Geraldine James

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Sherlock Holmes (2009)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

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2014 Our Robot Overlords (filming)
Monique

2013 Diana (post-production)
Oonagh Toffolo

2013 Utopia (TV series)
Milner

– Episode #1.6 (2013) … Milner

– Episode #1.5 (2013) … Milner

– Episode #1.4 (2013) … Milner

– Episode #1.3 (2013) … Milner

2012 13 Steps Down (TV series)
Gwendolen Chawcer

– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Gwendolen Chawcer

– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Gwendolen Chawcer

2012 The Farmer's Wife (short)
The Farmer's Wife

2012 Playhouse Presents (TV series)
Liz / Lydia

– The Other Woman (2012) … Liz/Lydia

2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Cecilia Vanger

2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Mrs. Hudson

2011 Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth (TV series)
Narrator

– Neanderthal (2011) … Narrator (voice)

– Erectus (2011) … Narrator (voice)

2011/I Arthur
Vivienne

2011 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Miranda Bedford

– Fit for Murder (2011) … Miranda Bedford

2010 Made in Dagenham
Connie

2010/I Alice in Wonderland
Lady Ascot

2009 Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Hudson

2008 Caught in a Trap (TV movie)
Joyce Perkins

2008 Little Britain USA (TV series)
Celia

– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Celia

– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Celia

– Episode #1.2 (2008)

– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Celia (uncredited)

2008 The Last Enemy (TV mini-series)
Barbara Turney

– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Barbara Turney

– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Barbara Turney

– Episode #1.3 (2008) … Barbara Turney

– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Barbara Turney

– Episode #1.1 (2008) … Barbara Turney

2008 Phoo Action (TV movie)
Dr. Evelyne Conan-Bell

2008 City of Vice (TV series)
Nell

– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Nell

2008 Fairy Tales (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Brooke

– Rapunzel (2008) … Mrs. Brooke

2008 Heist (TV movie)
Joanna the Concubine

2007 The Time of Your Life (TV series)
Eileen

– Episode #1.6 (2007) … Eileen

– Episode #1.5 (2007) … Eileen

– Episode #1.4 (2007) … Eileen

– Episode #1.3 (2007) … Eileen

– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Eileen

See all 6 episodes »

2007 Northanger Abbey (TV movie)
Jane Austen (voice)

2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (TV series)
Hilary Rees-Benson

– Episode #1.6 (2006) … Hilary Rees-Benson

– Episode #1.5 (2006) … Hilary Rees-Benson

– Episode #1.4 (2006) … Hilary Rees-Benson

– Episode #1.3 (2006) … Hilary Rees-Benson

– Episode #1.2 (2006) … Hilary Rees-Benson

2006 A Harlot's Progress (TV movie)
Mother Needham

2006 The Battle for Rome (TV mini-series)
Cornelia

2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (TV series)
Cornelia

– Revolution (2006) … Cornelia

2006 Jane Hall (TV series)
Lorraine Hall

– Episode #1.6 (2006) … Lorraine Hall

– Episode #1.5 (2006) … Lorraine Hall

– Episode #1.3 (2006) … Lorraine Hall

– Episode #1.2 (2006) … Lorraine Hall

– Episode #1.1 (2006) … Lorraine Hall

2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series)
Helen Abernethie

– After the Funeral (2006) … Helen Abernethie

2004 Little Britain (TV series)
Mrs. Pincher

– Episode #2.6 (2004) … Mrs. Pincher

– Episode #2.4 (2004) … Mrs. Pincher

– Episode #2.2 (2004) … Mrs. Pincher

– Episode #2.1 (2004) … Mrs. Pincher

2004 Hex (TV series)
Lilith Hughes / Lillith Hughes

– Possession (2004) … Lillith Hughes

– Deeper Into the Darkness (2004) … Lilith Hughes

– Life Goes On (2004) … Lilith Hughes

2004 The Fever

2004 He Knew He Was Right (TV mini-series)
Lady Rowley

– Part 4 (2004) … Lady Rowley

– Part 3 (2004) … Lady Rowley

– Part 2 (2004) … Lady Rowley

– Part 1 (2004) … Lady Rowley

2003 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (TV movie)
Hans's Mother

2003 Calendar Girls
Marie

2003 Hearts of Gold (TV movie)
Elizabeth Powell

2003 State of Play (TV mini-series)
Yvonne Shaps

– Episode #1.6 (2003) … Yvonne Shaps

– Episode #1.5 (2003) … Yvonne Shaps

2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV movie)
Mrs. Mortimer

2002 Odour of Chrysanthemums (short)

2002 White Teeth (TV series)
Joyce Malfen

– The Return of Magid Iqbal (2002) … Joyce Malfen

– The Trouble with Millat (2002) … Joyce Malfen

– The Temptation of Samad Iqbal (2002) … Joyce Malfen

2002 An Angel for May (TV movie)
Susan Higgins

2002 Crime and Punishment (TV movie)
Pulcheria

2002 Tom & Thomas
Miss Tromp

2001 Lover's Prayer
Mother

2000 The Sins (TV mini-series)
Gloria Green

– Sloth (2000) … Gloria Green

– Anger (2000) … Gloria Green

– Greed (2000) … Gloria Green

– Envy (2000) … Gloria Green

– Lust (2000) … Gloria Green

See all 7 episodes »

