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name: "Matyelok Gibbs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matyelok-gibbs"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 August 1932"
died: "14 August 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.122557+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."
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# Matyelok Gibbs

Actor. Born 1 August 1932 in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK. Died 14 August 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 August 1932, Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 August 2023
- **Active:** 1984–2011

## Biography

Matyelok Gibbs was a British actress. Born Ann Matyelok Gibbs on 1 August 1932 in Leatherhead, Surrey, she died on 14 August 2023. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career in children's theatre.

Gibbs served as artistic director of London's Unicorn Theatre from 1973 to 1977. Her film roles included the Concierge in *Kafka* (1991), Louise in *EverAfter* (1998), Elyse in *Babel* (2006), Auntie Muriel Weasley in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Mrs Pope-Graham in *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011) and Lady Shepherd in *The Hundred-Foot Journey* (2014).

She was in a civil partnership with former actor and children's author Ursula Jones from 1961 until her death.

*Sources: theguardian.com, imdb.com, wikimili.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Mrs Pope-Graham — [page](https://film.one/film/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.md)
- *Babel* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Elyse — [page](https://film.one/film/babel.md)
- *Kafka* (1991), Fi1m 58, as Concierge — [page](https://film.one/film/kafka.md)
- *A Room with a View* (1986), Fi1m 84, as New Charlotte — [page](https://film.one/film/a-room-with-a-view.md)
- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Sister Ludmila — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)

## Also known for

- *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Auntie Muriel
- *EverAfter* (1998), Louise
- *The Hundred-Foot Journey* (2014), Lady Shepherd
- *Your Highness* (2011), Mother
- *Just Visiting* (2001), Rosalind's nurse
- *Fragile* (2005), Old Lady 2
- *Miss Potter* (2006), Miss Wiggin
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), Selma

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