Vivean Gray

Vivean Gray (lahir Jean Vivra Gray pada 20 Juli 1924-29 Juli 2016) adalah seorang aktris Inggris, yang menemukan perannya sebagai karakter gosip dalam serial televisi Australia. Pada awal kehidupannya, dia tinggal di Inggris tetapi pindah ke Australia setelah dia kesulitan menemukan peluang akting. Dia memerankan guru matematika Nona McGraw dalam film adaptasi Piknik di Batu Gantung (1975) karya Peter Weir. Dia memainkan dua karakter lama dalam sinetron Australia, Nyonya Ida Jessup di The Sullivans secara keseluruhan, dan Nyonya Nell Mangel di Neighbours. Dia muncul di Tahanan sebagai peracun yang sopan Edna Pearson pada tahun 1984. Setelah penayangan awal episodenya di Australia, seorang wanita mengklaim bahwa cerita tersebut didasarkan pada pengalaman kehidupan nyata dituduh meracuni suaminya dan mengancam akan menuntut produser, Grundy Television. Akibatnya, materi apa pun yang bertepatan dengan cerita wanita tersebut dihapus untuk pemutaran episode berikutnya, termasuk rilis DVD lengkap Prisoner di Australia. Pada tahun 2010 rilis DVD khusus dari cerita 'Edna' yang belum dipotong secara lengkap dirilis tetapi hanya di Inggris. Gray meninggalkan perannya sebagai Nyonya Mangel setelah menerima pelecehan dari penggemar Neighbors yang tidak bisa membedakan fakta dari fiksi. Dalam ceritanya Nyonya Mangel pindah ke St Albans, Inggris. Gray kembali ke Inggris, dan sejak itu pensiun dan menjalani kehidupan yang sangat pribadi.

Vivean Gray (born Jean Vivra Gray on 20 July 1924-29 July 2016) is an English actress, who found her niche playing gossipy characters in Australian television series. In her early life, she lived in England but moved to Australia after she had trouble finding any acting opportunities. She portrayed mathematics teacher Miss McGraw in Peter Weir's film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). She played two long-running characters in Australian soap operas, Mrs Ida Jessup in The Sullivans for its entire run, and Mrs Nell Mangel in Neighbours. She appeared in Prisoner as genteel poisoner Edna Pearson in 1984. After the initial showing of her episodes in Australia, a woman claimed the story was based on her real life experience of being accused of poisoning her husband and threatened to sue the producers,Grundy Television. As a result any material that coincided with the woman's story was removed for subsequent episode screenings,including the full Australian DVD release of Prisoner. In 2010 a special DVD release of the full uncut 'Edna' story was released but only in the UK. Gray left her role of Mrs Mangel after receiving abuse from Neighbours fans who could not distinguish fact from fiction. In the story Mrs Mangel moved to St Albans, England. Gray returned to England, and has since retired and leads a very private life.