Acting

Gwyneth Powell

Born 1946-07-05 · Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK

Died 2022-09-08

Gwyneth Powell (5 July 1946 - 8 September 2022) was an English actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991. She also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down.

Credits

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Grace
as Joan Talbot
2021
Man Down
as Mum
2013
A Touch of Cloth
as Gwyneth Powell
2012
House of Anubis
as Gran
2011
Little Crackers
as Headmistress
2010
The Gemma Factor
2010
Echo Beach
as Ivy Trehearne
2008
Piccadilly Cowboy
as Alice
2007
Not Going Out
as Nice Lady
2006
The Royal
as Bunty Weatherill
2003
Back to the Secret Garden
as Toby, The Maid
2000
A Kind of Hush
as Mrs. P
1999
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Marian Horner
1996
Open Fire
as Gloria Martin
1994
Peak Practice
as Annie Gibson
1993
Peak Practice
as Rose Meredith
1993
A Touch of Frost
as Kitty Rayford
1992
Heartbeat
as Shirley Baxter
1992
Heartbeat
as Margaret Millwood
1992
Cry Freedom
as Girl at Funeral
1987
Casualty
as Gloria Pots
1986
Squadron
as Sqd. Ldr. Margaret Grant
1982
Loophole
as Doreen
1981
The Enigma Files
as Anne Gerrard
1980
The Gentle Touch
1980
Dying Day
as Doris
1980
Accident
as Betty Richards
1978
Grange Hill
as Mrs. Bridget McClusky
1978
The Face of Darkness
as Eileen
1976
Breath
as Elvira Lewis
1975
Father Brown
as Helen Smaill
1974
Villains
as Belinda Patten
1972
The Guardians
as Clare Weston
1971
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Jane
1969
Public Eye
as Clare
1965
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mrs. Regan
1955