Celia Gregory

Celia Christine Gregory (23 September 1949 – 8 September 2008) was a British stage, film and television actress, who became a faith healer later in life.

Best known for her role as Ruth Anderson in the 1976 BBC television drama Survivors, she also appeared in such television series as Hammer House of Horror, The Professionals, Bergerac, Tales of the Unexpected, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Problem of Thor Bridge and Reilly, Ace of Spies, among many others.

She also worked as a stage actress in London's West End opposite Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay in 1973 in Eduardo De Filippo's play, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. In 1991, she played Calphurnia in Julius Caesar and Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

She married Keith Bender and they had two sons. The marriage ended in divorce. She retired in 1993 to spend time with her family. aged 58, from undisclosed causes.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1979 Agatha Nancy Neele 1984 The Inside Man Theresa 1993 The Baby of Mâcon The Mother Superior (final film role)

Television Year Title Role Notes 1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre The Woman in the Forest Episode: "That Quiet Earth" 1975 Quiller Myrianthe Episode: "Mark the File Expendable" 1976 Survivors Ruth Series 2; 11 episodes 1977 Kilvert's Diary Margaret Oswald Episode: "Junkettings" 1978 Saturday Sunday Monday Guilianella Television film Hazell Vinnie Rae 3 episodes The Sunday Drama Princess Borodski Episode: "The Marrying Kind" 1979 The Dancing Years Maria Ziegler Television film 1980 Hammer House of Horror Sarah Episode: "Children of the Full Moon" The Professionals Inger North Episode: "The Gun" 1981 Tales of the Unexpected Fatima Episode: "Kindly Dig Your Grave" 1982 The Last Visitor Emily Otway Television film Play for Today Frances Episode: "Soft Targets" 1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies Nadia Massino Mini-series; 3 episodes Bergerac Liz Phillips Episode: "A Hole in the Bucket" 1984 Lace Queen Serah Mini-series; 2 episodes Tales of the Unexpected Edna Episode: "The Last of the Midnight Gardeners" 1985 Lace II Queen Serah Mini-series; 2 episodes 1986 Casualty Anne Episode: "No Future" 1989 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Gemma Lawrence Episodes: "No More Dying Then: Parts 1–3" 1990 The Paradise Club Maggie Deverell Episode: "Faces from the Past" 1991 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Maria Gibson Episode: "The Problem of Thor Bridge"