# Gerda Stevenson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gerda_Stevenson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gerda_Stevenson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Stevenson > Source revision: 1343018605 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Scottish actress, director and writer}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Gerda Stevenson | image = Stevenson.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Stevenson at [Authors' Reading Month](/source/Authors'_Reading_Month), 2014 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [West Linton](/source/West_Linton), [Peeblesshire](/source/Peeblesshire), Scotland | alma_mater = [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art) | family = [Ronald Stevenson](/source/Ronald_Stevenson) (father)
[Savourna Stevenson](/source/Savourna_Stevenson) (sister) | spouse = {{marriage|[Aonghas MacNeacail](/source/Aonghas_MacNeacail)|1980|2022|reason=died}} | children = 2 | occupation = Actress, director, writer | years_active = 1976-2014 }} '''Gerda Stevenson''' (born April 10, 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](/source/Edwin_Morgan_(poet))'s English translation of [Racine](/source/Jean_Racine)'s ''[Phèdre](/source/Ph%C3%A8dre)'', and [Lady Macbeth](/source/Lady_Macbeth). In film, she starred alongside [Celia Imrie](/source/Celia_Imrie) in [Margaret Tait](/source/Margaret_Tait)'s ''Blue Black Permanent'' (1992) and played the mother of Murron MacClannough in ''[Braveheart](/source/Braveheart)'' (1995), winning the [BAFTA Scotland](/source/BAFTA_Scotland) Award for Best Actress for the former.{{cite web |author= |date= |title=BAFTA Scotland Awards 1993 |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000124/1993/1/ |website=IMDb |location= |publisher= |access-date=5 March 2025}} Stevenson was described by ''[The Scotsman](/source/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. ==Early life== Stevenson was born on April 10, 1956, in the small village of [West Linton](/source/West_Linton) in [Peeblesshire](/source/Peeblesshire), [Scotland](/source/Scotland), where she was raised.{{cite news |author= |date=31 July 2009 |title=Braveheart actress composes song for local school |url=https://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/13565091.braveheart-actress-composes-song-for-local-school/ |work=Peeblesshire News |location=Galashiels, Scotland |publisher= |access-date= 5 March 2025}} Her father was Scottish musician and composer [Ronald Stevenson](/source/Ronald_Stevenson).[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/694 Gasser, M., "Ronald Stevenson, Composer-Pianist : An Exegetical Critique from a Pianistic Perspective" (Edith Cowan University Press, Western Australia, 2013)]{{cite news |author= |date=31 July 2009 |title=Braveheart actress composes song for local school |url=https://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/13565091.braveheart-actress-composes-song-for-local-school/ |work=Peeblesshire News |location=Galashiels, Scotland |publisher= |access-date= 5 March 2025}} ==Career== Stevenson's play ''Federer vs. Murray'' has toured [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and her poetry collection ''If This Were Real'' was published by Smokestack Books in 2013. In 2019, her poems illustrated the paintings of her one-time neighbour, Scottish painter Christian Small, in the book ''Inside & Out - The Art of Christian Small,'' published by Scotland Street Press''.''{{Cite web |title=Scotland Street Press {{!}} Bookstore {{!}} Inside and Out |url=https://www.scotlandstreetpress.com/product/inside-and-out |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=www.scotlandstreetpress.com |language=en}} She was a contributing writer to the 2024 book ''Feminist Theatre Then & Now: Celebrating 50 years''. Her radio work consists of several performances of poems and songs by [Robert Burns](/source/Robert_Burns) for the [BBC](/source/BBC),[https://web.archive.org/web/20090129154043/http://www.bbc.co.uk/robertburns/works/readers/gerda_stevenson/ BBC – Robert Burns – ''Works read by Gerda Stevenson''] as well as numerous [radio dramas](/source/radio_dramas): ''Self-Control'' by [Mary Brunton](/source/Mary_Brunton) as Laura Montreville; ''For the Love of Willie'' by [Agnes Owens](/source/Agnes_Owens) as Liza; ''[The Heart of Midlothian](/source/The_Heart_of_Midlothian)'' by Sir [Walter Scott](/source/Walter_Scott) for [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4), nominated for a Sony Award in 2008, as [Jeanie Deans](/source/Jeanie_Deans); and ''[Sunset Song](/source/Sunset_Song)'' by [Lewis Grassic Gibbon](/source/Lewis_Grassic_Gibbon).