| Jean Gilpin | |
| Birth Name: | Elizabeth Gilpin |
| Birth Date: | 1950 |
| Birth Place: | England, London, United Kingdom |
| Other Names: | Jean Elizabeth |
| Alma Mater: | Drama Centre London |
| Years Active: | 1971 - present |
Jean Gilpin (born) is an English actress.
Gilpin was born in London. Her father worked for the United Nations and she thus lived in various locations while growing up, such as China, Cuba, France, Switzerland, Thailand, the Congo, the U.S. (specifically New York City), and Zambia. She attended schools in England, France, Switzerland, and Thailand. She gained a BA in Drama and English from Bristol University before training at the Drama Centre London.[1]
Gilpin first made some brief appearances in BBC Bristol productions as a student in the Bristol University Drama Department. Her first professional theatrical job was a season with the Nottingham Playhouse Company where she received her Equity card. She spent three years at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre, playing principal boy in their traditional pantomimes, and performing in Noël Coward's Semi-Monde directed by Philip Prowse.
Gilpin spent a year with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She played the Duchess of Vanholt in Faustus with Ian McKellen, directed by John Barton. Her first credited appearance on British television was in the role of Julia in The Duchess of Malfi for the BBC. She's also Janet Milton (the found Mum of John) in the episode Reunion, third season of Survivors.
Gilpin is perhaps best known to British television audiences as Sylvia, a precocious Auxiliary Territorial Service member, the niece of Chief Warden Hodges, who attempts unsuccessfully to seduce Private Pike in "The Making of Private Pike" (first broadcast 9 October 1977) in the final series of Dad's Army.[2] Gilpin also won supporting roles in several British films of the 1970s including Catch Me a Spy (1971), Feelings (1974), The Stud (1978) and The World Is Full of Married Men (1979). She also featured in several British television commercials, notably as The Avon Lady.
After ten years working in British theatre and television, Gilpin moved to Los Angeles. Her first role there was in Anne Sexton's Transformations at the Coronet Theatre. She also began to take roles in TV and film. She performed in Steven Berkoff's Greek at the Matrix Theatre and the ensemble won the BATCC Award. She co-produced and appeared in the LA premiere of Jean Reynolds' Dance With Me, which was nominated for an LADCC for ensemble.
Since the 1980s, Gilpin has mainly worked as a voice actress on more than 200 projects. She worked regularly on Max Steel. More recently, she has featured as a voice actor in video games, including Neverwinter Nights and . In particular, she has worked regularly for Bethesda Softworks, and can be heard in such games as The Elder Scrolls Online and as Elenwen, Boethiah, and Meridia.[3] One of her best known roles is Knight Commander Meredith in Dragon Age II, ,[4] in King's Quest as Pillare and Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn in the English version of , credited as Jean Elizabeth. She also voiced Sangheili character Makhee 'Chava in and voiced Amanra in Age of Mythology and its sequels.
Gilpin voiced a computer called Stacie in the film Nuclear Hurricane in 2007. She also voiced Mother Helen and various characters in 2011's Dead Island, credited as Elizabeth Gilpin, and voiced The Mother in in 2016. She provided a vocal cameo in the 2021 film Dune as an Ancestral Bene Gesserit.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Stage 2 | Julia | Episode: The Duchess of Malfi | |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales | Mrs. Sarah Drenkard | Episode: Barbara of the House Grebe | |
| 1976 | Terrorist | Episode: There's Always Tomorrow | ||
| Angels | Deborah Harper | Episode: Babes in the Woods | ||
| 1977 | Survivors | Janet Millon | Episode: Reunion | |
| Z-Cars | Marie | Episode: Skeletons | ||
| Dad's Army | Sylvia | Episode: The Making of Private Pike | ||
| 1978 | Come Back Mrs. Noah | The Technician | Episode: The Housing Problem | |
| Premiere | Attendant | Episode: Something's Wrong | ||
| Tycoon | Helena | Episode: Out of the Speaking Dark | ||
| The Professionals | Debra | Episode: First Night | ||
| Play for Today | Sandra | Episode: Return Fare | ||
| 1979 | The Omega Factor | Sarah Ashley | Episode: St. Anthony's Fire | |
| 1981 | Quincy, M.E. | Mrs. Eddington | Episode: By Their Faith | |
| 2017 | Legion | Color Lady / Hat Lady | Episode: Chapter 1 | |
| 2023 | Candis Cayne's Secret Garden | Poppy Seeds | Episode: I Have a Secret |
| 1991 | 3×3 Eyes | Ms. Wong / Newscaster | English version[6] | |
| Dragon Age II | Meredith Stannard | Xbox 360[9] | ||
| Dragon's Dogma | Lola / Pawns / Agnes / Sofiah | Additional voices | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn | English version | ||
| 2013 | Jane Hanson / Nina / Kitty | Xbox 360 | ||
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Elenwen | Xbox One | |
| 2015 | King's Quest | Pillare | PlayStation 4 | |
| Mahkee 'Chava | Xbox One | |||
| 2016 | Mother | PlayStation 4 | ||
| Klackon Empress | PC | |||
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Civilians | PlayStation 4 |
| + List of voice performances in animation | Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Max Steel |
| 1971 | To Catch a Spy | Ground Stewardess | |
| 1974 | Feelings | Receptionist | Base on Feelings |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Lady at Ball | |
| 1978 | The Stud | Nika | |
| 1979 | The World Is Full of Married Men | Miss Field | |
| The Bitch | Party Lady | ||
| 1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War | Margeret Sullivan | |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Cop lady / Metropolitan Museum of Art Lady / Party ladies | |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Valley's lady / Child's mother | Additional voices |
| 1985 | Police Story | Sergeant / Operator / Town civilians | English dub |
| 1988 | Outlaw of Gor | Shop Lady | Additional voices |
| 1990 | Flashback | Elizabeth | |
| Three Men and a Little Lady | Jean | Voice | |
| 1991 | Hotel receptionist | Additional voices | |
| 1992 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Puppet / Customer / Children | Voice |
| Aladdin | Agrabah citizens / Maid / Crowd ladies / Beautiful girls | Voice | |
| 1996 | First Strike | Australian Group Lady | English version |
| Independence Day | New York citizens / Soldiers / Lady | Additional voices | |
| Jingle All the Way | Christmas celebrating lady / Shop worker | Voices | |
| 1997 | Zeus and Roxanne | Neighbor lady | |
| Mr. Nice Guy | Announcement lady | English dub | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Camelot civilians | Additional voices |
| Godzilla | Students / Computer voice | Voices | |
| 1999 | That Marino Thing | The Therapist | Short |
| Diplomatic Siege | Embassy Lady | ||
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Lady in car | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Factory worker | |
| Shrek | Fairies / Duloc civilians / Fairy-tale creatures | Additional voices | |
| Researcher | |||
| 2003 | Inger | [7] ] |