Gillian Blake (born 10 May 1949), Buckingham, England is a retired British actress who became well known in the early 1970s as Dora in ''

Follyfoot ''Follyfoot'' is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television (for transmission on ITV) and the independent West German company ''TV München'' (for transmission on the ...

''. Blake studied acting at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

and began her professional career in the late 1960s. She appeared in the 1969 film '' Goodbye Mr. Chips.'' She went on to perform additional roles on television. In 1971 she landed the lead role in a Yorkshire Television Production ''Follyfoot'', which ran for three series until 1973. Her last role of note was in two episodes of the ''BBC2 Playhouse'' series in 1980. Since then she has retired from acting, having spent some years concentrating on motherhood. She made a rare television appearance on '' This Is Your Life'' in 1995, celebrating the career of

Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914GRO Register of Births: DEC 1914 11a 490 NEWPORT M. – Desmond W. Llewelyn, mmn = Wilkinson – 19 December 1999GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 2000 A70E 247 EASTBOURNE – Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn, D ...

(her co-star in ''Follyfoot''). In 1977 she married actor

Peter Whitbread Peter Bruce Pauling Whitbread (25 October 1928 – 26 October 2004) was an English actor and screenwriter. He was born in Norfolk, England and educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk. He had a long career in the theatre, including ...

after meeting him on the set of ''Follyfoot''. They had a son Jake.German article on Gillian Blake
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1949 births Living people English television actresses English film actresses Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama People from Dereham People from Buckingham 20th-century English actresses {{England-actor-stub