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About Geraldine James
Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress. She tied with Peggy Ashcroft for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for She's Been Away (1989) and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress for her Portia in The Merchant of Venice (1990). James has recently played supporting roles in a number of films including Alice in Wonderland, Sherlock Holmes and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She also has been nominated for four Bafta Awards for her television work.


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1 Early life and family
2 Television appearances
3 Theatre appearances
4 Radio appearances
5 Film appearances
6 Awards
7 References
8 External links


Early life and family[edit source | edit]
James was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to a cardiologist father. She was educated at Downe House, a girls' independent school in Newbury, Berkshire, and at the Drama Centre London.
Television appearances[edit source | edit]

Shirley Glass in The Sweeney: Pay Off (1976) – TV debut
Barbara Kirk in The History Man. (1980)
Emma Hamilton in I Remember Nelson. (1981)
Sarah Layton in The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Lady Maud Lynchwood in Blott on the Landscape (1985)
Rose Garrety in Band of Gold (1995-1997)
Eleanor Harker QC in Kavanagh QC (1995-1999)
Beatrice in Rebecca (1997)
Supporting actress in Moll Flanders
Has a cameo role in Little Britain as the mother of Harvey Pincher
Recurring role as Lillith Hughes in Hex (2004).
Agatha Christie's Poirot - After the Funeral, (2005) as Helen Abernethie
Hilary Rees-Benson: Former Liberal Democrat turned "Purple Alliance" Home Secretary in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard.
Helen Field in Inspector Morse: Who Killed Harry Field
A Harlot's Progress (2006)
Barbara Turney in The Last Enemy
Joanna the Concubine in Heist
Yvonne Shaps in State of Play (TV serial)
Gwendolen in the 2012 ITV adaptation of the Ruth Rendell thriller Thirteen Steps Down.
Milner: An MI5 spy in Utopia Channel 4 (2013 drama).

Theatre appearances[edit source | edit]

Portia opposite Dustin Hoffman in the London and Broadway productions of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.[citation needed]

Radio appearances[edit source | edit]


Date
Title
Role
Director
Station


02000-02-2121 February 2000 – 02000-03-033 March 2000
The Hours

Gaynor Macfarlane
BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama


02003-03-2121 March 2003
Baldi: The Book Case
Maggie
Mark Lambert
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play


02003-04-1919 April 2003
Turtle Diary
Neaera
Gaynor Macfarlane
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play


Film appearances[edit source | edit]

Gandhi (1982) as Mirabehn
The Tall Guy (1989) as Carmen
Prince of Shadows (1991)
If Looks Could Kill – Teen Agent, (1991) as Vendetta Galante
The Bridge (1992) as Mrs Todd
Words Upon the Window Pane (1994) as Mrs. Henderson
An Angel for May (2002)
Calendar Girls (2003) as Marie
Sherlock Holmes (2009) as Mrs Hudson
Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Lady Ascot
Made in Dagenham (2010) as Connie
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) as Cecilia Vanger
Arthur (2011) as Vivienne Bach
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) as Mrs Hudson

Awards[edit source | edit]

Best actress at the Venice Biennale for her work in the film She's Been Away.[citation needed]

References[edit source | edit]


^ Geraldine James Film Reference biography


External links[edit source | edit]

Geraldine James at the Internet Movie Database
The Jewel That is James – Interview by Jeremy Taylor for bmi Voyager October 2007
Q&A with Geraldine James in the Guardian









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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play (1975–2000)









Ellen Burstyn (1975)
Rosemary Harris (1976)
Irene Worth (1977)
Jessica Tandy (1978)
Constance Cummings / Carole Shelley (1979)
Pat Carroll (1980)
Joan Copeland (1981)
Zoe Caldwell (1982)
Jessica Tandy (1983)
Joan Allen (1984)
Rosemary Harris (1985)
Lily Tomlin (1986)
Linda Lavin (1987)
Stockard Channing (1988)
Pauline Collins (1989)
Geraldine James (1990)
Mercedes Ruehl (1991)
Laura Esterman (1992)
Jane Alexander (1993)
Myra Carter (1994)
Cherry Jones (1995)
Zoe Caldwell (1996)
Janet McTeer (1997)
Cherry Jones (1998)
Kathleen Chalfant (1999)
Eileen Heckart (2000)











Complete list
(1975–2000)
(2001–2025)









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Geraldine James in theatres with Movies.Kiao Actor in the following movies:
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Calendar Girls [DVD] [2003] Calendar Girls [DVD] [2003] by Nigel Cole,
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Gandhi [DVD] [1982] Gandhi [DVD] [1982] by Richard Attenborough,
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Blott on the Landscape [DVD] [1985] Blott on the Landscape [DVD] [1985] by Roger Bamford,
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