Celia Christine Gregory (23 September 1949 – 8 September 2008) was a British stage, film and television actress, who became a

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later in life. Best known for her role as Ruth Anderson in the 1976 BBC television drama '' Survivors'', she also appeared in such television series as '' Hammer House of Horror'', ''

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'', '' Bergerac'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' The Problem of Thor Bridge'' and '' Reilly, Ace of Spies'', among many others. She also worked as a stage actress in London's West End opposite

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, Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay in 1973 in Eduardo De Filippo's play, ''Saturday, Sunday, Monday''. In 1991 she played Calphurnia in ''

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'' and Lady Capulet in ''

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'' for the

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. She married Keith Bender and they had two sons. The marriage ended in divorce. She retired in 1993 to spend time with her family. Celia Gregory died in 2008, aged 58, from undisclosed causes.

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Obituary in ''The Guardian''

Obituary in ''The Stage''
1949 births 2008 deaths English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Actresses from London Place of death missing 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub