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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 18, 1929
Died
February 18, 2013
Place of Birth
Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- Elspet Jean Gray
- Baroness Rix
Elspet Gray
0.2 Popularity
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 her husband Brian Rix, which were originally performed at the Whitehall Theatre and later at the Garrick. Gray married Brian Rix in 1949. The couple had four children - two sons and two daughters. Their eldest child, daughter Shelley (born 1951) had Down syndrome. The experience of caring for her led the couple to become active campaigners for the disabled. Rix later became Mencap chairman and president. He became a life peer in 1992. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Known For
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The Queen
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
8.0
Self / Mrs Abbott
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
8.0
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
0.0
Thalia (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
7.4
Hilary
dinnerladies
1998
4.5
Grace Farrier
The Wingless Bird
1997
6.8
Laura's Mother - Wedding One
Four Weddings and a Funeral
1994
6.0
Mrs. Finlay
Doctor Finlay
1993
5.2
Self
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
4.0
Mrs. Dresland
The Girl in a Swing
1988
Credits
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as The Queen
2023
7.0
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mrs Abbott
2009
8.0
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
2008
8.0
The Ties That Bind Us
as Thalia (archive footage)
2008
0.0
dinnerladies
as Hilary
1998
7.4
The Wingless Bird
as Grace Farrier
1997
4.5
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Laura's Mother - Wedding One
1994
6.8
Doctor Finlay
as Mrs. Finlay
1993
6.0
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
1988
5.2
The Girl in a Swing
as Mrs. Dresland
1988
4.0
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Pulaski
as Celia Parker-Smith
1987
4.0
Inspector Morse
as Mrs Bartlett
1987
7.8
Casualty
as Mary Porter
1986
6.1
Blackadder
as The Queen
1983
8.0
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as Chancellor Thalia
1983
8.5
The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
6.7
Tenko
as Phyllis Bristow
1981
8.0
Solo
1981
6.8
🎬
The Many Wives Of Patrick
1976
5.0
Fawlty Towers
as Mrs. Abbott
1975
8.3
Catweazle
as Lady Collingford
1970
7.5
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)
1969
6.7
🎬
The Tycoon
as Helen Taylor
1968
0.0
Doctor Who
as Chancellor Thalia
1963
7.9
🎬
Dial RIX
1962
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The Night We Got the Bird
as Woman with Dog
1960
4.5
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Johanna
1956
7.3
Devil's Point
as June Mallard
1954
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Johnny-on-the-Spot
as Joan Ingram
1954
5.0
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Reluctant Heroes
as Lieutenant Virginia
1952
0.0
Trottie True
as Honor Bellaire (uncredited)
1949
7.0
Love in Waiting
as Brenda Lawrence
1948
6.0
Fly Away Peter
as Phyllis Hapgood
1948
0.0
The Blind Goddess
as Daphne Dearing
1948
5.6