Judith Gibson

From ESAT
Revision as of 08:36, 8 February 2018 by Satj (talk | contribs) (→‎Biography)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Judith Gibson (19**-). Actress.

Also known as Judy Gibson.

Biography

She began her acting career in Britain at the age of twelve at the B.B.C. in Manchester and London. At seventeen she gained an honours degree at the R.A.D.A. After graduating she was in Repertory and toured throughout England, and did radio work. known for Paul of Tarsus (1960 - 3 episodes) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960).

She moved to Cape Town in the 1960s, and married Michael Newell there in 1964. She moved to America with her husband in 2002.

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

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7268515/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

King Lear theatre programme, 1966.

The Star, 26 March 1984.

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities G

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page