Gabrielle Daye (2 October 1911 – 5 January 2005) was an English theatre, television and ilm actress, notable for her TV role as Mrs. Pring on Bless Me, Father.
Early life Daye was born in Manchester, England and attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, and trained at the Mordern Gray Academy, Manchester.
Career Television and film Daye's notable television appearances include Coronation Street (as Beattie Pearson in 1961, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1983–1984), The War of Darkie Pilbeam (1968), Persuasion (1971), Survivors (Long Live The King, 1977), Dear Enemy (1981), Juliet Bravo (John the Lad, 1983), Ever Decreasing Circles (The Tea Party and The New Neighbour, 1984), Bleak House (1985) and A Very British Coup (1988).
She also appeared in the feature films 10 Rillington Place (1971), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974), Cry Wolf (1980) and No Surrender (1985).
Theatre Daye started her early career in theatre at The Manchester Reportory Company with productions of When We Are Married and Love on the Dole.
She appeared in The Glass Slipper as well as Eden End directed by Laurence Olivier
On stage, she was in the original Royal Court production of David Storey's In Celebration in 1969 for director Lindsay Anderson; and she reprised her role in his film version in 1975. She worked again for Anderson in the long running Ben Travers farce The Bed Before Yesterday at London's Lyric Theatre in 1975.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1945 Twilight Hour Housemaid Uncredited1949 Saints and Sinners Maeve's Mother Uncredited1952 Little Big Shot Uncredited1961-1984 Coronation Street Beattie Pearson (née Tatlock) 26 episodes1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Lady-in-Waiting Uncredited1971 10 Rillington Place Mrs. Lynch 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Wife at Hospital 1972 The Frighteners Daisy Cartwright'Bed and Breakfast', episode1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Elderly lady 1975 In Celebration Mrs. Burnett 1975 Sunset over the Bay Mam 1975 I Didn't Know You Cared Great Aunt Mona 1985 No Surrender Winnie
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