Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 18, 1929
Died
Feb 18, 2013
Place of Birth
Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK
Credits
39 titles
Elspet Gray
Biography
Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix (née Gray; 12 April 1929 – 18 February 2013) was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. She played Lady Collingford in the television series Catweazle and Mrs. Palmer in the television series Solo, alongside Felicity Kendal. Gray had a long stage career, particularly known for her appearances in the Whitehall farces, the company being managed by her husband Brian Rix, which were originally performed at the Whitehall Theatre and later at the Garrick. Gray married Brian Rix in 1949. The couple had four children - two sons and two daughters. Their eldest child, daughter Shelley (born 1951) had Down syndrome. The experience of caring for her led the couple to become active campaigners for the disabled. Rix later became Mencap chairman and president. He became a life peer in 1992. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Known For
Filmography
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
The Queen
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Self / Mrs Abbott
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
The Ties That Bind Us
Thalia (archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mrs. Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited)
dinnerladies
Hilary
The Wingless Bird
Grace Farrier
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Laura's Mother - Wedding One
Doctor Finlay
Mrs. Finlay
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
The Girl in a Swing
Mrs. Dresland
Pulaski
Celia Parker-Smith
Inspector Morse
Mrs Bartlett
Casualty
Mary Porter
Lytton's Diary
Susan Anderson
Screen Two
Mrs. Grigson
Blackadder
The Queen
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Chancellor Thalia
The Agatha Christie Hour
Mrs Carslake
Tenko
Phyllis Bristow
Solo
The Many Wives Of Patrick
Fawlty Towers
Mrs. Abbott
Catweazle
Lady Collingford
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)
The Tycoon
Helen Taylor
Doctor Who
Chancellor Thalia
Dial RIX
Pamela Rix
The Night We Got the Bird
Woman with Dog
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Johanna
Strange Experiences
Querella
Devil's Point
June Mallard
Johnny-on-the-Spot
Joan Ingram
Reluctant Heroes
Lieutenant Virginia
Sunday Night Theatre
Rita Ronan
Trottie True
Honor Bellaire (uncredited)
Love in Waiting
Brenda Lawrence
Fly Away Peter
Phyllis Hapgood
The Blind Goddess
Daphne Dearing