Gwyneth Powell

Known for

Acting

Born

July 5, 1946

Birthplace

Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK

Died

September 8, 2022 (aged 76)

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.

Best known work

House of Anubis

2011

Cry Freedom

1987

Grace

2021

Casualty

1986

A Touch of Cloth

2012

Not Going Out

2006

A Touch of Frost

1992

Man Down

2013

Back to the Secret Garden

2000

Heartbeat

1992

Filmography

2021
GraceTV
as Joan Talbot (1 episode)
2013
Man DownTV
as Mum (24 episodes)
2012
A Touch of ClothTV
as Gwyneth Powell (1 episode)
2011
House of AnubisTV
as Gran (10 episodes)
2010
The Gemma FactorTV
2008
Echo BeachTV
as Ivy Trehearne (12 episodes)
2007
Piccadilly Cowboy
as Alice
2006
Not Going OutTV
as Nice Lady (1 episode)
2003
The RoyalTV
as Bunty Weatherill (1 episode)
2000
Back to the Secret Garden
as Toby, The Maid
1999
A Kind of Hush
as Mrs. P
1996
Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTV
as Marian Horner (1 episode)
1994
Open Fire
as Gloria Martin
1993
Peak PracticeTV
as Annie Gibson (1 episode), as Rose Meredith (1 episode)
1992
A Touch of FrostTV
as Kitty Rayford (3 episodes)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Shirley Baxter (1 episode), as Margaret Millwood (1 episode)
1987
Cry Freedom
as Girl at Funeral
1986
CasualtyTV
as Gloria Pots (1 episode)
1982
SquadronTV
1981
Loophole
as Doreen
1980
The Enigma FilesTV
as Anne Gerrard (1 episode)
1980
The Gentle TouchTV
1980
Dying Day
as Doris
1978
AccidentTV
as Betty Richards (1 episode)
1978
Grange HillTV
as Mrs. Bridget McClusky (221 episodes)