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Gilly Coman

Gilly Coman

Born: 1955-09-13 • Liverpool, England

Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brookside, Inspector Morse, Springhill and Emmerdale Farm and in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. She played Marigold Lockton in the 1997 TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in All Saints Church's cemetery, Liverpool. She is survived by her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation

Filmography
Priest poster
Priest
1995 • Ellie Molloy
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The Higher Mortals
1993 • Miss Pluckley
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Brick Is Beautiful
1986 • Elaine
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Long Term Memory
1985 • Robin
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Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984 • Peggy
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Angels in the Annexe
1984 • Susanna
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A Private Function
1984 • Dorothy
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And Mum Came Too
1980 • Sandra
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Bag of Yeast
1976 • Partygoer (uncredited)