Gwen Nelson

Gwendoline Alexandra Nelson (30 June 1901 – 15 October 1990) was an English actress who was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre Company.

Born in Muswell Hill, Middlesex, she originally intended to be a singer, and made her West End musical debut in Tough at the Top at the Adelphi Theatre in July 1949. She went on to act in Eleanor Farjeon's The Silver Curlew at London's Arts Theatre (1949), And So To Bed at the New Theatre (1951), Oh, My Papa at the Garrick Theatre (1957), Virtue in Danger (1963), All in Love at The May Fair Theatre (1964), and Saved at the Royal Court Theatre (1965). In 1981 she acted in Rose by Andrew Davies at the Richmond Theatre in Surrey with Honor Blackman and Hilda Braid.

Her television appearances included Z-Cars (1962–72), No Hiding Place (1960–64), ITV Playhouse (1969-1980), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1970) (in the episode The Trouble with Women), Catweazle (1970–71), Jude the Obscure (1971), Callan (1972), Clochemerle (1972), Steptoe and Son (1974), Looking For Clancy (1975), Juliet Bravo (1981), Terry and June (1983), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984), Casualty (1988), Clarence (1988), Hill Street Blues (1989), and Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1989).

She acted in the films Ah, Wilderness! (1938), Laugh With Me (1938), The Teckman Mystery (1954), Tunes of Glory (1960), A Kind of Loving (1962), Stolen Hours (1963), Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Reckoning (1969), Staircase (1969), Say Hello to Yesterday (1971), Love Among the Ruins (1975), It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) and 84 Charing Cross (1987). Her last appearance was in an episode of The Bill in 1989. Laugh With Me (1938) - Ann Bonnington (TV play) The Teckman Mystery (1954) - Duty woman The Entertainer (1960) Tunes of Glory (1960) - Provost's Wife The Kitchen (1961) - 8th Waitress A Kind of Loving (1962) - Mrs. Brown Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962) - Mrs. Mason Stolen Hours (1963) - Hospital Sister The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) - Ms. McCloud Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Female Janitor Staircase (1969) - Matron The Reckoning (1970) - Marler's Mother Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) - Char Something to Hide (1972) - 2nd Old Lady Love Among the Ruins (1975) - Hermione Davis It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976) - Mrs. Kirby The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) - Lady in Courtroom National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) - Hotel Manager's Mother 84 Charing Cross (1987) - Bill's Great Aunt

Television Z-Cars (1962–72) No Hiding Place (1960–64) ITV Playhouse (1969-1980) Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1970) (episode: "The Trouble with Women") - Mrs. Halloway Catweazle (1970–71) Jude the Obscure (1971) Callan (1972) Clochemerle (1972) ...And Mother Makes Three (1972-1973) Steptoe and Son (1974) ...And Mother Makes Five (1974) Looking For Clancy (1975) - Meg Mace Juliet Bravo (1981) Terry and June (1983) Shine on Harvey Moon (1984) Casualty (1988) Clarence (1988) (episode 6) - Mrs Titheridge Hill Street Blues (1989) Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1989) The Bill (1989)

Theatre

Tough at the Top (1949) at the Adelphi Theatre The Silver Curlew (1949) at London's Arts Theatre And So to Bed (1951) at New Theatre All on a Summer's Day (1954) at St. Mary's Hall, Edinburgh for Edinburgh Festival Oh, My Papa (1957) at Garrick Theatre Virtue in Danger (1963) All in Love (1964) at The May Fair Theatre Saved (1965) at Royal Court Theatre The Ghost Train (1976) at Old Vic Theatre Rose (1961) at Richmond Theatre, Surrey The Chairs (1980) at Royal Exchange, Manchester