Gilly Coman

Acting

Gilly Coman

Born
Died
(aged 54)
Birthplace
Liverpool, England
Credits
22 titles

Biography

Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brookside, Inspector Morse, Springhill and Emmerdale Farm and in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. She played Marigold Lockton in the 1997 TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in All Saints Church's cemetery, Liverpool. She is survived by her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 22

YearTitleRole
2007 That's What I Call Television TV Self (1 ep)
2000 Nature Boy TV Esther (1 ep)
1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous TV Marigold Lockton (3 ep)
1996 Springhill TV Liz Freeman (26 ep)
1995 Priest Film Ellie Molloy
1993 The Higher Mortals Film Miss Pluckley
1992 A Touch of Frost TV Julia Ryan (1 ep)
1989 Children's Ward TV Carol Jones (13 ep)
1987 Going Live! TV Self (1 ep)
1987 Inspector Morse TV Holly Trevors (1 ep)
1986 Brick Is Beautiful Film Elaine
1986 Bread TV Aveline Boswell (39 ep)
1985 Long Term Memory Film Robin
1984 Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle Film Peggy
1984 Angels in the Annexe Film Susanna
1984 A Private Function Film Dorothy
1984 Scully TV Marie Morgan (7 ep)
1983 The Gathering Seed TV Irene Kilbride (6 ep)
1982 Boys from the Blackstuff TV D.O.E Clerk (5 ep)
1980 And Mum Came Too Film Sandra
1976 Bag of Yeast Film Partygoer (uncredited)
1976 Open All Hours TV Girl Who Answers Advert (1 ep)
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