Glory Annen (born Glory Anne Clibbery; September 5, 1952 – April 24, 2017)
was a
Canadian
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actress.
Career
Glory Anne Clibbery was born in
Kenora
Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (french: Portage-aux-Rats), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District.
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, Ontario, Canada. She attended the Victoria Composite High School of Performing Arts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and at age 17 she emigrated to England to further her education at
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, graduating in 1976.
[ She remained based in England but worked around the world as she pursued an acting career.
She made her first movie, '']Cruel Passion
''Cruel Passion'' (also known as ''Justine'') is a 1977 film starring Koo Stark, Martin Potter, Lydia Lisle, and Katherine Kath. It was directed by Chris Boger and based on the 1791 novel '' Justine'' by the Marquis de Sade.
Plot
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'', in 1974, at age 22. She worked on several films with the cult filmmaker Norman J. Warren
Norman John Warren (25 June 1942 – 11 March 2021) was an English film director best known for such 1970s horror films as '' Satan's Slave'' (1976), ''Prey'' (1977) and '' Terror'' (1978). Warren is also known for sex comedies such as '' Oute ...
including ''Prey
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'' (1977) and '' Outer Touch'' (1979), and on the Australian production '' Felicity'' (1979) for John D. Lamond. Her other films include ''The Lonely Lady
''The Lonely Lady'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Peter Sasdy, adapted from Harold Robbins' 1976 novel of the same name, believed to have been based on Robbins' memories of Jacqueline Susann. The film stars Pia Zadora in the title r ...
'' (1983) and bit-parts in ''Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' (1984), ''Water
Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...
'' (1985) and ''True Files
''True Files'' (Chinese: 真实档案) is an English language television docu-drama telecast on MediaCorp Channel 5, with each episode (except the last episode of Season 3, ''The Unsolved'') re-enacting major court proceedings, mostly of murder, ...
'' (2002, also with John D. Lamond).
She was interviewed for the documentary '' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'' about the Australian film industry. She did some radio and voice work including dubbing Anat Atzmon 'Nili' in the feature film ''Lemon Popsicle
''Lemon Popsicle'' ( he, אסקימו לימון, Eskimo Limon) is a 1978 teen comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Boaz Davidson. The success of the film led to a series of sequels. The cult film follows a group of three teenage boys i ...
''. She also appeared in several English television series in the 1970s and had leading roles in the theatre, including creating the role of Deborah Solomon in the David Mamet
David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony Award, Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and ''Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first ...
play, ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago
''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. The c ...
'' in London's West End. She was featured on television in many commercials and began working as a commercial casting director in 1982. She was also a cartoonist, artist and writer.
Death
Glory Annen Clibbery died on April 24, 2017 in London.
Personal life
Clibbery was the partner of racehorse owner Ivan Allan
Ivan Allan (16 January 1941 – 4 November 2009) was a champion race horse trainer and businessman.
On 24 May 1983, Allan was shot by gunmen outside his house and was rushed to Toa Payoh Hospital. Three bullets were removed while one remained i ...
for twelve years, beginning in 1992. After their relationship ended in 2004, she and her mother Marguerite were evicted from The Gables -- a £1.7 million, nine-bedroom house in Newmarket, Suffolk owned by Allan.
Clibbery was a party to a landmark British court case, ''Clibbery v. Allan'' (2002), which established that parties to ancillary relief
In English law, an application for financial relief following the presentation of a petition for divorce, nullity or judicial separation used to be described as ancillary relief. The term arose because the financial application was 'ancillary' to ...
court proceedings may generally expect the information they have provided about their finances to remain confidential and protected from publication.
Since her death, several documents Clibbery compiled regarding her relationship with Allan have been released. They are currently being edited into a series of exposés of Allan, the British Court system and alleged criminality within the horse-racing industry.
Filmography
References
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1952 births
2017 deaths
Actresses from Ontario
Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian stage actresses
Canadian expatriates in England
People from Kenora
Deaths from diabetes