Elspet Gray
Birthday
1929/02/18
Day of death
2013/02/18 (84 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK
Also know as
Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix
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...Read more
Acting
(1994) Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Laura's Mother - Wedding One
(1988) The Girl in a Swing
as Mrs. Dresland
(2023) Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as The Queen
(1960) The Night We Got the Bird
as Woman with Dog
(1954) Devil's Point
as June Mallard
(1988) An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
(2009) Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mrs Abbott
(1969) Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)
(1954) Johnny-on-the-Spot
as Joan Ingram
(1968) The Tycoon
as Helen Taylor
(1948) Love in Waiting
as Brenda Lawrence
(1948) Fly Away Peter
as Phyllis Hapgood
(1948) The Blind Goddess
as Daphne Dearing
(1949) Trottie True
as Honor Bellaire (uncredited)
(1983) Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as Chancellor Thalia
(2008) Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
(1952) Reluctant Heroes
as Lieutenant Virginia
(1963) Doctor Who
as Chancellor Thalia
(1975) Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Abbott
(1987) Inspector Morse
as Mrs Bartlett
(1981) Solo
as ---
(1983) Blackadder
as The Queen
(1970) Catweazle
as Lady Collingford
(1987) Pulaski
as Celia Parker-Smith
(1956) Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Johanna
(1962) Dial RIX
as ---
(1976) The Many Wives Of Patrick
as ---
(1982) The Agatha Christie Hour
as ---
(1981) Tenko
as Phyllis Bristow
(1987) The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Mrs. Crossland
(1998) dinnerladies
as Hilary
(1986) Casualty
as Mary Porter
(1993) Doctor Finlay
as Mrs. Finlay
(1997) The Wingless Bird
as Grace Farrier