Gabrielle Blunt obit

Gabrielle Blunt: Obituary (She appeared in ‘The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn’).

 

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Gabrielle Hilda Blunt was a British actress. She had a very long career in theatre, film and television mainly working as a character actress appearing in many British television programmes and films.

Blunt was the daughter and only child of Henry Wilfrid Blunt (born 17 May 1887, died 13 October 1956) and Maud Etta Hyde (born 1890, died 1976) who were married on 10 May 1915. She was the granddaughter of Sir John Harvey Blunt, eighth Baronet Blunt of London (born 1 January 1839, died 26 January 1922) and Susan Hoad (born 1843, died 1 April 1917).

Blunt began her theatrical career in regional rep in the early 1940s touring Europe with the Entertainments National Service Association in 1945. The same year, she was seen in Vanbrugh's The Confederacy at the York Festival.

Blunt's first significant role was as Catriona Macroon in the film Whisky Galore!.[4] In the early 1990s she appeared in a documentary about the film Whisky Galore, which was later also on a DVD release of the original 1949 film.

Blunt also appeared as Mrs Bulstrode in Wilt, a 1989 film adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. She became best known for her roles in British sitcoms, appearing over the years in Happy Ever After, Shine on Harvey Moon, Roll Over Beethoven, Drop the Dead Donkey, The Fast Show, Pat & Margaret, Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Paul Merton: The Series and The Thin Blue Line.

She appeared in an early episode of the popular BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave as Mrs Birkett, an elderly neighbour who accidentally gets trapped in the Meldrews' loft when Victor closes the trap door whilst she is up there looking for jumble that Margaret has prepared for her. She continues to be mentioned throughout the rest of the series, but is not seen again.

When she was nearly 80, in 1998, Blunt toured the UK and Europe in Out of Joint's premiere of Caryl Churchill's Blue Heart and she travelled to New York the following year to perform in it.

Blunt was married and divorced twice and had three children. Her first husband was the actor Tony Thawnton. Her second husband, Julian Bond, adopted her two children from her first marriage.

She continued to work in television and theatre until the early 2000s. Her final appearance on television was in November 2001 in an episode of the series Heartbeat.

She died at the age of 95 of natural causes in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall in London, England, on 10 June 2014.

 

Filmography

Actress

Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)

Heartbeat

6.9

TV Series

Jessie Outram

2001

1 episode

 

Lee Evans: So What Now? (2001)

Lee Evans: So What Now?

7.2

TV Series

Glenda

2001

1 episode

 

Marc Bannerman, Phil Daniels, Jason Freeman, Rebecca Front, Roy Heather, Al Murray, and Emma Pierson in Time Gentlemen Please (2000)

Time Gentlemen Please

7.6

TV Series

Naughty Old Woman

2000

2 episodes

 

Doctors (2000)

Doctors

4.6

TV Series

Mrs Corcoran

2000

1 episode

 

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

6.6

TV Series

Mrs. Harris

2000

1 episode

 

The Strangerers (2000)

The Strangerers

6.8

TV Series

Mrs. Bailey

2000

1 episode

 

Maisie Raine (1998)

Maisie Raine

7.6

TV Series

Lady with Dog

1998

1 episode

 

Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Rose Barker

Miss Guthrie

Mrs. Stephenson ...

1985–1998

4 episodes

 

Paul Merton in Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... (1996)

Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...

6.5

TV Series

Mrs. Haggerty

1997

1 episode

 

Underworld

8.7

TV Mini Series

Little Old Lady

1997

1 episode

 

Richard Griffiths in Pie in the Sky (1994)

Pie in the Sky

7.7

TV Series

Mrs. McGregor

1997

1 episode

 

Dressing for Breakfast (1995)

Dressing for Breakfast

7.9

TV Series

Edith

1997

1 episode

 

Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.6

TV Series

Molly Putman

1996

1 episode

 

Rowan Atkinson in The Thin Blue Line (1995)

The Thin Blue Line

7.5

TV Series

Neighbour

Elderly Lady

1995–1996

2 episodes

 

Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)

Drop the Dead Donkey

8.0

TV Series

Edith

1996

1 episode

 

EastEnders (1985)

EastEnders

4.7

TV Series

Woman

1995

1 episode

 

The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994)

The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show

7.9

TV Series

1994

2 episodes

 

Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse in The Fast Show (1994)

The Fast Show

8.2

TV Series

1994

2 episodes

 

Screen One (1985)

Screen One

6.5

TV Series

Old Lady in Home

1994

1 episode

 

Calling the Shots (1993)

Calling the Shots

7.4

TV Mini Series

Old Mrs. Donnelly

1994

1 episode

 

Paul Merton: The Series (1991)

Paul Merton: The Series

7.7

TV Series

Lady in Deckchair

Elderly Lady

1991–1993

2 episodes

 

Serena Scott Thomas in Diana: Her True Story (1993)

Diana: Her True Story

4.7

TV Movie

The Queen Mother

1993

 

Harry Enfield in Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990)

Harry Enfield's Television Programme

7.3

TV Series

1992

2 episodes

 

The Good Guys

8.2

TV Series

Mrs. Osgood

1992

1 episode

 

Boon (1986)

Boon

6.4

TV Series

May Jenkins

1991

1 episode

 

Selling Hitler (1991)

Selling Hitler

7.2

TV Mini Series

Gerda Christian

1991

1 episode

 

Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)

One Foot in the Grave

7.9

TV Series

Mrs. Birkett

1990

1 episode

 

The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989)

The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt

6.1

Mrs. Bulstrode

1989

 

Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great and Small (1978)

All Creatures Great and Small

8.4

TV Series

Mrs. Potts

1989

1 episode

 

Behaving Badly (1989)

