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Matyelok Gibbs

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Matyelok Gibbs
Born
Ann Matyelok Gibbs

(1932-08-01)1 August 1932
Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Died14 August 2023(2023-08-14) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
PartnerUrsula 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Coveney, Michael (27 August 2023). "Matyelok Gibbs obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Smurthwaite, Nick (9 October 2023). "Matyelok Gibbs". The Stage. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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