| Actor | |
| |
|---|---|
| Gilda Perry | |
| Born | 1933 |
| First appearance | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker |
| Last appearance | The Two and a Half Feathers |
| Series | 2 - 4 |
| Episode count | 3 |
Gilda Perry played various characters in Dad's Army. She is also Jimmy Perry's wife.
Biography[]
Gilda Perry (née Neeltje) was born in London. Her career in dancing, comedy and choreography range cover all forms like television, theatre and cabaret. She had previously trained as a member of the Ballet Rambert. Between 1956 and 1964, she and her husband, Jimmy were actors and the managers of the Palace Theatre in Watford.
Dad's Army[]
Gilda Perry as Doreen in The Two and a Half Feathers
She first appeared in her husband's first sitcom creation as a Blonde in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker and then played Doreen of the Plaza Cinema in The Lion Has Phones and the British Restaurant in The Two and a Half Feathers, alongside Linda James as Betty.
Trivia[]
- Colin Bean, Nigel Hawthorne, Frank Williams, Jimmy and herself were all Gnomes in the same episode of The Gnomes of Dulwich.
- She acted alongside Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard and Arthur English in one episode of David Croft's other sitcom Are You Being Served?. She was a choreographer in one of the Christmas specials, which also featured Harold Bennett and Penny Irving.