[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j2j2g BBC – Classic Serial – ''Sunset Song''] She has also written [radio dramas](/source/radio_dramas) including: ''Island Blue'',[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0084fk1 BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – ''Island Blue''] ''Secrets: The Punter's Tale'', ''Secrets: The Escort's Tale''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yzgdn BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – ''Secrets: The Escort's Tale''] and ''The Apple Tree''.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011plrz BBC – Afternoon Play – ''The Apple Tree''] She directed the [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) ''The Price of a Fish Supper''.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00776vk BBC – Afternoon Play – ''The Price of a Fish Supper''] In 2002, she played [Helen Gilmore](/source/Helen_Gilmore_(River_City)) in the soap opera ''[River City](/source/River_City_(TV_series))''.{{Cite web |title=River City - Helen Gilmore |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Frivercity%2Fcharacters%2Fhelen_gilmore.shtml |website=BBC}} Stevenson won a [BAFTA](/source/BAFTA) Best Film Actress Award for her role in [Margaret Tait](/source/Margaret_Tait)'s feature film ''Blue Black Permanent'', and has been twice nominated for the CATS awards.''The Government Inspector'' theatre programme, Communicado, 2010 Stevenson directed the film ''The Storm Watchers'', the script for which was written by [George Mackay Brown](/source/George_Mackay_Brown), for the [St. Magnus International Festival](/source/St_Magnus_Festival). She wrote and directed the film ''Paper Portraits'' (2025), about workers in the [Midlothian](/source/Midlothian) paper-making industry, for [Penicuik](/source/Penicuik) Community Arts Association.Riach, Alan and Stevenson, Gerda, "[https://www.thenational.scot/culture/24834489.extraordinary-film-tells-story-workers-paper-making-industry/ Paper Portraits]", in ''The National'', pp. 26 & 27, {{issn|1358-4286}} ==Credits== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1991 | ''Tickets for the Zoo'' | Children's Home Worker | |- | 1992 | ''[Blue Black Permanent](/source/Margaret_Tait)'' | Greta Thorburn | |- | 1995 | ''[Braveheart](/source/Braveheart)'' | Mother MacClannough |- | 1997 | ''Flight: Searching for Scotland'' | Narrator | Short film |- | 1998 | ''The Boyhood of [John Muir](/source/John_Muir)'' | | |- | 2004 | ''Dead Man Falls'' | Mrs. MacLeod | Short film |- | 2005 | ''Foighidinn: The Crimson Snowdrop'' | Sea Witch | |- | 2013 | ''Kiss the Water'' | Herself | Voice role |- |} ===Film (as director)=== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Distributor ! scope="col" | {{Refh}} |- | 2021 | ''The Storm Watchers'' | [St Magnus International Festival](/source/St_Magnus_International_Festival) | {{cite news |last=McMillan |first=Joyce |date=9 June 2021 |title=Gerda Stevenson on filming George Mackay Brown's play, The Storm Watchers |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/gerda-stevenson-on-filming-george-mackay-browns-play-the-storm-watchers-3265970 |work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman) |location=Edinburgh, Scotland |publisher= |access-date=14 November 2025}} |- | 2025 | ''Paper Portraits'' | Penicuik Community Arts Association | Riach, Alan and Stevenson, Gerda, "[https://www.thenational.scot/culture/24834489.extraordinary-film-tells-story-workers-paper-making-industry/ Paper Portraits]", in ''The National'', pp. 26 & 27, {{issn|1358-4286}} |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | 1976 | ''[Play for Today](/source/Play_for_Today)'' | Rachel Galt | 1 episode |- | 1980 | ''[Square Mile of Murder](/source/Square_Mile_of_Murder)'' | Madeleine Smith | 2 episodes |- | 1983 | ''[Grey Granite](/source/Grey_Granite)'' | Ellen Johns | 3 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[Horizon](/source/Horizon_(British_TV_series))'' | Jane Bailey | 2 episodes |- | 1987 | ''[Taggart](/source/Taggart)'' | Mary Imrie | 1 episode |- | 1993 | ''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)'' | Anne Douglas | 1 episode |- | 1993 | ''[Doctor Finlay](/source/Doctor_Finlay)'' | Agnes Miller | 1 episode |- | 1994 | ''[The High Life](/source/The_High_Life_(British_TV_series))'' | Avril | 1 episode |- | 1996 | ''[Rough Justice](/source/Rough_Justice_(British_TV_programme))'' | Sandra James | 1 episode |- | 1999 | ''[Life Support](/source/Life_Support_(British_TV_series))'' | Claire Matheson | 1 episode |- | 2000 | ''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)'' | Annie McCluskey | 1 episode |- | 2002 | ''[Midsomer Murders](/source/Midsomer_Murders)'' | Sandra Bradshaw | 1 episode |- | 2002-2003 | ''[River City](/source/River_City_(TV_series))'' | [Helen Gilmore](/source/List_of_River_City_characters_introduced_in_2002%E2%80%932003) | |- | 2005-2007 | ''[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))'' | Mrs. Cameron | 4 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[Shetland](/source/Shetland_(TV_series))'' | Maria Markham | 2 episodes |- |} ===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Theatre Company !Director !Notes |- | 1982 || ''[Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites](/source/Ane_Satyre_of_the_Thrie_Estaites)'' || Hameliness || [Scottish Theatre Company](/source/Scottish_Theatre_Company) || [Tom Fleming](/source/Tom_Fleming_(actor)) || play by [Sir David Lyndsey](/source/David_Lyndsay), adapted by [Robert Kemp](/source/Robert_Kemp_(playwright)) |- | 1985 || ''[Life of Galileo](/source/Life_of_Galileo)'' || Virginia || Scottish Theatre Company || [Peter Dews](/source/Peter_Dews_(director)) || play by [Bertolt Brecht](/source/Bertolt_Brecht) |- | 2010 || ''[The Government Inspector](/source/The_Government_Inspector)'' || The Governor's Wife || Commudicado || Gerry Mulgrew || play by [Nikolai Gogol](/source/Nikolai_Gogol) |} ===Radio=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Date !! Title !! Role !! Director !! Station |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1982-09-12}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1982-10-10}} || ''[The Bride of Lammermoor](/source/The_Bride_of_Lammermoor)'' || || || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1985-05-16}} || ''[Watching Waiters](/source/Rona_Munro)'' || || || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-03-13}} || ''[Fair Kirsten](/source/Marilyn_Imrie)'' || || [Marilyn Imrie](/source/Marilyn_Imrie) || [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-06-01}} || ''The Interview'' || Reader || Bruce Young || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) Morning Story |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-06-11}} || ''[Blood and Ice](/source/Marilyn_Imrie)'' || || [Marilyn Imrie](/source/Marilyn_Imrie) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) The Monday Play |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1990-10-27}} || ''[Witchwood](/source/Witchwood)'' || || || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) Saturday Playhouse |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1995-02-07}} || ''The Upshot'' || || || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) Thirty Minute Theatre |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1997-12-14}} || ''[The Secret Commonwealth](/source/John_Purser_(musician))'' || fairy voice || Patrick Rayner || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1998-01-22}} || ''Tam o'Shanter'' || || [Hamish Wilson](/source/Hamish_Wilson) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1998-03-21}}
(Recorded on 22 February 1998) || ''[Camelot](/source/Camelot_(musical))''[http://castalbums.org/recordings/Camelot-1998-BBC-Radio-2-Cast/24129 CastAlbums » Camelot » BBC Radio 2 Cast] || Nimue || || [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|1999-12-06}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1999-12-13}} || ''[The Last Days of Mankind](/source/The_Last_Days_of_Mankind)'' || || [Giles Havergal](/source/Giles_Havergal) || [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3) Sunday Play |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2001-02-05}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2001-02-16}} || ''[Telling Liddy](/source/Anne_Fine)'' || Bridie || [Pam Wardell](/source/Pam_Wardell) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Woman's Hour Drama](/source/Woman's_Hour_Drama) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2001-02-11}} || ''[Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off](/source/Marilyn_Imrie)'' || Mary, Queen of Scots / Marian || [Marilyn Imrie](/source/Marilyn_Imrie) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2001-03-11}} || ''Every Bit of It'' || Georgia || Susan Roberts || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2002-02-19}} || ''A Hundred Miles''[http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/detaile.cfm?EID=24257 Scottish Theatre Archive – ''A Hundred Miles''] || || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2002-08-25}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2002-09-01}} || ''[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie](/source/The_Prime_of_Miss_Jean_Brodie_(novel))''[https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/sep/01/features.review167 Radio – Scattered dreams – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie – Sue Arnold, The Observer, 1 September 2002] || Jean Brodie || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Classic Serial](/source/Classic_Serial) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-01-25}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2003-02-01}} || ''[Inspector Rebus](/source/Inspector_Rebus): [The Falls](/source/The_Falls_(Rankin_novel))''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fkqzh BBC – The Saturday Play – ''Inspector Rebus: The Falls''] || Jean Burchill || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [The Saturday Play](/source/The_Saturday_Play) |- id="Self-Control" | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-03-31}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2003-04-11}} || ''[Self-Control](/source/Mary_Brunton)'' || Laura Montreville || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Woman's Hour Drama](/source/Woman's_Hour_Drama) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-05-06}} || ''[The Whole Story and Other Stories](/source/The_Whole_Story_and_Other_Stories): Gothic'' by [Ali Smith](/source/Ali_Smith) || Reader || [David Jackson Young](/source/David_Jackson_Young) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) Afternoon Reading |- id="For the Love of Willie" | {{dts|format=dmy|2004-04-05}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2004-04-09}} || ''[For the Love of Willie](/source/Agnes_Owens)'' || Liza || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Woman's Hour Drama](/source/Woman's_Hour_Drama) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2005-01-10}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2005-01-21}} || ''The Gowk Storm'' || Innkeeper's Wife || [David Ian Neville](/source/David_Ian_Neville) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Woman's Hour Drama](/source/Woman's_Hour_Drama) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2005-03-31}} || ''Wooden Heart'' || Uta || [Mary Ward Lowery](/source/Mary_Ward_Lowery) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2005-05-16}} || ''A Breath from Other Planets'' || Mathilde || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2006-02-25}} || ''Christabel's Anarchist'' || Christabel || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Saturday Play](/source/Saturday_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2006-08-07}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2006-10-02}} || ''[Paul Temple](/source/Paul_Temple) and the Sullivan Mystery''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/paultemple/pip/i0hk9/ BBC – Paul Temple – ''Paul Temple and the Sullivan Mystery''] || Steve || [Patrick Rayner](/source/Patrick_Rayner) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2006-08-30}} || ''The Madeleine Effect: Mangoes'' by [Joanna Blythman](/source/Joanna_Blythman) || Reader || [Kirsty Williams](/source/Kirsty_Williams_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) Afternoon Reading |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2007-09-09}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2007-09-16}} || ''[The Heart of Midlothian](/source/The_Heart_of_Midlothian)''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007y2cq BBC – Classic Serial – ''The Heart of Midlothian''] || Jeanie Deans || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Classic Serial](/source/Classic_Serial) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2008-03-23}} || ''The Muse of Rose Street''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00938p6 BBC – ''The Muse of Rose Street''] || Reader || [Monise Durrani](/source/Monise_Durrani) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2008-05-16}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2008-07-04}} || ''Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/madisonmystery/pip/qwuhl/ BBC – Paul Temple – ''Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery''] || Steve || [Patrick Rayner](/source/Patrick_Rayner) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-12-04}} || ''Distributing Dave''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p32dp BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – ''Distributing Dave''] || || || [BBC Radio Scotland](/source/BBC_Radio_Scotland) Drama |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-12-22}} || ''[The Three Knots](/source/Kirsty_Williams_(drama))''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pcjh4 