blood Hunt
Movie Widow Macleay
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1985
EastEnders
TV show Mrs McCabe
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1983
Another Time, Another Place
Movie Jess
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1981
Chariots of Fire
Movie Mrs Liddell
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1979
Shoestring
TV show Rosemary Mortimer
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1979
Agatha
Movie Mrs. Braithwaite
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1975
Fawlty Towers
TV show Mrs. Peignoir
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1974
Amy, Wonderful Amy
Movie Lady
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1966
Little Tom Thumb
Movie Narrator
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1965
Public Eye
TV show Beryl
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1964
The Peaches
Movie Writer
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1961
Faces of Jim
TV show Judith Chalmers
