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Gabrielle Drake

Acting Born Mar 30, 1944 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India [now India] 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Avengers

as Angora

Heartbeat

as Lady Lonsdale

Great Performances

as Gwendolen Fairfax

The Saint

as Diana

Crossroads

1964
Film

Freaks

as Tracy

Full filmography

  • The Avengers (1961) as Angora
  • Heartbeat (1992) as Lady Lonsdale
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Viv Wilson
  • Great Performances (1971) as Gwendolen Fairfax
  • The Saint (1962) as Diana
  • Crossroads (1964)
  • The Professionals (1977) as Julia
  • The Champions (1968) as Sarah
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Daphne
  • The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Lady Asherton
  • UFO (1970) as Gay Ellis
  • UFO (1970) as Lt. Ellis
  • Thriller (1973) as Tracy
  • The New Avengers (1976) as Penny Redfern
  • The Adventurer (1972) as Marian
  • Never the Twain (1981) as Caroline Montague
  • The Brothers (1972) as Jill Hammond
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968) as Kit Beaumont
  • The World of Wooster (1965) as Elizabeth Vickers
  • Number 10 (1983) as Harriet Arbuthnot
  • Villains (1972) as Tina
  • Ffizz (1987)
  • Crossplot (1969) as Celia
  • The Steal (1995) as Anthea