Gwyneth Powell
- Acting
- July 5, 1946 · Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK
- September 8, 2022
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Grace · Joan Talbot
- Man Down · Mum
- A Touch of Cloth · Gwyneth Powell
- House of Anubis · Gran
- Little Crackers · Headmistress
- The Gemma Factor
- Echo Beach · Ivy Trehearne
- Piccadilly Cowboy · Alice
- Not Going Out · Nice Lady
- The Royal · Bunty Weatherill
- Back to the Secret Garden · Toby, The Maid
- A Kind of Hush · Mrs. P
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates · Marian Horner
- Open Fire · Gloria Martin
- Peak Practice · Annie Gibson, Rose Meredith
- A Touch of Frost · Kitty Rayford
- Heartbeat · Shirley Baxter, Margaret Millwood
- Cry Freedom · Girl at Funeral
- Casualty · Gloria Pots
- Squadron · Sqd. Ldr. Margaret Grant
- Loophole · Doreen
- The Enigma Files · Anne Gerrard
- The Gentle Touch
- Dying Day · Doris
- Accident · Betty Richards
- Grange Hill · Mrs. Bridget McClusky
- The Face of Darkness · Eileen
- Breath · Elvira Lewis
- Father Brown · Helen Smaill
- Villains · Belinda Patten
- The Guardians · Clare Weston
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre · Jane
- Public Eye · Clare
- Dixon of Dock Green · Mrs. Regan