Gabrielle Daye

Gabrielle Daye (2 October 1911 – 5 January 2005) was an English theatre, television and ilm actress, notable for her TV role as Mrs. Pring on Bless Me, Father.

Early life Daye was born in Manchester, England and attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, and trained at the Mordern Gray Academy, Manchester.

Career Television and film Daye's notable television appearances include Coronation Street (as Beattie Pearson in 1961, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1983–1984), 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).

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).

Theatre Daye started her early career in theatre at The Manchester Reportory Company with productions of When We Are Married and Love on the Dole. She worked again for Anderson in the long running Ben Travers farce The Bed Before Yesterday at London's Lyric Theatre in 1975.

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