Fiona Mollison (born 9 January 1954) is a British television and theatre actress. Her father managed a rubber company in

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, and sent Fiona to England to a boarding school. She attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts to learn ballet, but then switched to

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to study acting instead."''Snake In The Grass'' is a Real Spine-Chiller". - Wiltshire County Publications. - January 24, 2003. - Retrieved: 2010-01-18. Early in her career she appeared in 22 episodes of ''Strangers'' as WDC Vanessa Bennett. In the 1987 television mini-series '' A Perfect Spy'', based upon the novel by

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, Mollison portrayed the incisive wife of a recruitment officer within British intelligence. Mollison appeared in the role of "Annie" in the 1992 BBC adaptation of

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's novel, ''The Secret Agent'' (with

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, Cheryl Campbell and

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). Mollison also has appeared on episodes of ''Lytton's Diary'' (as Catherine Lytton), ''

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'' (as Jane Webster), '' As Time Goes By'' (as Sally Curtis), ''

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'', '' Hazell'', '' Boon'', ''

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'', ''Inspector Morse'' (as Sheila Phillipson in "Last Seen Wearing"), '' Trial & Retribution'' (in "Siren"), and ''

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'' (in "They Seek Him Here"). In 2000–2001, she played Victoria Hutchinson on the soap opera ''

''.

Family

Mollison is married to the director David Gilmore.Movietome bio
/ref> She met Gilmore when she got a part in a play he was directing, ''Move Over Mrs Markham'', where she played the au-pair. They have three sons, Charles, George and Edward, and live in

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, London, England. They also have a house in France, and she enjoys

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and

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in her spare time.

Filmography

References

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