Vivean Gray

Vivean Gray

Vivean Gray (born Jean Vivra Gray on 20 July 1924-29 July 2016) is an English actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. In her early life, she lived in England but moved to Australia after she had trouble finding any acting opportunities. She portrayed mathematics teacher Miss McGraw in Peter Weir's film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). She played two long-running characters in Australian soap operas, Mrs Ida Jessup in The Sullivans for its entire run, and Mrs Nell Mangel in Neighbours. She appeared in Prisoner as genteel poisoner Edna Pearson in 1984. After the initial showing of her episodes in Australia, a woman claimed the story was based on her real life experience of being accused of poisoning her husband and threatened to sue the producers,Grundy Television. As a result any material that coincided with the woman's story was removed for subsequent episode screenings,including the full Australian DVD release of Prisoner. In 2010 a special DVD release of the full uncut 'Edna' story was released but only in the UK. Gray left her role of Mrs Mangel after receiving abuse from Neighbours fans who could not distinguish fact from fiction. In the story Mrs Mangel moved to St Albans, England. Gray returned to England, and has since retired and leads a very private life.

  • Title : Vivean Gray
  • Popularity : 1.359
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1924-07-20
  • Place of Birth : Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Vivean Gray Movies

  • 1975
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    7.2 1975 HD

    In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the...

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  • 1977
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    The Last Wave

    The Last Wave

    6.732 1977 HD

    Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the...

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  • 2015
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    Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

    Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite

    0.5 2015 HD

    The stars of Neighbours, past and present, reminisce about their time on the show, plus a countdown of the top five most memorable moments chosen by...

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  • 1973
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    Libido

    Libido

    4.2 1973 HD

    Scripted by four of Australia’s greatest authors (David Williamson, Thomas Keneally, Hal Porter and Craig McGregor), this quartet of carnal...

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  • 1971
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    A City's Child

    A City's Child

    6 1971 HD

    To escape her demanding, sick mother and her suburban loneliness, a middle-aged woman slides into a fantasy world in which there is incredible relief.

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  • 1975
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    The Great MacArthy

    The Great MacArthy

    5 1975 HD

    Macarthy is a country town football champ who is kidnapped in a neon lit helicopter by tyrant Colonel Ball-Miller, the tycoon president of the South...

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    The Sullivans

    The Sullivans

    4.8 1976 HD

    The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The...

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