Английская Википедия:Fiona Gaunt
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Fiona Elizabeth Keet-Gaunt (born 25 May 1947) is an English actress and the mother of actress Genevieve Gaunt.
Personal life
According to a 1972 newspaper profile, Gaunt was born in Beirut to Scottish Presbyterian parents and lived in Uganda until she was 16.[1] In 1985 she met the Dutch actor Frederik de Groot. Their daughter, Genevieve, was born in January 1991.[2]
Career
Fiona Gaunt trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1969.[3] She subsequently played opposite Anthony Hopkins - as Hélène Kuragina, wife of Pierre Bezukhov - in the BBC's 1972 production of War and Peace.[4] She then starred as psychiatrist Helen Smith in the 1973 science fiction series Moonbase 3.[5]Шаблон:Sfn To prepare for her role, Gaunt studied tapes of the Apollo missions.Шаблон:Sfn
Gaunt appeared in a 1973 episode of the comedy series Sykes, playing an upper-class girl who tricks Eric Sykes' character into getting engaged. She had a handful of roles in The Two Ronnies, including as a stowaway in their spoof of The Onedin Line, and starred as Grace Lovell in the 1978 TV adaptation of A Horseman Riding By.[6] She was also in the first production of Tom Stoppard's 1979 play, Undiscovered Country.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Format | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TV series | A Horseman Riding By | Grace Lovell.[6] |
| 1973 | TV series | Moonbase 3 | Dr. Helen Smith.[5] |
| 1973 | TV series | The Two Ronnies.[8] | Various roles. |
| 1973 | TV series | Sykes: An Engagement.[9] | |
| 1973 | TV series | Justice: Malicious Damage | Diana Blumenthal |
| 1972 | TV series | War and Peace.[10] | Hélène Kuragina.[11] |
| 1971 | Miniseries | Cousin Bette | Leonie.[12] |
| 1970 | Anthology Series | Tales of Unease | Girl |
Selected stage credits
- The Wizard of Oz - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford: 1969-70[13]
- Murder in the Cathedral - Canterbury Cathedral: 1970[14]
- Undiscovered Country - Oliver Theatre, London: 1979[7]
- The Bedbug - Gate Theatre, London: 1980[15]
References
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External links
- ↑ Gavin Weightman, 'TV star who wins their hearts', Nottingham Evening Post, 1 December 1972, p. 11.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 'The Ortolan', The Stage, 27 March 1969, p. 15.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 'Chit Chat', The Stage, 18 December 1969, p. 8.
- ↑ 'Chit Chat', The Stage, 3 September 1970, p. 10.
- ↑ 'Gate: The Bedbug', The Stage, 14 February 1980, p. 24.
