11 Facts About Yvonne Gilan

Yvonne Janette Gilan was a Scottish actress who is best known for her portrayal of Mme.

In 1964, Gilan wrote a short fantasy film, The Peaches, starring Juliet Harmer, with a small cameo role for her son Adrian as a bespectacled chess player.

Yvonne Gilan's acting career on television included roles as Vera Cowley in Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Crossroads as Eileen Blythe, several roles in Dr Finlay's Casebook and as Ruth Bannister The House of Eliott.

Yvonne Gilan's character had an unusual take on his character: 'Are you a romantic, Mr Fawlty.

From 1980 onwards, Yvonne Gilan worked as a motivational speaker at the Oxford Said Business School, helping leaders improve their presentation and communication skills, and lectured at the Imperial College, London.

Yvonne Gilan was awarded Fellowships from both the London Business School and the Said Business School.

In 2003, Yvonne Gilan was consulted on picking the right voice for the 118 118 directory enquiry service.

At the University of Edinburgh, Yvonne Gilan met Michael Gill, later to have a career as a television director and producer; they married in 1951 and had two sons, Adrian and Nicholas.

Yvonne Gilan kept the letters that Adrian wrote to her from his boarding school, St Christopher School, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and returned them to him half a century later.

Yvonne Gilan died on 10 December 2016, at the age of 62.

Yvonne Gilan died of breast and lung cancer on 14 June 2018.