BBC – Afternoon Play – ''The Three Knots''] || Old Woman || [Kirsty Williams](/source/Kirsty_Williams_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2010-06-11}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2010-07-30}} || ''Paul Temple and Steve''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sms54 BBC – Paul Temple – ''Paul Temple and Steve''] || Steve || [Patrick Rayner](/source/Patrick_Rayner) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2010-09-23}} || ''[The Second Mr Bailey](/source/Kirsty_Williams_(drama))''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tt6fs BBC – Afternoon Play – ''The Second Mr Bailey''] || Margaret || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) [Afternoon Play](/source/Afternoon_Play) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-01-25}} || ''The Culture Café: Completely Burns''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12250280 BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – ''The Culture Café: Completely Burns''] || Reader || [Esme Kennedy](/source/Esme_Kennedy) || [BBC Radio Scotland](/source/BBC_Radio_Scotland) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-02-14}} || ''The Book Café''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y8svf BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – ''The Book Café''] || Reader || || [BBC Radio Scotland](/source/BBC_Radio_Scotland) |- id="Secrets: The Punter's Tale" | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-02-28}} || ''Secrets: The Punter's Tale''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yrjnb BBC – BBC Radio Scotland – ''Secrets: The Punter's Tale''] || Cara || [Bruce Young](/source/Bruce_Young_(drama)) || [BBC Radio Scotland](/source/BBC_Radio_Scotland) Drama |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-05-08}} || ''Hume, the Philosophical Historian''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xwgd BBC – Sunday Feature – Hume, the Philosophical Historian] || Reader || [Louise Yeoman](/source/Louise_Yeoman) || [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3) Sunday Feature |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-08-24}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2011-10-12}} || ''A Case for Paul Temple''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013fj19 BBC – Paul Temple – ''A Case for Paul Temple''] || Steve || [Patrick Rayner](/source/Patrick_Rayner) || [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) |- | {{dts|format=dmy|2011-10-12}} || ''I Confess: The Power of the Confession''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015szf4 BBC – The Essay – I Confess: The Power of the Confession] || [Isobel Gowdie](/source/Isobel_Gowdie) || [Liza Greig](/source/Liza_Greig) || [BBC Radio 3](/source/BBC_Radio_3) The Essay |} ==Personal life== Stevenson was married to [Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic) poet [Aonghas MacNeacail](/source/Aonghas_MacNeacail) from 1980 until his death in 2022. They have two children.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Brian |date=17 January 2023 |title=Aonghas MacNeacail obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/17/aonghas-macneacail-obituary#comments |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |location=London, England |publisher= |access-date=14 November 2025}} Her sister, [Savourna Stevenson](/source/Savourna_Stevenson), has recorded works on the Scottish harp, the [clàrsach](/source/cl%C3%A0rsach). She is a graduate of the [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art) in London. ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0828941|Gerda Stevenson}} * [https://www.gerdastevenson.co.uk/ Gerda Stevenson's website] * [http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/candc/s/st/stevenson_gerda.html Gerda Stevenson Radio appearances] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430125017/http://www.therichardstonepartnership.co.uk/artist-details/gerda_stevenson Gerda Stevenson – her agent's profile] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Gerda}} Category:British radio directors Category:Living people Category:Scottish film actresses Category:Scottish radio actresses Category:Scottish television actresses Category:Scottish writers Category:1959 births Category:Scottish women writers Category:Actresses from the Scottish Borders --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gerda Stevenson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Stevenson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Stevenson?action=history)). 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