2000 Taliesin Jones
Tal's Mum

2000 The Luzhin Defence
Vera, Natalia's Mother

1995-1999 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Eleanor Harker QC

– End Game (1999) … Eleanor Harker QC

– The More Loving One (1999) … Eleanor Harker QC

– Innocency of Life (1998) … Eleanor Harker QC

– The Burning Deck (1996) … Eleanor Harker QC

– Nothing But the Truth (1995) … Eleanor Harker QC

1998 Seesaw (TV mini-series)
Val Price

– Episode #1.3 (1998) … Val Price

– Episode #1.2 (1998) … Val Price

– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Val Price

1995-1997 Band of Gold (TV series)
Rose Garrity

– Tainted Love: Part Two (1997) … Rose Garrity

– Tainted Love: Part One (1997) … Rose Garrity

– The Catch: Part Two (1997) … Rose Garrity

– The Catch: Part One (1997) … Rose Garrity

– She's Back: Part Two (1997) … Rose Garrity

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1997 The Man Who Knew Too Little
Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin

1997 Gold (TV series)
Rose Garrity

1997 Drovers' Gold (TV mini-series)
Ruth Jones

1997 Rebecca (TV movie)
Beatrice

1996 Moll Flanders
Edna

1996 Over Here (TV movie)
Lady Billingham

1994 The Healer (TV movie)
Dr. Mercedes Honeysett

1994 No Worries
Anne O'Dwyer

1994 In Suspicious Circumstances (TV series)
Doctor Irene Gayus

– The Next Mrs. Clements (1994) … Doctor Irene Gayus

1994 Doggin' Around (TV movie)
Sarah Williams

1994 Words Upon the Window Pane
Mrs. Henderson

1992 Alas Smith & Jones (TV series)

– Episode #7.1 (1992)

1989-1992 Screen One (TV series)
Alice / Harriet Ambrose / Mrs. Dewey

– Losing Track (1992) … Mrs. Dewey

– Ex (1991) … Alice

– She's Been Away (1989) … Harriet Ambrose

1992 Performance (TV series)
Kristine Linde

– A Doll's House (1992) … Kristine Linde

1992 The Bridge
Mrs. Todd

1991 Beltenebros
Rebeca Osorio

1991 Stanley and the Women (TV mini-series)
Dr. Trish Collings

1991 If Looks Could Kill
Vendetta Galante

1991 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Helen Field

– Who Killed Harry Field? (1991) … Helen Field

1989 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Gertrude Brisket

1989 The Tall Guy
Carmen

1988 Echoes (TV mini-series)
Angela O'Hara

– Episode #1.1 (1988) … Angela O'Hara

– Episode #1.2 (1988) … Angela O'Hara

– Episode #1.3 … Angela O'Hara

– Episode #1.4 … Angela O'Hara

1988 Freedom Fighter (TV movie)
Krista Donner

1985 Blott on the Landscape (TV mini-series)
Lady Maud Lynchwood

– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Lady Maud Lynchwood

– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Lady Maud Lynchwood

– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Lady Maud Lynchwood

– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Lady Maud Lynchwood

– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Lady Maud Lynchwood

See all 6 episodes »

1985 Time and the Conways (TV movie)
Madge Conway

1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series)
Sarah Layton

– The Division of the Spoils (1984) … Sarah Layton

– Pandora's Box (1984) … Sarah Layton

– The Moghul Room (1984) … Sarah Layton

– Travelling Companions (1984) … Sarah Layton

– An Evening at the Maharanee's (1984) … Sarah Layton

See all 12 episodes »

1982 Gandhi
Mirabehn

1980-1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Hesther / Janine

– Chains (1982) … Janine

– Hesther for Example (1980) … Hesther

1982 I Remember Nelson (TV series)
Lady Emma Hamilton

– Duty (1982) … Lady Emma Hamilton

– Passion (1982) … Lady Emma Hamilton

– Battle (1982) … Lady Emma Hamilton

– Love (1982) … Lady Emma Hamilton

1981 The History Man (TV series)
Barbara Kirk

– Gross Moral Turpitude (1981) … Barbara Kirk

– Part 3: October 3nd 1972 (P.M.) (1981) … Barbara Kirk

– Part 2: October 3nd 1972 (A.M.) (1981) … Barbara Kirk

– Part 1: October 2nd 1972 (1981) … Barbara Kirk

1980 Sweet William
Pamela

1979 Bloody Kids
Ritchie's Wife

1979 Shoestring (TV series)
Mary Philips

– Nine Tenths of the Law (1979) … Mary Philips

1979 The Dumb Waiter (short)
Sally

1979 Love Among the Artists (TV mini-series)
Mary Sutherland

– Education Completed (1979) … Mary Sutherland

– Dilemmas and Decisions (1979) … Mary Sutherland

– Successes and Surrenders (1979) … Mary Sutherland

– Education and Achievement (1979) … Mary Sutherland

– Excursions and Explosions (1979) … Mary Sutherland

1979 Play for Today (TV series)
Miss Hunt

– Who's Who (1979) … Miss Hunt

1978 Crown Court (TV series)
Julie Gilmour

– The Song Not the Singer: Part 1 (1978) … Julie Gilmour

1978 Wings of Ash: Pilot for a Dramatization of the Life of Antonin Artaud (short)

1977 Dummy (TV movie)
Sandra

1976 The Sweeney (TV series)
Shirley Glass

– Pay Off (1976) … Shirley Glass

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(2003) She acted in the Oxford Stage Company Tour of Anton Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard," with Trevor Fox, Mairead McKinley, Brian Protheroe, Jemma Powell, and Abigail McKern in the cast. Dominic Dromgoole was director. See more »

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	STARmeter Top 5000 Up 1,459 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Geraldine James Actress Trivia: She was nominated for Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for portraying Portia in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice.". See more trivia » Born: July 6, 1950 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
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