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Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1959-12-02
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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Gwyneth Strong

Overview

Gwyneth Strong (born 2 December 1959) is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses as Cassandra, the love interest and, later, wife of Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst).

Strong's first acting appearance was in the Royal Court Theatre's production Live Like Pigs, when she was eleven. In 1973, whilst a pupil at Holland Park School, she appeared in the horror film Nothing But the Night as Mary Valley, and she was a regular in the children's TV series The Flockton Flyer between 1977 and 1979, as Jan Carter.

As well as her prominent role in the later series of Only Fools and Horses, she has appeared in the "Observation" segment about Detective Samantha Smith made for the 1990 series of The Krypton Factor, the two-part drama serial The Missing Postman as WPC Rachel McMahon, the BBC drama Real Women from 1997 to 1998, as Hetty in ITV's Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999), and in BBC drama Casualty in 2013 as Jim Brodie's wife, Elizabeth.

Strong featured in the television film It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow (1975), written by Bernard Kops and directed by John Goldschmidt, depicting the real-life drama of the Bethnal Green tube disaster in the Second World War. She also appeared in the "True Confessions" two-part episode of the series A Touch of Frost, reuniting her on screen with her Only Fools and Horses co-star David Jason.

She appeared on the West End stage in 2008, in the musical Our House, in which she played Kath Casey. In May 2010, Strong appeared in an episode of Midsomer Murders.

On 16 September 2016, she joined the cast of the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, in the recurring role of Geraldine Clough.

Strong married former Footballers' Wives and Eldorado star Jesse Birdsall on 15 July 2000. They have one son Oscar (born 1988), and one daughter Lottie (born 1991) She now lives in Bexhill, East Sussex.

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Known for

Acting
2017 The Story of Only Fools And Horses Actor 70
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2011 In Love with Alma Cogan Actor Laura 59
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2002 The Story of Only Fools and Horses Actor 59
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2000 Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show Actor 70
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1999 Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married Actor N/A
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1997 The Missing Postman Actor WPC Rachel McMahon 69
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1997 The Missing Postman Actor WPC Rachel McMahon 59
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1996 Crimetime Actor Gwenda 58
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1992 Nice Town Actor Linda Thompson 69
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1991 Only Fools and Horses - Miami Twice Actor Cassandra Trotter 63
Fair
1991 Afraid of the Dark Actor Blind Mother with Baby 58
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1990 Living with Dinosaurs Actor Teacher 59
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1989 Bosses From Hell Actor N/A
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1986 King of the Ghetto Actor Sadie Deedes 59
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1986 King of the Ghetto Actor Sadie Deedes N/A
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1985 Parker Actor Andrea 58
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1985 White City Actor Girlfriend N/A
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1984 Rainy Day Women Actor Linda N/A
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1982 The Story of Ruth Actor Sharon N/A
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1981 The Factory Actor Penny Shepherd N/A
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1981 Only Fools and Horses Actor Cassandra 77
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1980 Electric in the City Actor Kerwin's Follower N/A
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1980 Ladies Actor Anne N/A
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1980 Bloody Kids Actor Jan, Ken's Girlfriend 59
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1980 Dark Water Actor Jo 59
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1979 No Mama No Actor Girl junkie N/A
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1976 Early Struggles Actor Carol N/A
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1975 It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow Actor Jane Bell 59
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1973 Nothing But the Night Actor Mary Valley 59
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