Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswolds, England) is an English actress.
She was a school friend of Ben Elton, whose father taught at the school, in the year below him at Godalming Grammar School on Tuesley Lane in Godalming, Surrey. She attended Chichester College where she studied English and Drama, then trained at the National Youth Theatre, before appearing in Broadway.
Glaister first appeared in the title role in a...
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Gabrielle Glaister (born 27 July 1960, Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswolds, England) is an English actress.
She was a school friend of Ben Elton, whose father taught at the school, in the year below him at Godalming Grammar School on Tuesley Lane in Godalming, Surrey. She attended Chichester College where she studied English and Drama, then trained at the National Youth Theatre, before appearing in Broadway.
Glaister first appeared in the title role in a stage production of Oliver Twist, alongside long-time friend Ben Elton's Artful Dodger. She made two appearances as "Bob" in the Blackadder series and played Patricia Farnham on Brookside as the long suffering partner of Max Farnham (Steven Pinder). In 1983, she appeared onstage in Daisy Pulls It Off.
She has starred in several TV series, among them:
She has also appeared in several movies including:
She also appeared in the play Rent.
Her partner is Simon Nelson. They had a son in November 2003.
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