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Gerda Stevenson is an award-winning Scottish actress, director and writer, described by The Scotsman in 1999 as "Scotland's finest actress". She has played many parts in the theatre, including the title role in Edwin Morgan's English translation of Racine's Phèdre, and Lady Macbeth, and has appeared in many television dramas. She was Murron MacClannough's mother in the Mel Gibson film Braveheart, and her voice is familiar to listeners of British radio, as a reader of short stories and adaptations. In particular, she has performed several poems and songs by Robert Burns for the BBC.
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Kiss the Water | (voice) | 2013 |
Shetland | Maria Markham | 2011 |
Foighidinn: The Crimson Snowdrop | Sea Witch | 2005 |
Life Support | Claire Matheson | 1999 |
The Boyhood of John Muir | 1998 | |
Midsomer Murders | Sandra Bradshaw | 1997 |
Braveheart | Mother MacClannough | 1995 |
Doctor Finlay | Agnes Miller | 1993 |
Heartbeat | Mrs. Cameron | 1992 |
Blue Black Permanent | Greta Thorburn | 1992 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Kiss the Water | (voice) | 2013 |
Shetland | Maria Markham | 2011 |
Foighidinn: The Crimson Snowdrop | Sea Witch | 2005 |
Life Support | Claire Matheson | 1999 |
The Boyhood of John Muir | 1998 | |
Midsomer Murders | Sandra Bradshaw | 1997 |
Braveheart | Mother MacClannough | 1995 |
Doctor Finlay | Agnes Miller | 1993 |
Heartbeat | Mrs. Cameron | 1992 |
Blue Black Permanent | Greta Thorburn | 1992 |
Tickets for the Zoo | Children's Home Worker / Children’s Home Worker | 1991 |
The Brief | Annie McCluskey Fortingale / Anne Douglas | 1984 |
Taggart | Mary Imrie | 1983 |
Square Mile of Murder | Madeleine Smith | 1980 |
Play for Today | Rachel Galt | 1970 |
Horizon | Jane Bailey | 1964 |