GABRIEL Quigley studied English Literature and Theatre Studies at Glasgow University.

It was here she met playwright Nicola McCartney, director John Tiffany and others who went on to form the Lookout Theatre Company.

Quigley went on to appear in Grimm Tales at Leicester Haymarket, which was followed by a UK tour of Trainspotting. She then appeared in Wildcat's last show The Gun, Dissent with 7:84, and Mainstream with Suspect Culture. With the Traverse, she featured in 15 Seconds, The Chic Nerds and, with Paines Plough, Strawberries in January, which won her a Herald Angel.

On TV, Quigley has been seen in Chewin' The Fat, The Karen Dunbar Show and Rab C Nesbitt. On film she appeared in Festival, and has since appeared in other work written and directed by Annie Griffin, including New Town and Rubenesque.

Quigley was recently seen in Tomorrow Is Always Too Long, a film made by Turner Prize-nominated artist Phil Collins which was shown at an event in Queen's Park, Glasgow. She also works extensively in radio.