Gillian Bailey (born 14 June 1955 in

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), also known as Gilli Bush-Bailey, is a British academic and former

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. She was a

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and appeared as Billie in ''

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'' (1970–71). Other roles included Phyllis in a television version of ''

The Railway Children ''The Railway Children'' is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ''The London Magazine'' during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film ...

'' (1968), Janey in '' The Witch's Daughter'' (1971), Lavinia in '' Thursday's Child'' (1972–73) and Callie in ''

Follyfoot ''Follyfoot'' is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television (for transmission on ITV) and the independent West German company ''TV München'' (for transmission on the ZDF ...

'' (1971–73). As an adult actress she was cast in roles such as Jinny Carter in series 1 of ''

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'' (1975), Ravella in the first episode of ''

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'' " The Way Back" (1978), Southern TV Live: (1980)‘Together’ Julie Dunn and Maureen Galbraith in the

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TV series ''County Hall'' (1982). In the 1990s she found that work dried up and began working as a script reader. In 1992, she returned to complete her education at

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

. After a period at the Drama and Theatre department at the

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she is now Professor of Women's Performance Histories at the

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in London.

Family

Bailey married Richard Everett in 1974, and the couple had a daughter, Rebecca.interview with photos
Double Deckers website

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Gillian 1955 births Living people English child actresses English television actresses People from Wimbledon, London Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Academics of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama