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Gwyneth Strong

Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Strong's first acting appearance was in the Royal Court Theatre's production Live Like Pigs, when she was eleven. In 1973, whilst a pupil at Holland Park School, she appeared in the horror film Nothing But the Night as Mary Valley, and she was a regular in the children's TV series The Flockton Flyer between 1977 and 1979, as Jan Carter. As well as her prominent role in the later series of Only Fools and Horses, she has appeared in the "Observation" segment about Detective Samantha Smith made for the 1990 series of The Krypton Factor, the two-part drama serial The Missing Postman as WPC Rachel McMahon, the BBC drama Real Women from 1997 to 1998, as Hetty in ITV's Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999), and in BBC drama Casualty in 2013 as Jim Brodie's wife, Elizabeth. Strong featured in the television film It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975), written by Bernard Kops and directed by John Goldschmidt, depicting the real-life drama of the Bethnal Green tube disaster in the Second World War. She also appeared in the "True Confessions" two-part episode of the series A Touch of Frost, reuniting her on screen with her Only Fools and Horses co-star David Jason. She appeared on the West End stage in 2008, in the musical Our House, in which she played Kath Casey. In May 2010, Strong appeared in an episode of Midsomer Murders. On 16 September 2016, she joined the cast of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, in the recurring role of Geraldine Clough. Strong married former Footballers' Wives and Eldorado star Jesse Birdsall on 15 July 2000. They have one son Oscar (born 1988), and one daughter Lottie (born 1991) She now lives in Bexhill, East Sussex. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Dec 2, 1959 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the series Z-Cars 1962-01-02
Latest Project:
Series The Story of Only Fools And Horses 2017-08-29
Known For
Filmography
Series The Story of Only Fools And Horses 2017-08-29
Movie In Love with Alma Cogan Laura 2011-10-04
Series New Tricks Unknown 2004-01-01
Series Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show 2000-09-11
Series Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married 1999-11-08
Movie The Missing Postman WPC Rachel McMahon 1997-03-28
Series The Missing Postman WPC Rachel McMahon 1997-03-29
Series An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Unknown 1997-10-24
Series Silent Witness Unknown 1996-02-21
Movie Crimetime Gwenda 1996-08-01
Series Nice Town Linda Thompson 1992-11-18
Series A Touch of Frost Unknown 1992-12-06
Movie Afraid of the Dark Blind Mother with Baby 1991-10-10
Movie Living with Dinosaurs Teacher 1990-12-30
Movie King of the Ghetto Sadie Deedes 1986-05-01
Series Casualty Elizabeth Brodie 1986-09-06
Movie White City Girlfriend 1985-01-02
Movie Parker Andrea 1985-05-03
Movie Rainy Day Women Linda 1984-04-10
Series Only Fools and Horses Cassandra 1981-09-08
Movie The Factory Penny Shepherd 1981-12-22
Movie Bloody Kids Jan, Ken's Girlfriend 1980-03-22
Movie Ladies Anne 1980-03-27
Movie No Mama No Girl junkie 1979-03-27
Movie Early Struggles Carol 1976-03-30
Series Angels Unknown 1975-09-01
Series Shadows Unknown 1975-09-03
Movie Nothing But the Night Mary Valley 1973-02-16
Series The Adventures of Black Beauty Unknown 1972-09-17
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15
Series Z-Cars Unknown 1962-01-02