Fiona Gillies
Biography
Born in London, Fiona Gillies is a British actress whose work spans television, film and theater. She made her screen debut as Beryl Stapleton in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), and the following year she was in the miniseries Mother Love. In Steven Moffat's sitcom Joking Apart, she had her first major television role as Becky, and she later appeared in A Perfect Hero, Peak Practice, Casualty and the third series of Jeeves and Wooster. She has also guest starred in Holby City and Coronation Street. On stage, she has performed with the RSC in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors and Hamlet, and in West End productions of The Prisoner of Second Avenue and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. She co-produced City Slacker and produced The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014) and the short film Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote, which received a Best Family Film nomination at the Sydney Indie Film Festival.
64years old
Turns 65 on June 19in 249 days
- Born London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 32 years1988 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020Summer in the ShadeIMDb rating 6.2
- 2014The Beat Beneath My FeetIMDb rating 6.5
- 1992FrankensteinIMDb rating 5.7
- 1988The Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb rating 7.8
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Behind the camera
Gillies also produced The Beat Beneath My Feet, a movie about a former rock star. Luke Perry plays the character, who is found living in a South London flat. Production wrapped in 2014.
Behind the camera
Fiona Gillies was a producer on Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote, a short film whose cast included Lenny Henry, Colin Salmon, Wunmi Mosaku and Sylvestra Le Touzel. It earned a Best Family Film nomination at the Sydney Indie Film Festival.
Behind the camera
In 2020, Gillies helped start SMASH the Rights and IP Marketplace with Christine Hartland, a producer, and Mahesh Ramachandra, a digital pioneer. The goal was to get new, diverse talent talking with decision makers.
First role
Gillies played Beryl Stapleton in a 1988 adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, her first screen role. The next year she was in the mini-series Mother Love.
Fiona Gillies movies on Netflix
Summer in the Shadeas Jenny
The Beat Beneath My Feetas Female Teacher
Frankensteinas Elizabeth
The Hound of the Baskervillesas Beryl Stapleton
Worked with
Fiona Gillies made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Randy Quaid1 film together, 1992
Randy Quaid's page Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as ElizabethQuaid as The Monster
Vernon Dobtcheff1 film together, 1992
Vernon Dobtcheff's page Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as ElizabethDobtcheff as Chancellor
John Mills1 film together, 1992
John Mills's page Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as ElizabethMills as De Lacey
Lambert Wilson1 film together, 1992
Lambert Wilson's page Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as ElizabethWilson as Clerval
James Faulkner1 film together, 1988
James Faulkner's page The Hound of the Baskervilles1988IMDb rating 7.8Gillies as Beryl StapletonFaulkner as Stapleton
Patrick Bergin1 film together, 1992
Patrick Bergin's page Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as ElizabethBergin as Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Brian MillsDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Brian Mills The Hound of the Baskervilles1988IMDb rating 7.8Gillies as Beryl Stapleton
John WilliamsDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by John Williams The Beat Beneath My Feet2014IMDb rating 6.5Gillies as Female Teacher
David WickesDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by David Wickes Frankenstein1992IMDb rating 5.7Gillies as Elizabeth
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.
