Gilly Coman
Known for: Acting
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
Series
A Touch of Frost
Julia Ryan
1992
Series
Inspector Morse
Holly Trevors
1987
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Bread
Aveline Boswell
1986
Series
Open All Hours
Girl Who Answers Advert
1976
Series
Children's Ward
Carol Jones
1989
Series
Boys from the Blackstuff
D.O.E Clerk
1982
Film
Priest
Ellie Molloy
1995
Series
Nature Boy
Esther
2000
Series
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Marigold Lockton
1997
Series
Scully
Marie Morgan
1984
Series
The Gathering Seed
Irene Kilbride
1983
Film
A Private Function
Dorothy
1984
That's What I Call Television
Self
2007
Springhill
Liz Freeman
1996
Film
The Higher Mortals
Miss Pluckley
1993
Film
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Peggy
1984
Film
And Mum Came Too
Sandra
1980
Film
Angels in the Annexe
Susanna
1984
Film
Bag of Yeast
Partygoer (uncredited)
1976
Film
Long Term Memory
Robin
1985
Film
Brick Is Beautiful
Elaine
1986