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Gabrielle Drake (born 30 March 1944) is a British actress who was born in Lahore, British India and has lived in several Far Eastern countries. She is the sister of musician Nick Drake. Drake attended Edgbaston College for Girls, Wycombe Abbey School and RADA. She is a classically trained actress with experience in Shakespearean plays, but first gained wider attention for her portrayal of Lt. Gay Ellis in the 1970 science fiction television series UFO, in which she sported a silver suit and had shiny purple hair. In the series, the character of Lt. Ellis is stationed on Moonbase, which is... MORE

Gabrielle Drake (born 30 March 1944) is a British actress who was born in Lahore, British India and has lived in several Far Eastern countries. She is the sister of musician Nick Drake. Drake attended Edgbaston College for Girls, Wycombe Abbey School and RADA. She is a classically trained actress with experience in Shakespearean plays, but first gained wider attention for her portrayal of Lt. Gay Ellis in the 1970 science fiction television series UFO, in which she sported a silver suit and had shiny purple hair. In the series, the character of Lt. Ellis is stationed on Moonbase, which is Earth's first line of defence against invading flying saucers. Drake only appeared in about half the 26 episodes produced, leaving the series midway through production to pursue other opportunities. She also auditioned for the part of Jo Grant in Doctor Who and was on the final shortlist of three actresses. Some of her films include There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) opposite Peter Sellers and Au Pair Girls (1972). She appeared as Madeline Bassett in the original London cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Alan Ayckbourn musical Jeeves in 1975. She has also appeared in a number of British television LESS