Vivean Gray (born Jean Vivra Gray on 20 July 1924 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) is an English actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. She left because she was recieving abuse from fans who confused her with her nosey and belligerent Neighbours character. Mini Bio (1) She was born Jean Vivra Gray in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, the eldest of four children of Allan, a fish merchant, and his wife, Doris, and attended Thrunscoe girls' school. She was born Jean Vivra Gray in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, the eldest of four children of Allan, a fish merchant, and his wife, Doris, and attended Thrunscoe girls' school. Vivean Gray, Mrs Mangel in Neighbours, dies aged 92 - BBC News Gray was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, as Jean Vivra Gray… Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. As the cantankerous Mrs Mangel – arch nemesis of feisty Madge Ramsay – Gray played one of the most detestable villains ever to set foot in Ramsay Street.
Vivean Gray was an English actress who played the gossipy and nosey Mrs Mangel from 1986 to 1988.
In 1976, she starred as Ida Jessup in The Sullivans, a long-running drama about a …
She was born Jean Vivra Gray in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, the eldest of four children of Allan, a fish merchant, and his wife, Doris, and attended Thrunscoe girls' school. Vivean Gray as Miss McCraw in Peter Weir’s film Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. Australian soap Neighbours celebrates 6,000 episodes "Mrs Mangel was the ultimate busybody, remembered for her conservatism and her caustic wit," said Neighbours' executive producer Jason Herbison, describing Gray as "a true soap legend".The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesThe return of millions of pupils begins as teachers make final changes to meet latest guidelines. British actor Vivean Gray, best known as the Ramsay Street villain Mrs Nell Mangel in Neighbours, has died aged 92. Her … "Gray played Nell Mangel in more than 250 episodes of Neighbours from 1986 to 1988.She gave up acting after the show, complaining of the verbal attacks she received from people who could not distinguish her from her on-screen character. Looking for something to watch? "People didn't seem to appreciate it was acting. "She was only in the show for two years but she made such an impact. "I could barely set foot outside my own door without someone screaming abuse at horrid old Mrs Mangel," she was quoted as saying in 1989. ""One of the sadnesses of her life was that she was basically hounded out of existence," said Little.Gray's other roles included a schoolteacher in Peter Weir's 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock.She worked with the director again on his 1977 film The Last Wave, in which she played an expert in Aboriginal history. It is a very sad day for the Neighbours family," said Rick Maier of Australia's Network Ten, which broadcasts the soap. These are external links and will open in a new window So I decided to take a break.
These are external links and will open in a new windowVivean Gray, best known for playing the gossipy Mrs Mangel in Australian soap opera Neighbours, has died aged 92.Born Jean Vivra Gray in 1924, the Cleethorpes native moved to Australia in 1952 to pursue an acting career.She went on to appear in shows such as The Sullivans and Prisoner Cell Block H, before landing her best-known role as Ramsay Street's resident busybody.Mark Little, who played her on-screen son Joe, said he had been ""We laughed a lot creating The Mangel Dynasty," the comedian and actor said on Twitter.Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, Little said Gray had played a "nosy parker" on Neighbours "so, so well".
The actress, pictured in 1980, was born in Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire
"Vivean's contribution to Australian drama will never be forgotten.