Background
She was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, as one of four to a father who ran a fish and chip establishment but moved to Australia in 1952 after having trouble finding acting opportunities.
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Vivean Gray
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She worked with Weir again in 1977 in his film The Last Wave, playing the role of Aboriginal history expert Doctor Whitburn. Gray was later honoured with her image on an Australia Post postage stamp in 1995. her image on a postage stamp was for her role in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Gray appeared in theatre and radio prior to the advent of television
She played two long-running characters in Australian soap operas, Ida Jessup in The Sullivans for its entire run, and Mrs Nell Mangel in Neighbours between 1986 and 1988.
Gray left her role of Mrs Mangel after receiving abuse from Neighbours fans who could not distinguish fact from fiction. As such, this was Vivean Gray"s last acting role and she retired, leading a very private life ever since.
She also appeared in Prisoner as genteel poisoner Edna Pearson in 1984. As a result, any material that coincided with the woman"s story was removed for subsequent episode screenings, including the full Australian Digital Video Disc release of Prisoner.
In 2010 a special Digital Video Disc release of the full uncut "Edna" story was released but only in the United Kingdom.
