Elspet Gray

Personal Info

Birthday

February 18, 1929

Day of Death

2013-02-18

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Elspet Jean Gray

Baroness Rix

Elspet Gray

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.

Known For

Doctor Who

Casualty

Inspector Morse

Blackadder

Tenko

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Catweazle

Sunday Night Theatre

Filmography

2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as The Queen
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Mrs Abbott
2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
The Ties That Bind Us
as Thalia (archive footage)
1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral
as Laura's Mother - Wedding One
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
The Girl in a Swing
as Mrs. Dresland
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as Chancellor Thalia
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)
1968
The Tycoon
as Helen Taylor
1960
The Night We Got the Bird
as Woman with Dog
1954
Devil's Point
as June Mallard
Johnny-on-the-Spot
as Joan Ingram
1952
Reluctant Heroes
as Lieutenant Virginia
1949
Trottie True
as Honor Bellaire (uncredited)
1948
Love in Waiting
as Brenda Lawrence
Fly Away Peter
as Phyllis Hapgood
The Blind Goddess
as Daphne Dearing