Matyelok Gibbs Explained

Matyelok Gibbs
Birth Name:Ann Matyelok Gibbs
Birth Date:1932 8, df=y
Birth Place:Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Actress
Partner:Ursula Jones (1961–2023)

Ann Matyelok Gibbs (1 August 1932 – 14 August 2023) was a British actress. From 1973 to 1977, she was artistic director for London's Unicorn Theatre.[1]

Career

Gibbs was involved with the Unicorn Theatre from the 1950s, and became artistic director in 1973.[2] She was a character actor, and appeared in the West End in a play by Alan Ayckbourn, Ten Times Table, in 1978.[3] She toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2]

Personal life

In 1961, Gibbs began living with the actor Ursula Jones in Notting Hill. The couple lived in France for 23 years where they entered a civil partnership, and they later entered a civil partnership in Britain as well. Gibbs and Jones were known by their friends as "Puck and Ursie".[2] Gibbs died on 14 August 2023.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Coveney. Michael. 27 August 2023. Matyelok Gibbs obituary. The Guardian. 29 August 2023.
  2. News: Smurthwaite . Nick . Matyelok Gibbs . 20 December 2023 . The Stage . 9 October 2023.
  3. News: Smurthwaite . Nick . Matyelok Gibbs . 20 December 2023 . The Stage . 9 October 2023.