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((Short description|English actress and novelist (1937–2020)))
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| name               = Jill Gascoine
| birth_name         = Jill Viola Gascoine
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| birth_place        = [[Lambeth]], [[London]], England
| death_date         = ((death date and age|2020|4|28|1937|4|11|df=yes))
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actress, novelist
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'''Jill Viola Gascoine''' (11 April 1937 – 28 April 2020) was an English actress and novelist. She portrayed  Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series ''[[The Gentle Touch]]'' and its spin-off series ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]''. In the 1990s, she also became a novelist and published three books.

==Early life==
Gascoine was born in [[Lambeth]], the daughter of Francis Gascoine, a Quantity Surveyor, and his wife Irene, née Greenwood. She was sent to a boarding school, which she said she hated, explaining later that she was ridiculed by schoolteachers. After leaving school, in the 1950s, she went to the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] to appear in a revue.<ref name=herald>Brian Pendreigh, 
[https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18419460.obituary-jill-gascoine-actress-played-first-female-police-detective-british-television/ "Obituary: Jill Gascoine, actress who played the first female police detective on British television"], ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', 1 May 2020</ref><ref>[[National Registration Act 1939]], [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7703713:61596 Robsart Street, Lambeth], October 1939, ancestry.com ((subscription required))</ref>

==Career==
Early in her career in the 1950s, Gascoine was a [[soubrette]] in a Great Britain tour of the ''[[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|Crazy Gang Show]]''. In 1956, she was a chorus dancer in the Christmas season of ''The Adventures of Davy Crockett'' starring [[Hermione Baddeley]], at the [[Olympia Theatre, Dublin]]. Gascoine also worked alongside [[Victor Spinetti]] in a revue in the Irving Theatre, London. By 1959, Gascoine had taken over from [[Millicent Martin]] in a British tour of ''[[Expresso Bongo]]''.

Gascoine played one of the schoolgirls in the film ''[[The Pure Hell of St Trinian's]]'' (1960), although in her twenties by then. She joined the [[Dundee Repertory Theatre]] in 1963.<ref name=herald/> While in Dundee, she also appeared in productions of the Downfield Musical Society. Her early work also included collaborations with future film and television director [[Ken Loach]].

From 1970 onwards, Gascoine began appearing on television in series such as ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''Rooms'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly: Taskforce]]'' and ''[[Within These Walls]]''. She had a part in the British sex-comedy ''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]'' (1975) and then had a recurring role playing Letty Gaunt in the BBC period drama ''[[The Onedin Line]]'' (1976–1979).

She became better known in 1980 when she took the lead role in the ITV drama series ''[[The Gentle Touch]]'', playing Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes. This was the first British television drama that centred on a female police officer, coming several months before the BBC's similarly themed ''[[Juliet Bravo]]''. ''The Gentle Touch'' was a huge ratings hit in the UK and ran for five series until 1984, though Gascoine continued to play Maggie Forbes in the more action-orientated spin-off series ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]'' from 1985 to 1987. Following this, she then appeared as Judy Schwartz in the final series of the sitcom ''[[Home to Roost]]'' (1989–1990) opposite [[John Thaw]], and continued to make guest appearances on British television. She also appeared in the film ''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]'' (1990) opposite [[Richard Harris]] and [[Glenda Jackson]].

Further stage appearances included playing Dorothy Brock opposite [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] in ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' at the [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]] in London and in the musical ''Destry'' playing Frenchie, the role played by [[Marlene Dietrich]] in ''Destry Rides Again''.

After a high-profile career that had spanned over twenty years on British television, Gascoine and her second husband, actor [[Alfred Molina]], moved to [[Los Angeles]] in the 1990s where she made appearances on US television in series such as ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' and ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', as well as performing extensively in theatre. Although still living in Los Angeles, she returned to the UK in 2008 to perform at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] in the play ''Sister Cities'' at the [[Gilded Balloon|Gilded Balloon Theatre]].

