Stella Gonet

Stella Gonet
Born (1960-12-12) 12 December 1960 (age 63)
Greenock,[1] Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
Years active1985–present
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Stella Gonet (born 12 December 1960)[2][3] is a Scottish theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC dramas The House of Eliott (1991–94) and Holby City (2007–09). Her stage credits include playing Ophelia in the 1989 National Theatre revival of Hamlet, opposite both Daniel Day-Lewis and Ian Charleson as Hamlet and playing Margaret Thatcher in the original West End production of Handbagged (2014). She played Queen Elizabeth II in the 2021 movie Spencer and Margaret Thatcher in the 2023 movie El Conde.

  1. ^ "I felt sick when I saw what I'd do to my wife. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Search for Stella Gonet". ScotlandsPeople Statutory Registers. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Stella Gonet on playing Margaret Thatcher". The Scotsman. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.