Gemma Craven Biography (1950-)

Born June 1, 1950, in Dublin, Ireland; daughter of Bernard and Lillian Elizabeth Josephine (maiden name, Byrne) Craven; married Frazer Hines (an actor; divorced). Addresses: Agent: Adrian King Associates, 33 Marlborough Mansions, Cannon Hill, London NW6 1JS, England.; Contact: c/o BBC-TV, Wood Lane,London W12 7RJ, England.

Nationality: Irish
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: June 1, 1950; Dublin, Ireland

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) The maid, Let's Get a Divorce, Palace Theatre, Westcliff, Ireland, 1968
(West End debut) Anya, Fiddler on the Roof, Her Majesty's Theatre,London, 1970
Title role, Audrey, Palace Theatre, London, 1971
Jenny Bell, Saturnalia, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1971
Sabrina, Sabrina Fair, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, England, 1972
Rose Trelawny, Trelawny of the Wells, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1972
Jasmin, R Loves J, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1973
Sheba, Dandy Dick, Chichester Festival Theatre, then Garrick Theatre, London, both 1973
Corinna, The Confederacy, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1974
May and Katya, A Month in the Country, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1974
Elizabeth Snowden, Underground, Theatre at Billingham Forum, 1974
Polly Peachum, Threepenny Opera, Theatre Royal, Bristol, England,1975
Carol Melchett, Black Comedy, Shaw Theatre, London, 1976
Shelley Jones and Meatball Jones, The Happiest Tears in Town, Thorndike Theatre, 1976
Side by Side by Sondheim, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1977
Yvonne Arnaud, Guilford, Gaiety Theatre, 1978
Songbook, Globe Theatre, London, 1979
Sonia, They're Playing Our Song, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1980-1981
Song and Dance, Palace Theatre, 1984-1985
Fay, Loot, Ambassador's Theatre, then Lyric Theatre, both London,1985
The Comeback, 1985
A Chorus of Disapproval, National Theatre, London, 1985
The Magistrate, National Theatre, between 1985 and 1987
Marianne, Jacobowsky and the Colonel, National Theatre Company, London, 1986
Mabel, Three Men on a Horse, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1987
Ensign Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, Prince of Wales Theatre, 1988
Private Lives, 1991
Doris, Same Time Next Year, 1993
Godspell, Barbican Hall, London, 1993
Present Laughter, 1994
The London Vertigo, Gate Theatre, Dublin, 1995

Lunch Girls, Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, 1995
Anna, The King and I, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 1996
Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street, Lyceum Theatre, 1997
Stella by Starlight, Gate Theatre, 1997
Mrs. Potts, Beauty and the Beast, Dominion Theatre, London, 1999
The Shakespeare Revue, 2000
Anything Goes, 2001
Also appeared in Cats (concert performance), Sydmonton Festival Theatre; Cinderella, Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, England; and Shadowof Doubt, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
Major Tours
Ma Larkin, The Darling Buds of May, British cities, 1995
Title role, Calamity Jane, British cities, 1996
Film Appearances
Cinderella, The Slipper and the Rose (also known as The Slipperand the Rose: The Story of Cinderella), Universal, 1976
Louise Hamilton, Why Not Stay for Breakfast?, J & M Entertainment, 1979
Jenny Eskridge, Double X: The Name of the Game (also known as Double X and Run Rabbit Run), 1992
Miss Twinkleton, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, First Standard Media,1993
Still Life, 1993
Mrs. Mallet, The Words upon the Window Pane, Pembridge Films, 1994
Reena's mother, The Last Bus Home, Bandit Films, 1998
Mrs. Dunne, The Hole (also known as After the Hole), Granada Films, 2001
Also appeared in Kingdom of Gifts.
Film Work
Music supervisor, Shag: The Movie (also known as Shag), Palace Pictures, 1988
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Joan Parker, Pennies from Heaven, BBC (England), 1978
Minna Wagner, Wagner, 1983
Mrs. Headford, The Cazalets, PBS, 2001
Movies
Title role, Emily, Thames (England), 1977
Teresa, The Marshal, 1993
Specials
Amalia, She Loves Me, 1979
Song by Song by Noel Coward, 1979
Also appeared in Gemma Girls and Gershwin, Must Wear Tights, and Song by Song by Alan Jay Lerner.
Episodic
Herself, The Morecambe & Wise Show, 1969
Lilith, "The Enchantment," Robin of Sherwood, c. 1985
Guest skyrunner, "End-of-series Special in London," Treasure Hunt,1985
Contessa Jean di Cesare, "The Barefaced Contessa," Boon, 1991
Polly Clarke, "And God Created Woman," Father Ted, Channel 4 (England), 1995
D.S. Sue Heywood, "Big Day," The Bill, Thames (England), 1998
Other
Barbara Hare, East Lynne, 1982
June, The Man Who Cried, 1993
Privates, 2000
Also appeared in This Is Your Life.

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