In October 2009, it was announced that Gascoine was joining the [[BBC One]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]''. She was to play the role of [[Glenda Mitchell]], former wife of [[Archie Mitchell]] and mother of [[Ronnie Mitchell|Ronnie]] and [[Roxy Mitchell|Roxy]], from early 2010.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2009/10/19/jill-gascoine-cast-in-eastenders-3439069/|title=Jill Gascoine cast in EastEnders|last=Kevan|first=Paul|date=2009-10-19|website=Metro|language=en|access-date=2020-04-29))</ref> However, during her first day on set, she withdrew from her filming commitments, as she felt that she "lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama".<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a183416/eastenders-recasts-glenda-mitchell.html|title='EastEnders' recasts Glenda Mitchell|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Kris|last=Green|date=23 October 2009|access-date=23 October 2009))</ref> The part was re-cast with [[Glynis Barber]].

==Novels==
In the 1990s, Gascoine began a career as a novelist. Her first novel was ''Addicted'' (1994), about a successful television actress in her fifties who embarks on a destructive affair with a younger, half-English/half-Spanish actor in his thirties (Gascoine's real-life second husband, [[Alfred Molina]] is an English actor of Italian/Spanish descent, who was 16 years her junior). This was followed by her second novel, ''Lilian'' (1995), about a woman who begins a love affair when she goes on holiday to California with her best friend.

Her third novel was ''Just Like A Woman'' (1997), which details the story of Daisy, a middle-aged woman who is being pressured by her family to have an abortion after she falls pregnant in her fifties.

==Personal life and death==
Gascoine married twice. Her first husband was Dundee hotelier Bill Keith in 1965, with whom she had two sons. However, the marriage ended in 1972. Gascoine was then left to bring up her two sons alone and did not see Keith after they divorced.<ref name="scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com"/>

In 1982, she met actor [[Alfred Molina]] when they were both working in the same theatre production. They later married in [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]], London, in 1986.<ref name="Moses">((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/apr/29/the-gentle-touch-star-jill-gascoine-dies-aged-83|title=The Gentle Touch star Jill Gascoine dies aged 83|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=29 April 2020|access-date=29 April 2020|last=Moses|first=Toby))</ref>

Gascoine suffered from [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]] for most of her life, which she believed stemmed from her unhappy time in a boarding school as a child.<ref name="scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com">((Cite web|url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/Thanks-for-the-memories-.4350734.jp|title=Thanks for the memories - Jill Gascoine interview|publisher=Scotland On Sunday|date=3 August 2008|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=11 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011064713/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/Thanks-for-the-memories-.4350734.jp))</ref>

In 1997, Gascoine was diagnosed with [[kidney cancer]], though the disease was detected early and she made a full recovery.<ref name="scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com"/>

In June 2013, Gascoine publicly revealed that she had [[Alzheimer's disease]] at a [[Beverly Hills]] gala which was set up to raise money to fight the disease.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gentle-touch-actress-jill-gascoine-1942154|title=The Gentle Touch actress Jill Gascoine reveals she has Alzheimer's|work=Mirror UK|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2020))</ref> In August 2016 her husband [[Alfred Molina]] reported that she was "in a very advanced stage of Alzheimer's", and had been in a specialist care home in [[Los Angeles]] for more than two years, where she died on 28 April 2020, aged 83.<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/04/my-family-values-alfred-molina-actor-rsc-jill-gascoine |first=Vicki |last=Power |title=Alfred Molina: 'My mother and I had a few moments that were like the third act of Aida' |work=The Guardian |date=4 November 2016 |access-date=8 November 2016 ))</ref><ref name="Moses"/>

== Filmography ==
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=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1959
|''((sortname|The|White Trap|nolink=1))''
|Nurse
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|-
|1960
|''((sortname|The|Pure Hell of St Trinian's))''
|St. Trinian's Girl
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|-
|1961
|''[[Nudist Memories]]''
|Narrator (voice)
|Short
|-
|1975
|''[[Confessions of a Pop Performer]]''
|Mrs. Barnwell
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|-
|1990
|''[[King of the Wind (film)|King of the Wind]]''
|Mrs. Williams
|
|-
|1993
|''[[Red Hot (film)|Red Hot]]''
|Waitress
|
|-
|1998
|''[[BASEketball]]''
|Hospital Nurse
|
|-
|2007
|''TV Virus''
|Holly
|
|-
|2007
|''After Midnight''
|Phyllis
|Video
|}

