---
name: "Llewella Gideon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/llewella-gideon"
fi1m_id: "llewella-gideon"
imdb_id: "nm0317275"
tmdb_id: 1221004
wikidata_id: "Q96278967"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 December 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-02T22:54:53.904276+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Llewella Gideon

## Identity

Llewella Gideon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/llewella-gideon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** llewella-gideon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0317275
- **TMDB ID:** 1221004
- **Wikidata ID:** Q96278967
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llewella_Gideon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96278967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317275/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221004

Actor. Born 27 December 1967 in Peckham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 December 1967, Peckham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 62 (1), 2000s 82 (1), 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 83 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 4, Adventure 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $436m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llewella_Gideon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96278967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317275/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221004

## Coming up

- *National Theatre Live: Mr Loverman* (2027-07-01), as Merty / Augustina

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Hard Truths*](https://film.one/film/hard-truths.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Rye Lane*](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Second Coming*](https://film.one/film/second-coming.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Llewella Gideon is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has appeared in comedy series including *Absolutely Fabulous*, *The Real McCoy*, *The Crouches* and *The Delivery Man*, and voiced Molly and Trix in the UK version of *Bob the Builder*.

Gideon wrote and starred in the BBC Radio 4 series *The Little Big Woman* (2001–2003), which received Critics' Choice recognition from *The Times* and *The Guardian*. In 2024 she played Drusilla in the BBC drama *Mr Loverman*.

Her film credits include *Spice World* (1997), *Paddington* (2014), *Black Sea* (2014), *A Street Cat Named Bob* (2016), *Rye Lane* (2023) as Tanice and *Hard Truths* (2024) as the Smoking Salon Client.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Hard Truths* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Smoking Salon Client — [page](https://film.one/film/hard-truths.md)
- *Rye Lane* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Tanice — [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *Small Axe* (2020), Fi1m 88, as Aunt Betty — [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Class Teacher — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Second Coming* (2014), Fi1m 71, as Jax's Mum — [page](https://film.one/film/second-coming.md)
- *Nighty Night* (2004), Fi1m 82, as Floella — [page](https://film.one/tv/nighty-night.md)
- *Spice World* (1997), Fi1m 62, as Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *National Theatre Live: Mr Loverman* (2027), as Merty / Augustina
- *Hard Truths* (2024), as Smoking Salon Client — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hard-truths.md)
- *Mr Loverman* (2024), series, as Drusilla
- *Queenie* (2024), series, as Grandma Veronica
- *Boarders* (2024), series, as Sylvia
- *Mrs Sidhu Investigates* (2023), series, as Pauline Kent
- *My Jerome* (2023), as Norma
- *Rye Lane* (2023), as Tanice — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *Christmas Carole* (2022), as Adebimpo
- *Gangsta Granny Strikes Again* (2022), as Kaleisha
- *Sneakerhead* (2022), series, as Nana
- *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Aunt Betty — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md)
- *Alex Rider* (2020), series, as Miss Baker
- *JoJo & Gran Gran* (2020), series, as Great Gran Gran (voice)
- *Trigonometry* (2020), series, as Kim
- *GameFace* (2017), series, as Linda
- *A Street Cat Named Bob* (2016), as Meter Lady
- *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016), as Llewella
- *Birthday* (2015), Actor
- *The Vote* (2015), as Grace Botchway
- *The Delivery Man* (2015), series, as Pat
- *Crims* (2015), series, as Black Elton's Mum
- *Still Open All Hours* (2014), series, as Mrs. Bradshaw
- *Black Sea* (2014), as Job Centre Worker
- *Paddington* (2014), as Class Teacher — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Before I Go to Sleep* (2014), as Psychiatric Nurse (uncredited)
- *Second Coming* (2014), as Jax's Mum — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/second-coming.md)
- *The Ring Cycle* (2014), as Registrar
- *The Harry Hill Movie* (2013), as Midwife
- *Big School* (2013), series, as Vicar
- *Psychobitches* (2013), series, as Rosa Parks
- *BBC Comedy Feeds* (2012), series, as Shontal
- *The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff* (2012), series, as Mrs. Grrumblechoop
- *Nativity!* (2009), as Parent
- *Hotel Trubble* (2008), series, as Auntie Phyllis
- *Dani's House* (2008), series, as Officer 2
- *Manderlay* (2005), as Victoria
- *Nighty Night* (2004), series, as Floella — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nighty-night.md)
- *Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures* (2004), as Trix - Molly (voices)
- *The Crouches* (2003), series, as Lindy
- *tlc* (2002), series, as Sister Charity Hope
- *Bob the Builder* (1999), series, as Trix (UK) (voice - uncredited), Molly (UK) / Trix (UK) (voice), Trix (voice), Molly - Trix (voice), Molly (voice), Trix (UK) Molly (UK) (voice), Trix (UK) (voice), Trix (UK) Pam Goody (UK) (voice)
- *Big Train* (1998), series, as Chaka Khan - Wild West Gunslinger
- *Spice World* (1997), as Nurse — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)
- *Different for Girls* (1996), as Receptionist
- *Porkpie* (1995), series, as Leone
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Nurse, Beautician — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)
- *Murder Most Horrid* (1991), series, as Sister Debbie
- *The Real McCoy* (1991), series, Actor
- *KYTV* (1989), series, Actor
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Christine Girven, Michelle 'Shelle' Grant — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Welfare Officer, Delia Bennett — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)

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