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[[Judith Gibson]]  (19**-). Actress.
 
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Also known as [[Judy Gibson]].
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==

Revision as of 08:27, 8 February 2018

Judith Gibson (19**-). Actress.

Also known as Judy Gibson.

Biography

She is married to Michael Newell. She moved to America with her husband in 2002.

Training

At seventeen she gained an honours degree at the R.A.D.A.

Career

She began her acting career in Britain at the age of twelve at the B.B.C. in Manchester and London. After graduating she was in Repertory and toured throughout England.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She played Ophelia in the 1963 Hamlet and played the lead in Ring Round the Moon for CAPAB. She played Cordelia in King Lear, 1966.

Awards

In 1984 she was a winner of the SABC's annual Artes Award for outstanding contributions to television and radio for her performance in Wings ( Best acting performance in a dramatic work (radio)).

Sources

King Lear theatre programme, 1966.

The Star, 26 March 1984.

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