Gwyneth Powell

Gwyneth Powell

Nascimento : 1946-07-05, Levenshulme, Manchester, England, UK

Morte : 2022-09-08

História

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.

Perfil

Gwyneth Powell

Filmes

Piccadilly Cowboy
Alice
Piccadilly Cowboy is about a Montana Cowboy, named Carson Wells. Carson is unmarried and living abroad in London. A fish out of water, Carson works for a high power beef company, and is dating a beautiful, British girl named Lucy. Everything seems to be going well for him in the Big Smoke. When he decides to settle for their relationship and ask Lucy's grandfather, Mr. Armstrong, for her hand in marriage, the reply is that he must first find a husband for her older sister, Gemma. Whilst finding her a potential mate, his life changes forever as he discovers true love and resolves issues in his own personal life.
De Volta ao Jardim Secreto
Toby, The Maid
Martha Sowerby é a nova guardiã da chave para o jardim secreto, um pátio interno de acesso misterioso. Dessa vez, a órfã Lizzia Buscana é enviada a um internato erguido no mesmo terreno em que a protagonista da história original, Mary Craven, encontrou o jardim pela primeira vez. Agora, adulta, Lady Mary entregou a chave mágica aos cuidados de Sowerby, mas o jardim mais uma vez parece estar morrendo.
Open Fire
Gloria Martin
Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive and, when he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers, leading to a nation wide manhunt. Innocent filmmaker Steven Waldorf is subsequently shot as a suspect by Finch provoking a national scandal that rocks the police force.
Um Grito de Liberdade
Girl at Funeral
Na África do Sul dos anos 70, Donald Woods, um jornalista branco, faz amizade com Stephen Biko, um corajoso ativista negro contra o apartheid. Biko é executado em 1977 e Donald, exilado, dedica-se a divulgar a luta do amigo pela liberdade.
Loophole
Doreen
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
The Face of Darkness
Eileen
An MP arranges a bomb in a school playground as a pretext to bring back the death penalty.
Breath
Elvira Lewis
Nell tries hard to cope with her husband, family and friends - but her asthma creates problems. Everyone seems to be helpful - but are they? Is there something sinister about Mrs Pritchett , the new housekeeper, or is it Nell's imagination? Who knows where reality ends and fantasy begins?