Behaving Badly

6.4

TV Mini Series

Pram Woman

1989

2 episodes

 

David Suchet in Poirot (1989)

Poirot

8.6

TV Series

Mrs. Pierce

1989

1 episode

 

Wyatt's Watchdogs (1988)

Wyatt's Watchdogs

4.7

TV Series

Irene Spencer

1988

1 episode

 

London's Burning (1988)

London's Burning

7.0

TV Series

Woman in Crowd

1988

1 episode

 

Hard Cases

TV Series

Hilda Lawrence

1988

1 episode

 

Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)

Rumpole of the Bailey

8.4

TV Series

Lady at kiosk

1987

1 episode

 

John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)

Inspector Morse

8.2

TV Series

Mrs Evans

1987

1 episode

 

Paradise Postponed (1986)

Paradise Postponed

8.0

TV Mini Series

Maggie Fawcett

1986

3 episodes

 

The Theban Plays by Sophocles (1986)

The Theban Plays by Sophocles

7.0

TV Series

Theban Citizen

1986

1 episode

 

Kenneth Cranham in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)

Shine on Harvey Moon

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Green

1985

1 episode

 

Liza Goddard and Nigel Planer in Roll Over Beethoven (1985)

Roll Over Beethoven

6.0

TV Series

Old lady

1985

1 episode

 

Eh Brian! It's a Whopper

7.8

TV Series

Old country woman

1984

1 episode

 

Partners in Crime (1983)

Partners in Crime

7.4

TV Mini Series

Annie

1983

1 episode

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.3

TV Series

Prof. Maude Binnie

Sheila Quentin

1979–1982

4 episodes

 

Emmerdale Farm (1972)

Emmerdale Farm

4.8

TV Series

Nellie Ratcliffe

Nellie Radcliffe

1978–1981

41 episodes

 

Goodbye Darling (1979)

Goodbye Darling

7.8

TV Series

Mrs. Adams

1981

1 episode

 

Love in a Cold Climate (1980)

Love in a Cold Climate

7.6

TV Mini Series

Mrs. Josh

1980

1 episode

 

Escape (1980)

Escape

TV Series

Millie

1980

1 episode

 

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

Tales of the Unexpected

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Adams

1980

1 episode

 

Life at Stake

TV Series

Hostage

1978

1 episode

 

ITV Playhouse (1967)

ITV Playhouse

6.9

TV Series

Mrs. Pope

1978

1 episode

 

Naughty Girls on the Loose (1976)

Naughty Girls on the Loose

4.4

Aunt Cissy

1976

 

Julian Glover and Paul Daneman in Spy Trap (1972)

Spy Trap

8.8

TV Series

Mrs. Mullin

1975

1 episode

 

Kim Braden in Anne of Avonlea (1975)

Anne of Avonlea

7.5

TV Mini Series

Miss Maria

1975

1 episode

 

Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)

Within These Walls

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Chandler

1975

1 episode

 

The Concert (1974)

The Concert

6.9

Short

Lady with Umbrella

1974

 

Alison Fiske and Martin Shaw in Helen: A Woman of Today (1973)

Helen: A Woman of Today

9.0

TV Series

Emma Hoyle

1973

1 episode

 

Charlotte Rampling in Zinotchka (1972)

Zinotchka

TV Short

Madame Ivanetsky

1972

 

Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)

Public Eye

8.5

TV Series

Winifred Mace

1971

1 episode

 

Edward Fox, George Cole, Victor Maddern, and Suzanne Neve in Shadows of Fear (1970)

Shadows of Fear

7.5

TV Series

Neighbour

1971

1 episode

 

Happy Ever After

TV Series

Rose Hocking

1970

1 episode

 

Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

Mrs. Young

1970

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Barker

1970

1 episode

 

The Gold Robbers (1969)

The Gold Robbers

8.2

TV Mini Series

Mrs. Turner

1969

1 episode

 

George Cole and Isabel Dean in A Man of our Times (1967)

A Man of our Times

6.8

TV Series

Shirley

1968

5 episodes

 

Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

7.8

TV Series

Mrs. Pinkerton

1967

1 episode

 

Noele Gordon in Crossroads (1964)

Crossroads

4.4

TV Series

Penelope Farrar (1984)

1964

 

Breath of Life

Winnie

1963

 

The Big Pull

8.9

TV Series

Matron

1962

2 episodes

 

Signpost

TV Series

Mrs. Burrell

1961

2 episodes

 

Probation Officer (1959)

Probation Officer

6.9

TV Series

Doris Brown

1960

1 episode

 

As I Was Saying

TV Series

Girl on the telephone

1955

1 episode

 

Dance Little Lady (1954)

Dance Little Lady

5.1

Switchboard Operator

1954

 

The Love Lottery (1954)

The Love Lottery

5.5

Doreen

1954

 

Dan Duryea and Elsie Albiin in Terror Street (1953)

Terror Street

5.9

Wren (uncredited)

1953

 

Noose for a Lady (1953)

Noose for a Lady

6.1

Agnes Potter

1953

 

Crash of Silence (1952)

Crash of Silence

7.4

Miss Larner

1952

 

The Rossiter Case (1951)

The Rossiter Case

5.9

Alice

1951

 

Jean Simmons in The Clouded Yellow (1950)

The Clouded Yellow

6.9

Addie the Housekeeper (uncredited)

1950

 

No Man's Friend

Short

Ivy

1950

 

Tony Draws a Horse (1950)

Tony Draws a Horse

5.1

Grace

1950

 

The Whole World Over

TV Movie

Olya Vorontsov

1950

 

Joan Greenwood and Basil Radford in Whisky Galore! (1949)

Whisky Galore!

7.1

Catriona Macroon

1949