Gillian Barge

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Gillian Barge (1940 -2003) was an English stage, television and film actress, born Gillian Bargh on 27 May 1940 in Hastings, Sussex, (UK). She started acting at the age of 17 and trained at the Birmingham Theatre School.

Gillian performed on the stage internationally, as well as in England where she has played all the major London theatres. Her stage roles included The Cherry Orchard (as Varya), Measure For Measure (Isabella) and The Winter's Tale (Paulina). In 2001 she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Passion Play at the Donmar Warehouse.

In addition to her theatre work, Gillian Barge has numerous television appearances to her credit. These include guest appearances on episodes of Pie in the Sky (1996), Lovejoy (1994), One Foot in the Grave(1990), All Creatures Great and Small (1980), Van der Valk(1977) and Softly, Softly(1972)

Her second husband was the actor Clive Merrison. She died on 19 November 2003 of cancer, aged 63.


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