Gillian Blake
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Gillian Blake is a retired British
actress who became well known in the early 1970s as Dora in Follyfoot
.
Blake studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
and began her professional career in the late 1960s. She appeared in the 1969 film, Goodbye Mr. Chips
and some other television work. In 1971 she landed the lead role in a Yorkshire Television Production Follyfoot, which ran for three series until 1973. Her last role of note was in two episodes of the BBC2 Playhouse series in 1980.
Since then she has retired from acting, having spent some years concentrating on motherhood. She made a rare television appearance on This is Your Life
in 1995, celebrating the career of Desmond Llewellyn (her co-star in Follyfoot. She married and had a son and now lives in Dereham
in Norfolk
.
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actress who became well known in the early 1970s as Dora in Follyfoot
Follyfoot
Follyfoot was a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television and the independent West German company TV Munich...
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Blake studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
and began her professional career in the late 1960s. She appeared in the 1969 film, Goodbye Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1969 American musical film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Terence Rattigan is based on James Hilton's 1934 novella of the same name, which originally was adapted for the screen in 1939.-Plot:...
and some other television work. In 1971 she landed the lead role in a Yorkshire Television Production Follyfoot, which ran for three series until 1973. Her last role of note was in two episodes of the BBC2 Playhouse series in 1980.
Since then she has retired from acting, having spent some years concentrating on motherhood. She made a rare television appearance on This is Your Life
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience including friends and family.Edwards...
in 1995, celebrating the career of Desmond Llewellyn (her co-star in Follyfoot. She married and had a son and now lives in Dereham
Dereham
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of...
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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