Gilly Coman

Acting

Gilly Coman

Born September 13, 1955Liverpool, England22 credits

Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brookside, Inspector Morse, Springhill and Emmerdale Farm and in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. She played Marigold Lockton in the 1997 TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in All Saints Church's cemetery, Liverpool. She is survived by her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation

Known For

Filmography

Nature Boy
2000Nature Boy
as EstherTV
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1996Springhill
as Liz FreemanTV
Priest
1995Priest
as Ellie MolloyMovie
The Higher Mortals
1993The Higher Mortals
as Miss PluckleyMovie
A Touch of Frost
1992A Touch of Frost
as Julia RyanTV
Children's Ward
1989Children's Ward
as Carol JonesTV
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Holly TrevorsTV
Bread
1986Bread
as Aveline BoswellTV
A Private Function
1984A Private Function
as DorothyMovie
Scully
1984Scully
as Marie MorganTV
The Gathering Seed
1983The Gathering Seed
as Irene KilbrideTV
And Mum Came Too
1980And Mum Came Too
as SandraMovie
Bag of Yeast
1976Bag of Yeast
as Partygoer (uncredited)Movie
Open All Hours
1976Open All Hours
as Girl Who Answers AdvertTV