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name: "Stella Gonet"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 May 1963"
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average_fi1m_score: 75
updated: "2026-09-16T21:43:15.061553+00:00"
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# Stella Gonet

Actor. Born 8 May 1963 in Greenock, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 May 1963, Greenock, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1990–present

## Biography

Stella Gonet is a Scottish actress who works in theatre, film and television. She trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and began her career in the mid-1980s.

She is known for her leading role as Beatrice Eliott in the BBC series *The House of Eliott* (1991–94) and for stage performances including Ophelia in the National Theatre’s 1989 revival of *Hamlet*. Film roles include the Queen in *Spencer* (2021) and Margaret Thatcher in *El Conde* (2023). She appears as Jenny in *28 Years Later* (2025).

Gonet has also appeared in television series including *Holby City* (2007–09), *Breeders* (2020–23) and *Call the Midwife* (2023). She is married to actor Nicholas Farrell.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *28 Years Later* (2025), Fi1m 76, as Jenny — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Anthea — [page](https://film.one/tv/drop-the-dead-donkey.md)

## Also known for

- *Spencer* (2021), The Queen
- *How I Live Now* (2013), Mrs. McEvoy
- *Humans* (2015), Frances Walker
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Grace Maplin
- *El Conde* (2023), Margaret
- *Persuasion* (2007), Mrs. Musgrove
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Jessie Parris
- *Stopmotion* (2024), Suzanne Blake

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