Skip to main content
▶ WHOPLAYSNOW
Gwyneth Powell

Gwyneth Powell

Gwyneth Powell (5 July 1946 - 8 September 2022) was an English actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991. She also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down.

Known for

Piccadilly Cowboy
Piccadilly Cowboy
2007 • Alice
Back to the Secret Garden
Back to the Secret Garden
2000 • Toby, The Maid
A Kind of Hush
A Kind of Hush
1999 • Mrs. P
Open Fire
Open Fire
1994 • Gloria Martin
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
1987 • Girl at Funeral
Loophole
Loophole
1981 • Doreen
Dying Day
1980 • Doris
The Face of Darkness
The Face of Darkness
1976 • Eileen

Full filmography

Open Fire
Open Fire
1994 • Gloria Martin
View movie
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
1987 • Girl at Funeral
View movie
Loophole
Loophole
1981 • Doreen
View movie
Dying Day
1980 • Doris
View movie
Breath
Breath
1975 • Elvira Lewis
View movie
Gwyneth Powell – Biography, Known For & Filmography