Gwyneth Powell (born 5 July 1946) is an English actress who is best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991.
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Coronation Street (TV Series 1960– ) – Gwyneth Powell as Diana Kenton
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Powell’s first major television role was in the 1971 LWT dystopian drama series, The Guardians. She was a regular, if minor, player in many television dramas until being cast in Grange Hill, in which she played the “firm but fair” headmistress Bridget (“The Midget”) McClusky for eleven years. Of her role, she said in 2008.
Powell was married to actor Alan Leith and lived in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, where she was a patron of a local drama group, the Hurstpierpoint Players.She died in Brighton on 8 September 2022, aged 76, from complications of surgery for a perforated colon.
She played the tough but fair headmistress Bridget McClusky for a decade until requesting she was written out so she could pursue other roles.