Serena Gordon

She first became interested in acting while at Hurst Lodge School, primarily a ballet and drama school.in Sunningdale, and originally, she fancied being a ballet dancer. She then had a short period at Cobham Hall girls' school in Kent then 2 years at a boys' school in Bryanston, Dorset, which had a great theatre which influenced her decision to go there as by that time she had shown an aptitude for acting. She spent 2 and a 1/2 years at RADA then straight into the role of Helena at Regents Park open air theatre in a production of 'Midsummer Nights Dream' and Diana in 'Ring Around the Moon' which subsequently toured the Middle East. A further year of stage work was followed by her television debut in a mini-series called 'Queenie then a small role in the film 'Maurice' and the part of Lucy Manette in 'A Tale of Two Cities' which was filmed in France.