Gillian Bevan

{{Short description|English actress}}

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| birth_place = Stockport, England

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Gillian Bevan (born 13 February 1956) is an English actress, best known for her roles in British television shows and West End theatre.

In 1988 she played Dorothy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's revival of their version of The Wizard of Oz, also singing the role on the cast album.{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondtherainbow2oz.com/stagethewizard.html|title=We're off to Stage the Wizard of Oz|accessdate=25 December 2010|last=Raymond|first=Kurt|work=Beyond the Rainbow to Oz website}} She also appeared as parapsychologist Dr Lin Pascoe in the controversial BBC drama Ghostwatch on 31 October 1992.

She portrayed Gina Hope in the UK medical drama Holby City. She played the wife of consultant Elliot Hope in the drama, who was struck with motor neurone disease. Bevan's character made the decision to end her life by euthanasia in Switzerland, and her touching performance won critical acclaim.

She also played Clare Hunter, the headteacher in the UK TV series Teachers. Bevan has also appeared in other UK TV series, including Heartbeat, Doctors, New Tricks, Peak Practice and The Chief.

In 2016, she appeared in the BBC TV series Father Brown as Mrs Steele, episode 4.6 "The Rod of Asclepius".