Llewella Gideon (born 27 September 1967) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has appeared in a number of comedy series, including '' Absolutely Fabulous'', '' The Real McCoy'', '' The Crouches'', and '' The Delivery Man'', and provided the UK voice of Molly and Trix in ''

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''. She wrote and starred in the radio series '' The Little Big Woman'', which ran on

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from 2001 to 2003. The show was awarded the Critics' Choice by both ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2024, Gideon starred as Miss Drusilla in the BBC drama '' Mr Loverman''.

Early life

Gideon was born on 27 September 1967 in

Peckham Peckham ( ) is a district in south-east London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon place name meaning the vi ...

, South London to a

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n mother and

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n father. As a child, she attended Lyndhurst Primary School in neighbouring

Camberwell Camberwell ( ) is an List of areas of London, area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles' Church, Camberwell, St Giles ...

and Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in

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. Even as a youngster, Gideon was drawn to acting and writing, and her mother encouraged her interests by enrolling her in Saturday classes at the

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti, is a drama school based in Woking, Woking, England. It was founded by the English actress Italia Conti in 1911. Italia Conti offers courses in acting, musical theatre, ...

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