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Googie Withers (1917–2011)

Actress

Googie Withers began her acting career at the age of 12. She was dancing in the chorus in a West End revue when she was spotted by a Warner Brothers casting director. She went to do a screen test for them at the Riverside Studios and was invited to become an extra. On her first day at the filming of The Girl in the Crowd she arrived on the set just after Michael Powell had just sacked the 2nd lead... See full bio »

Born:

Georgette Lizette Withers
in Karachi, British India. [now in Pakistan]

Died:

(age 94) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Filmography

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1996 Shine
Katharine Susannah Prichard
 
1994 Country Life
Hannah
 
1989 Ending Up (TV movie)
Marigold
 
1988 Great Performances (TV series)
Lady Armstrong
– Melba (1988) … Lady Armstrong
 
1986-1987 Screen Two (TV series)
Leda Klein / Mrs. Allen / Mrs. Pusey
– Northanger Abbey (1987) … Mrs. Allen
– Hotel du Lac (1986) … Mrs. Pusey
– Time After Time (1986) … Leda Klein
 
1974-1975 Within These Walls (TV series)
Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
– On the Second Day of Christmas (1975) … Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
– Inside Out (1975) … Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
– The Animals Went in Two by Two (1975) … Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
– My Dad Was Called Charlie (1975) … Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
– Get the Glory Down (1975) … Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
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1974 The Cherry Orchard (TV movie)
 
1972-1973 Boney (TV series)
Diana Thompson / Jane Loftus
– Boney Hunts a Murderess (1973) … Diana Thompson
– Boney and the Reaper (1972) … Jane Loftus
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Rosalind Shepherd
– Last Year's Confetti (1972) … Rosalind Shepherd
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Muriel Stokes
– Knightsbridge (1972) … Muriel Stokes
 
1971 Seasons of the Year (TV series)
Lady Rudge
– Court Circular Spring 1877 (1971) … Lady Rudge
 
1971 Nickel Queen
Meg Blake
 
1956 Port of Escape
Anne Stirling
 
1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Laura
– The Dark Lake (1955) … Laura
 
1954 Devil on Horseback
Mrs. Cadell
 
1953-1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Hester Collier / Theresia Cabarrus
– The Deep Blue Sea (1954) … Hester Collier
– The Public Prosecutor (1953) … Theresia Cabarrus
 
1952 Derby Day
Betty Molloy
 
1951 The Magic Box
Sitter in Bath Studio
 
1951 Bikini Baby
Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)
 
1951 White Corridors
Dr. Sophie Dean
 
1950 Traveller's Joy
Bumble Pelham
 
1950 Night and the City
Helen Nosseross
 
1949 Once Upon a Dream
Carol Gilbert
 
1948 Miranda
Clare Martin
 
1947 It Always Rains on Sunday
Rose Sandigate
 
1947 The Loves of Joanna Godden
Joanna Godden
 
1945 Pink String and Sealing Wax
Pearl Bond
 
1945 Dead of Night
Joan Cortland
 
1944 They Came to a City
Alice
 
1944 On Approval
Helen Hale
 
1943 The Silver Fleet
Helène van Leyden
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Jo de Vries
 
1942 Back-Room Boy
Bobbie
 
1941 Jeannie
Laundry Girl
 
1940 Bulldog Sees It Through
Toots
 
1940 Haunted Honeymoon
Polly
 
1940/I She Couldn't Say No
Dora
 
1939 Trouble Brewing
Mary Brown
 
1939 The Amazing Mr. Forrest
Alice Forrest
 
1939 Murder in the Night
Lola Matthews
 
1939 Dangerous Masquerade
 
1938 You're the Doctor
Helen Firmstone
 
1938 The Lady Vanishes
Blanche
 
1938 Queen of Crime
Lady Moya
 
1938 Convict 99
Lottie
 
1938 Strange Boarders
Elsie
 
1938 If I Were Boss
Pat
 
1938 Paid in Error
Jean Mason
 
1937 The Green Cockatoo (uncredited)
 
1937 Gaiety Girls
Miki
 
1937 Action for Slander
Mary
 
1937 Pearls Bring Tears
Doreen
 
1936 Crime Over London
Miss Dupres
 
1936 Crown v. Stevens
Ella Levine
 
1936 She Knew What She Wanted
Dora
 
1936 Her Last Affaire
Effie
 
1936 Accused
Ninette Duval
 
1936 King of Hearts
Elaine
 
1935 Dark World
Annie
 
1935 All at Sea
Daphne Tomkins
 
1935 Windfall
Dodie
 
1935 The Love Test
Minnie
 
1935 The Girl in the Crowd
Sally
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2002 Forever Ealing (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1992 The Late Show (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Missing Believed Lost: Britain's Missing Movie Heritage (1992) … Herself
 
1992 Entertainment UK (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 18 August 1992 (1992) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1985 Movie Memories (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.6 (1985) … Herself - Guest
 
1984 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #13.13 (1984) … Herself - Guest
 
1978 Golden Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Googie Withers (1971) … Herself
 
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1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1954) She acted in Ronald Millar's play, "Waiting for Gillian," at the St. James's Theatre in London, England with Frank Lawton, John McCallum, and Noel Howlett in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm not changing my name. Remember that I have won a certain reputation with it, and I don't feel like beginning over again with a fresh name. Besides, my real name sounds even crazier. I was christened Georgette Lizette! See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to British theatre, film and television. She collected the CBE at Buckingham Palace in March 2002, alongside Lynn Redgrave who was made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)... See more »

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