Gabrielle Drake
Biography
Gabrielle Drake is a British actress. She is educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and spent three years at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool before moving on to the Malvern Theatre Company, the Birmingham Repertory Company, the Bristol Old Vic, the New Shakespeare Company, and the Young Vic. She became well known in the 1970s for her appearance in television series, most notably The Brothers and UFO. Gabrielle has so far appeared in about 65 feature films and tv-productions. Her brother is the musician Nick Drake.
Known For
Great Performances
1971
The Avengers
1961
Peak Practice
1993
Heartbeat
1992
Crossroads
1964
The Saint
1962
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Professionals
1977
The Champions
1968
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
UFO
1970
UFO
1970
Filmography
Great Performances
as Gwendolen Fairfax · 1971
The Avengers
as Angora · 1961
Peak Practice
as Viv Wilson · 1993
Heartbeat
as Lady Lonsdale · 1992
Crossroads
· 1964
The Saint
as Diana · 1962
ITV Playhouse
as Daphne · 1967
The Professionals
as Julia · 1977
The Champions
as Sarah · 1968
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
as Lady Asherton · 2002
UFO
as Gay Ellis · 1970
UFO
as Lt. Ellis · 1970
The New Avengers
as Penny Redfern · 1976
Thriller
as Tracy · 1973
The Adventurer
as Marian · 1972
Never the Twain
as Caroline Montague · 1981
The Brothers
as Jill Hammond · 1972
Journey to the Unknown
as Kit Beaumont · 1968
Villains
as Tina · 1972
The World of Wooster
as Elizabeth Vickers · 1965
Number 10
as Harriet Arbuthnot · 1983
The Upchat Line
as Angela Hardcastle · 1977
There's a Girl in My Soup
as Julia Halforde-Smythe · 1970
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
as Madame de Rosemonde · 2026
Ffizz
as Mrs. Gosling · 1987
Crossplot
as Celia · 1969
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
as Teniente Ellis · 1971
Au Pair Girls
as Randi Lindstrom · 1972
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
as Lieutenant Gay Ellis · 1971
Mr. H Is Late
· 1988
The Royal
as Margo Price · 2003
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4
as Troubadour (Red) · 2025
Kill Two Birds
as Tracy · 1975
The Steal
as Anthea · 1995
The Tycoon
as Jean · 1968
Hepworth
as Voice of Barbara Hepworth · 2021
The Man Outside
as BEA Girl · 1967
A Man without Friends
as Mandy · 1972
Suburban Wives
as Secretary · 1972
Connecting Rooms
as Jean · 1970
The Two Ronnies Old Fashioned Christmas Mystery
as Emma · 1973
All About a Prima Ballerina
as Barbara · 1980
Crash!
· 1971
A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake
· 2002
Commuter Husbands
as Carol Appleby/The Storyteller · 1974
Cross Now
as Angela Ponsford · 1977
Red
as Troubador · 1976