Portrait of Gwen Taylor

Acting

Gwen Taylor

Career

Active from 1973 to 2017, with a break from 2001 to 2010, busiest in 1989 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Golden Gordon
Golden Gordon
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

4

The characters Gwen Taylor played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gwen Taylor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.5, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • British Sitcom 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Domestic Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

8 titles · average score 60
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018)

as Lucille

Small Town Killers
Small Town Killers (2017)
GoodWatch score 46

as Miss Nippleworthy

Another Mother's Son
Another Mother's Son (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lily Vibert

Pylon
Pylon (2017)

as Matty's Mum

The Lady in the Van
The Lady in the Van (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mam

The North London Book of the Dead
The North London Book of the Dead (2011)

as Mother

Trollied
Trollied (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Lillian (Gavin's Mum)

Coma Girl
Coma Girl (2011)

as Bernie

2000s

4 titles · average score 45
Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations (2008)

as (archive footage)

The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

TV show

Born and Bred
Born and Bred (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Dora Brisley

Belonging
Belonging (2000)

TV show · as Margaret

1990s

16 titles · average score 71
Barbara
Barbara (1999)

TV show · as Barbara Liversidge

Holby City
Holby City (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Geraldine

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Frances Le Bon

A Perfect State
A Perfect State (1997)

TV show

Pilgrim's Rest
Pilgrim's Rest (1997)

TV show · as Tilly

Some Kind of Life
Some Kind of Life (1995)

as Sandra

Wycliffe
Wycliffe (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Alma Petheric

The Detectives
The Detectives (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Annie

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as German Naturist / Peggy Armstrong

The Sharp End
The Sharp End (1991)

TV show · as Celia Forrest

Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again
Came Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again (1991)

as Mother

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Beryl

1980s

17 titles · average score 63
A Bit of a Do
A Bit of a Do (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Rita Simcock

Happy Christmas, I Love You
Happy Christmas, I Love You (1989)

as Renee Naylor

Sob Sisters
Sob Sisters (1989)

TV show

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Margaret Cliff

Lorna
Lorna (1987)

as Mavis Martin

Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)

as Ismene

Yes, Prime Minister
Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show · as Winnie

Lytton's Diary
Lytton's Diary (1985)

TV show · as Angela Monroe

Duty Free
Duty Free (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Amy Pearce

A Coming to Terms for Billy
A Coming to Terms for Billy (1984)

as Mavis Martin

Countdown
Countdown (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

1970s

23 titles · average score 75
Golden Gordon
Golden Gordon (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Ottershaw

Life of Brian
Life of Brian (1979)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mrs. Big Nose

Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Victoria Plumtree

The Light Princess
The Light Princess (1978)

as Queen

Hazell
Hazell (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mrs Ford

The New Avengers
The New Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Doctor Marlow

Rutland Weekend Television
Rutland Weekend Television (1975)

TV show

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Nurse

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Anne Knightly

John Halifax, Gentleman
John Halifax, Gentleman (1974)

TV show · as Ursula Halifax

Land of Green Ginger
Land of Green Ginger (1973)

as Sally Brown

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Sally Brown

1960s

2 titles · average score 61
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Rita

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Marcia Lamb