Gabrielle Drake

Acting

Gabrielle Drake

Born
(age 82)
Birthplace
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India [now India]
Credits
46 titles

Biography

Gabrielle Drake is a British actress. She is educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and spent three years at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Malvern Theatre Company, the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Bristol Old Vic, the New Shakespeare Company, and the Young Vic. She became well known in the 1970s for her appearance in television series, most notably The Brothers and UFO. Gabrielle has so far appeared in about 65 feature films and tv-productions.

Her brother is the musician Nick Drake.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 46

YearTitleRole
2026 National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Film Madame de Rosemonde
2025 Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 Film Troubadour (Red)
2021 Hepworth Film Voice of Barbara Hepworth
2003 The Royal TV Margo Price (1 ep)
2002 A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake Film
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries TV Lady Asherton (2 ep)
1995 The Steal Film Anthea
1993 Peak Practice TV Viv Wilson (1 ep)
1992 Heartbeat TV Lady Lonsdale (1 ep)
1988 Mr. H Is Late Film
1987 Ffizz TV Mrs. Gosling (6 ep)
1983 Number 10 TV Harriet Arbuthnot (1 ep)
1981 Never the Twain TV Caroline Montague (1 ep)
1980 All About a Prima Ballerina Film Barbara
1977 The Professionals TV Julia (1 ep)
1977 Cross Now Film Angela Ponsford
1977 The Upchat Line TV Angela Hardcastle (1 ep)
1976 Red Film Troubador
1976 The New Avengers TV Penny Redfern (1 ep)
1975 Kill Two Birds Film Tracy
1974 Commuter Husbands Film Carol Appleby/The Storyteller
1973 The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery Film Emma
1973 Thriller TV Tracy (1 ep)
1972 A Man without Friends Film Mandy
1972 The Adventurer TV Marian (1 ep)
1972 Villains TV Tina (1 ep)
1972 Au Pair Girls Film Randi Lindstrom
1972 The Brothers TV Jill Hammond (92 ep)
1972 Suburban Wives Film Secretary
1971 UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! Film Teniente Ellis
1971 UFO: Destroy Luna Base! Film Lieutenant Gay Ellis
1971 Crash! Film
1971 Great Performances TV Gwendolen Fairfax (1 ep)
1970 There's a Girl in My Soup Film Julia Halforde-Smythe
1970 UFO TV Gay Ellis, Lt. Ellis (9 ep)
1970 Connecting Rooms Film Jean
1969 Crossplot Film Celia
1968 The Tycoon Film Jean
1968 Journey to the Unknown TV Kit Beaumont (1 ep)
1968 The Champions TV Sarah (1 ep)
1967 ITV Playhouse TV Daphne (1 ep)
1967 The Man Outside Film BEA Girl
1965 The World of Wooster TV Elizabeth Vickers (1 ep)
1964 Crossroads TV (591 ep)
1962 The Saint TV Diana (1 ep)
1961 The Avengers TV Angora (1 ep)
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