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Gerda Stevenson
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- Date of Birth: 1956-04-10 (age 70)
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Scotland - Place of birth: Peeblesshire, Scotland, UK
Gerda Stevenson (born 10 April 1956) is a Scottish actress, director and writer. Known for her wide-ranging works in media, her notable stage roles include the title character in Edwin Morgan's English translation of Racine's Phèdre, and Lady Macbeth.
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Gerda Stevenson (born 10 April 1956) is a Scottish actress, director and writer.
Known for her wide-ranging works in media, her notable stage roles include the title character in Edwin Morgan's English translation of Racine's Phèdre, and Lady Macbeth. In film, she starred alongside Celia Imrie in Margaret Tait's Blue Black Permanent (1992) and played the mother of Murron MacClannough in Braveheart (1995), winning the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actress for the former. Stevenson was described by The Scotsman in 1999 as "Scotland's finest actress".
In addition to her screen and stage work, Stevenson is also a playwright, poet, and frequently appears on radio; as a reader of short stories and as an actress in adaptations.
