Gilly Coman

Gilly Coman

Known for

Acting

Born

September 13, 1955

Birthplace

Liverpool, England

Died

July 13, 2010 (aged 54)

Biography

Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brookside, Inspector Morse, Springhill and Emmerdale Farm and in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. She played Marigold Lockton in the 1997 TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in All Saints Church's cemetery, Liverpool. She is survived by her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation

Best known work

Priest
Priest
1995
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
1992
A Private Function
A Private Function
1984
Open All Hours
Open All Hours
1976
Bread
Bread
1986
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
Scully
Scully
1984
Children's Ward
Children's Ward
1989
Nature Boy
Nature Boy
2000

Filmography

  1. 2007

    That's What I Call TelevisionTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  2. 2000

    Nature BoyTV

    as Esther (1 episode)

  3. 1997

    The Man Who Made Husbands JealousTV

    as Marigold Lockton (3 episodes)

  4. 1996

    SpringhillTV

    as Liz Freeman (26 episodes)

  5. 1995

    Priest

    as Ellie Molloy

  6. 1993

    The Higher Mortals

    as Miss Pluckley

  7. 1992

    A Touch of FrostTV

    as Julia Ryan (1 episode)

  8. 1989

    Children's WardTV

    as Carol Jones (13 episodes)

  9. 1987

    Going Live!TV

    as Self (1 episode)

  10. 1987

    Inspector MorseTV

    as Holly Trevors (1 episode)

  11. 1986

  12. 1986

    BreadTV

    as Aveline Boswell (39 episodes)

  13. 1985

  14. 1984

  15. 1984

  16. 1984

  17. 1984

    ScullyTV

    as Marie Morgan (7 episodes)

  18. 1983

    The Gathering SeedTV

    as Irene Kilbride (6 episodes)

  19. 1982

    Boys from the BlackstuffTV

    as D.O.E Clerk (5 episodes)

  20. 1980

  21. 1976

    Bag of Yeast

    as Partygoer (uncredited)

  22. 1976

    Open All HoursTV

    as Girl Who Answers Advert (1 episode)

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