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.