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Dana Gillespie Biography (1949-)

Born Richenda Antoinette de Winterstein Gillespie, March 30, 1949, in London,England; daughter of Henry (a doctor) and Anne (Buxton) Gillespie. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Belinda Wright, Caroline Dawson Associates, 47 CourtfieldRoad, London SW7, England.

Dana Gillespie informed CTFT that she was the British water ski champion forfour consecutive years.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

March 30, 1949

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• LONDON DEBUT--Bianca, Catch My Soul, Round House Theatre, 1970, then Prince of Wales Theatre, 1971.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Mary Magdelene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Palace Theatre, London, 1973.
• Juno, The Tempest, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1974.
• Celandine, Mardi Gras, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1976.
• Acid Queen, Tommy, Queen's Theatre, London, 1979.
• title role, Cora, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., then Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, both 1983.
• Also appeared in Liz, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, U.K., 1968; Playthings, Vienna, Austria, then London, 1980; Cinderella, Eastbourne, U.K., 1980.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL CABARET APPEARANCES
• Reno Sweeney, New York City.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Mahler, Mayfair Film Group, 1975.
• The Lost Continent, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• People That Time Forgot, American International, 1977.
• Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession, World Northal, 1980.
• Scrubbers, Orion, 1982.
• Also appeared in Sink or Swim, 1976; The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1977;Parker, 1984.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Ready, Steady, Go, BBC, 1964.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Little and Large, BBC.
• Hazell, BBC.
• Also appeared in Beat Room; Gadzooks; Seaside Special; Til Death Do Us Part; Mum's Boys.
• Credits; ALBUMS
• Foolish Seasons, Decca, 1967.
• Box of Surprises, Decca, 1968.
• Weren't Born a Man, RCA, 1973.
• Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle, RCA, 1974.
• The Boogie Woogie Flu, Bellaphon, 1981.
• Blue Job, Ace, 1982.
• Solid Romance, Bellaphon, 1984.
• Below the Belt, Ace, 1984.
• It Belongs to Me, Bellaphon, 1985.
• Hot News, Gig, 1987.
• Writings;MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
• Contributed music, Mahler, Mayfair Film Group, 1975.
• Also has written numerous songs.