Portrait of Gabrielle Drake

Gabrielle Drake

Acting

Biography

Gabrielle Drake is a British actress. She is educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and spent three years at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Malvern Theatre Company, the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Bristol Old Vic, the New Shakespeare Company, and the Young Vic. She became well known in the 1970s for her appearance in television series, most notably The Brothers and UFO. Gabrielle has so far appeared in about 65 feature films and tv-productions. Her brother is the musician Nick Drake.

Born: March 30, 1944

Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab Province, British India [now India]

Filmography

2021
Hepworth

as Voice of Barbara Hepworth

2003
The Royal

as Margo Price

2002
1995
The Steal

as Anthea

1993
Peak Practice

as Viv Wilson

1992
Heartbeat

as Lady Lonsdale

1987
1983
Number 10

as Harriet Arbuthnot

1981
Never the Twain

as Caroline Montague

1977
1977
Cross Now

as Angela Ponsford

1976
Red

as Troubador

1976
The New Avengers

as Penny Redfern

1975
1974
Commuter Husbands

as Carol Appleby/The Storyteller

1973
Thriller

as Tracy

1972
1972
Au Pair Girls

as Randi Lindstrom

1972
Suburban Wives

as Secretary

1971
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!

as Tenente Gay Ellis

1971
1971
Great Performances

as Gwendolen Fairfax

1970
There's a Girl in My Soup

as Julia Halforde-Smythe

1970
UFO

as Lt. Gay Ellis

1970
UFO

as Lt. Ellis

1970
1969
Crossplot

as Celia

1968
1967
The Man Outside

as BEA Girl

1962
The Saint

as Diana

1961
The Avengers

as Angora