Gillian McCutcheon

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Gillian McCutcheon
Born
Gillian Patricia McCutcheon

April 1939
England
Partner Roger Brierley (?1996)
Children1

Gillian McCutcheon (born April 1939) is a British-based actress who has appeared in many programmes over the years. She has played three parts in the ITV Soap opera The Bill , alone. Her first role was The Avengers , in 1961. She also played the unseen therapist in the 1990s series This Life . Other credits include The Brothers , Dixon of Dock Green , Blake's 7 , Thriller , A Horseman Riding By , Emmerdale , London's Burning and Holby City . [1]

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She is a senior member of London Arts Discovery.

Personal life

For a number of years she was in a relationship with the actor Roger Brierley and they had one son, Oliver Brierley, together. The couple split up in 1996.

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References

  1. "Gillian McCutcheon: Spotlight Actresses 2009/2010". Archived from the original on 28 September 2010.