===Television===
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|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1958
|''[[Theatre Night]]''
|Ensemble
|Episode: "Expresso Bongo"
|-
|1970
|''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]''
|Marion Bradley
|Episode: "A Good Prospect"
|-
|1973
|''[[Z-Cars]]''
|Lucy Manning
|Episode: "Operation Watchdog"
|-
|1973
|''[[Late Night Theatre]]''
|Fred
|Episode: "Three Card Trick"
|-
|1973
|''[[Six Days of Justice]]''
|Miss Owen
|Episodes: "A Regular Friend", "Stranger in Paradise"
|-
|1973
|''Oranges & Lemons''
|Charlotte
|Episode: "The Trigger"
|-
|1974
|''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
|Lorna McDermot
|Episode: "The Unwanted"
|-
|1974
|''((sortname|A|Little Bit of Wisdom))''
|Sister Ruth
|Episode: "The Angels Want Me for a Sunbeam"
|-
|1974
|''[[Justice (1971 TV series)|Justice]]''
|Elizabeth Lee
|Episode: "Growing Up"
|-
|1974
|''[[General Hospital]]''
|Michelle Hawkins
|Episode: "1.177"
|-
|1975
|''[[Within These Walls]]''
|Irene
|Episode: "Remand Wing"
|-
|1975
|''[[Softly, Softly: Taskforce]]''
|Maggie Grant
|Episode: "Grass"
|-
|1975
|''Prometheus: The Life of Balzac''
|Helene de Valette
|Episode: "The Human Comedy"
|-
|1975
|''[[Beryl's Lot]]''
|Hilda Monks
|Episode: "Safety First"
|-
|1976
|''[[Peter Pan (1976 musical)|Peter Pan]]''
|Wendy (adult)
|TV film
|-
|1976
|''Plays for Britain''
|Marion
|Episode: "Sunshine in Brixton"
|-
|1976–1979
|''((sortname|The|Onedin Line))''
|Letty Onedin
|Main role
|-
|1977
|''[[Holding On (TV series)|Holding On]]''
|Betty
|Episode: "1.4"
|-
|1977
|''[[Raffles (TV series)|Raffles]]''
|Dolly
|Episode: "A Costume Piece"
|-
|1977
|''Rooms''
|Ruth Harris
|TV series
|-
|1978
|''((sortname|The|Three Kisses|nolink=1))''
|Mrs. Marigold
|TV film
|-
|1980–1984
|''((sortname|The|Gentle Touch))''
|Maggie Forbes
|Main role
|-
|1983
|''((sortname|The|Cannon and Ball Show))''
|Ilsa
|Episode: "The Cannon & Ball Easter Show"
|-
|1985–1987
|''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes]]''
|Maggie Forbes
|Main role
|-
|1989
|''[[Home to Roost]]''
|Judy Schwartz
|Episode: "Bridge of Sighs"
|-
|1990
|''[[Taggart]]''
|Jane Antrobus
|Episode: "Evil Eye: Part 1"
|-
|1991
|''[[El C.I.D.]]''
|Sarah
|Episode: "Thursday's Child"
|-
|1991
|''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]''
|Jo Beckett
|Episode: "The Night Before Christmas"
|-
|1992
|''[[Virtual Murder (TV series)|Virtual Murder]]''
|Victoria Fleming
|Episode: "A Dream of Dracula"
|-
|1992
|''[[Screen One]]''
|Vivien Empson
|Episode: "Trust Me"
|-
|1994
|''[[Northern Exposure]]''
|Lady Ann
|Episode: "Shofar, So Good"
|-
|1998
|''((sortname|The|Patron Saint of Liars|The Patron Saint of Liars (film)))''
|Mother Corrine
|TV film
|-
|1999
|''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
|Ms. Piper
|Episode: "Voice of an Angel"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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