Matyelok Gibbs
Appearance
Matyelok Gibbs | |
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Born | Ann Matyelok Gibbs 1 August 1932 Leatherhead, Surrey, England |
Died | 14 August 2023 | (aged 91)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Partner | Ursula Jones (1961–2023) |
Ann Matyelok Gibbs (1 August 1932 – 14 August 2023) was a British actress. From 1973 to 1977, she was artistic director for London's Unicorn Theatre.[1]
Career
[edit]Gibbs was involved with the Unicorn Theatre from the 1950s, and became artistic director in 1973.[2] She was a character actor, and appeared in the West End in a play by Alan Ayckbourn, Ten Times Table, in 1978.[2] She toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1961, Gibbs began living with the actor Ursula Jones in Notting Hill. The couple lived in France for 23 years where they entered a civil partnership, and they later entered a civil partnership in Britain as well. Gibbs and Jones were known by their friends as "Puck and Ursie".[2] Gibbs died on 14 August 2023.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- Victor/Victoria (1982)
- Secrets (1983)
- A Room with a View (1985)
- To Kill a Priest (1988)
- Erik the Viking (1989)
- Kafka (1991)
- Waterland (1992)
- When Pigs Fly (1993)
- Priest (1994)
- Jack and Sarah (1995)
- Crimetime (1996)
- Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
- Ever After (1998)
- Just Visiting (2001)
- And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002)
- Fragile (2005)
- A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
- Babel (2006)
- Copying Beethoven (2006)
- Pu-239 (2006)
- Miss Potter (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
- Your Highness (2011)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
- The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Coveney, Michael (27 August 2023). "Matyelok Gibbs obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Smurthwaite, Nick (9 October 2023). "Matyelok Gibbs". The Stage. Retrieved 20 December 2023.