Elspet Gray

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: Acting

Born: Inverness, Inverness Shire, Scotland, UK, 1929-02-18

Died: 2013-02-18

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Blind Goddess	Daphne Dearing	56
2	1948	Fly Away Peter	Phyllis Hapgood	0
3	1948	Love in Waiting	Brenda Lawrence	60
4	1949	Trottie True	Honor Bellaire (uncredited)	70
5	1952	Reluctant Heroes	Lieutenant Virginia	0
6	1954	Johnny-on-the-Spot	Joan Ingram	50
7	1954	Devil's Point	June Mallard	0
8	1960	The Night We Got the Bird	Woman with Dog	45
9	1968	The Tycoon	Helen Taylor	0
10	1969	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)	67
11	1983	Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity	Chancellor Thalia	85
12	1988	The Girl in a Swing	Mrs. Dresland	39
13	1988	An Audience With Victoria Wood	Self	52
14	1994	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Laura's Mother - Wedding One	68
15	2008	Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments	Self	80
16	2009	Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened	Self / Mrs Abbott	80
17	2023	Blackadder: The Lost Pilot	The Queen	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Colonel March of Scotland Yard	Johanna	73
2	1962	Dial RIX		0
3	1963	Doctor Who	Chancellor Thalia	79
4	1970	Catweazle	Lady Collingford	75
5	1975	Fawlty Towers	Mrs. Abbott	83
6	1976	The Many Wives Of Patrick		50
7	1981	Solo		68
8	1981	Tenko	Phyllis Bristow	80
9	1982	The Agatha Christie Hour		67
10	1983	Blackadder	The Queen	80
11	1986	Casualty	Mary Porter	60
12	1987	Inspector Morse	Mrs Bartlett	78
13	1987	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Mrs. Crossland	62
14	1987	Pulaski	Celia Parker-Smith	40
15	1993	Doctor Finlay	Mrs. Finlay	60
16	1997	The Wingless Bird	Grace Farrier	45
17	1998	dinnerladies	Hilary	74