| Glory Annen | |
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| Born | September 5, 1952 Kenora, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
Glory Annen Clibbery (born September 5, 1952) is a Canadian actress,[1] who is well known for her involvement in a landmark Family Law case in London, Allan v. Clibbery.[2]
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Clibbery was born in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. She attended the Victoria Composite Highschool of Performing Arts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and at age 17, she emigrated to England to further her education at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1976. She remained based in England but worked around the world as she pursued an acting career. She made her first movie, Cruel Passion, in 1974, at age 22. She has worked in several films which include with the cult filmmaker Norman J. Warren films Prey (1977) and Spaced Out (AKA Outer Touch) (1979), the most notable being the Australian production Felicity (1979) for John D. Lamond. Unfortunately, her film career began to fade with a minor role in The Lonely Lady (1983) and a bit-parts in Supergirl (1984) and Water (1985). Her last film work was True Files for John D. Lamond filmed primarily in Singapore and completed in 2000. She recently was interviewed in Hollywood for the documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! about the Australian film industry. She did some radio and voice work including dubbing Anat Atzmon 'Nili' in the feature film Lemon Popsicle. She also appeared in several English television series in the 1970s and had leading roles in the theatre, including creating the role of Deborah Solomon in the David Mamet play Sexual Perversity in Chicago in London's West End. She was featured on television in many commercials and began working as a commercial casting director in 1982. She is also a cartoonist, artist and writer.
Clibbery was involved with British racing tycoon, Ivan Allan, for over 15 years.[3] After a serious domestic violence 'incident' on the 20th July 2000 Glory Clibbery left the relationship. Allan employed a Solicitor when she refused to return in order to summarily evict her from the Piccadilly flat they shared for 14 years. She sought the advice of Raymond Tooth of Sears Tooth Solicitors. He suggested a Family Law Act application was made. Glory lost this application with 100% costs made against her and the stress destroyed her health. Tooth did not attend any of the hearings related to the litigation he advised, and there was no legal oversight for this failure on his part as officers of the court' are virtually unaccountable in England. Seventeen separate matters came out of the disaster of an FLA hearing in a secretive Family Division at the High Court and 9 years on Glory is still trapped in the 'legal loop' no closer to exposing the truth of what happened. "There are so many ways to cheat in horse racing and in the legal system I don't see the point in 'betting' on the outcome of a race or a case." Glory said recently. "There should be an independent commission to consider serious complaints. Self-regulation is a bad joke. Don't let them have the last laugh. Avoid lawyers."
She was able to somewhat open up the Family Division to Public scrutiny when Allan sought an injunction in June 2002, to prevent Clibbery from disclosing details about their affair.[4][5][6][7] The injunction was rejected,[8][9] as was as a subsequent appeal.[7] Allan previously won a possession order and Clibbery moved from the flat they had shared in Piccadilly, London. Glory's health failing, she retreated to the second home she helped maintain financially and shared with Allan, where her mother and her grandmother lived. Her 78-year-old mother cared for and also helped maintain the house financially for 18 years. Clibbery and her mother were evicted.[2][10][11][12][13][14] Clibbery was successfully represented by James Stewart, a solicitor in London who handles high-profile cases, and by Andrew Monson and in the appeal also by James Price QC.[15]