Geraldine James


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Geraldine James, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) was born on July 6, 1950 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. She was educated at Downe House, a girls' independent school in Newbury, Berkshire, and later, at Drama Centre London. Geraldine has made several film and television appearances, she was nominated four times a BAFTA TV Award for her... See full bio »

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Sherlock Holmes Mrs. Hudson
(2009)

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  Now & Then (pre-production)
Laura Metcalfe
 2021 The Beast Must Die (TV Series)
Joy
- Episode #1.2 (2021) ... Joy
- Episode #1.1 (2021) ... Joy
 2020 Shakespeare Live: The Tempest (Video)
Prospero
 2020 Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation (TV Series)
Betsy
- Episode #1.2 (2020) ... Betsy
 2017-2019 Ana com A (TV Series)
Marilla Cuthbert
- The Better Feelings of My Heart (2019) ... Marilla Cuthbert
- A Dense and Frightful Darkness (2019) ... Marilla Cuthbert
- Great and Sudden Change (2019) ... Marilla Cuthbert
- A Strong Effort of the Spirit of Good (2019) ... Marilla Cuthbert
- The Summit of My Desires (2019) ... Marilla Cuthbert
 2019 Downton Abbey
Queen Mary
 2019 Back to Life (TV Series)
Caroline
- Episode #1.6 (2019) ... Caroline
- Episode #1.5 (2019) ... Caroline
- Episode #1.4 (2019) ... Caroline
- Episode #1.3 (2019) ... Caroline
- Episode #1.1 (2019) ... Caroline
 2017/III Besta
Hilary Huntington
 2017 Megan Leavey
Dr. Turbeville
 2017 Daphne
Rita
 2017 Uncle (TV Series)
Jane
- Rivals (2017) ... Jane
 2016 The Five (TV Mini-Series)
Julie Wells
- Episode #1.9 (2016) ... Julie Wells
- Episode #1.10 (2016) ... Julie Wells
- Episode #1.8 (2016) ... Julie Wells
- Episode #1.7 (2016) ... Julie Wells
- Episode #1.6 (2016) ... Julie Wells
 2016 Alice do Outro Lado do Espelho
Lady Ascot
 2015 Black Work (TV Mini-Series)
CC Carolyn Jarecki
- Episode #1.3 (2015) ... CC Carolyn Jarecki
- Episode #1.2 (2015) ... CC Carolyn Jarecki
- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... CC Carolyn Jarecki
 2015 45 Anos
Lena
 2014 A Supremacia dos Robots
Monique
 2013-2014 Utopia (TV Series)
Milner
- Episode #2.5 (2014) ... Milner
- Episode #2.4 (2014) ... Milner
- Episode #2.3 (2014) ... Milner
- Episode #2.2 (2014) ... Milner
- Episode #1.6 (2013) ... Milner
 2013 Legacy (TV Movie)
Martha
 2013 Diana
Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo
 2013 Dr. Easy (Short)
Dr. Easy (voice)
 2012 13 Steps Down (TV Mini-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 Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Narrator
- Neanderthal (2011) ... Narrator (voice)
- Homo Erectus (2011) ... Narrator (voice)
 2011/I Arthur
Vivienne
 2011 Crimes de Midsomer (TV Series)
Miranda Bedford
- Fit for Murder (2011) ... Miranda Bedford
 2010 Igualdade de Sexos
Connie
 2010/I Alice no País das Maravilhas
Lady Ascot
 2009 Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Hudson
 2008 Heist (TV Movie)
Joanna the Concubine
 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) ... Celia
- 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 City of Vice (TV Mini-Series)
Nell
- Episode #1.5 (2008) ... Nell
 2008 Phoo Action (TV Movie)
Dr. Evelyne Conan-Bell
 2008 Fairy Tales (TV Mini-Series)
Mrs. Brooke
- Rapunzel (2008) ... Mrs. Brooke
 2007 The Time of Your Life (TV Mini-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
 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 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
 2005 Poirot (TV Series)
Helen Abernethie
- After the Funeral (2005) ... Helen Abernethie
 2004 A Pequena Grã-Bretanha (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
Ranevskaya
 2004 He Knew He Was Right (TV Mini-Series)
Lady Rowley
- Part 4 (2004) ... Lady Rowley
- Part 3 (2004) ... Lady Rowley
- Part 1 (2004) ... Lady Rowley
 2003 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (TV Movie)
Hans's Mother
 2003 Meninas de Calendário
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 O cão dos Baskervilles (TV Movie)
Mrs. Mortimer
 2002 Odour of Chrysanthemums (Short)
 2002 White Teeth (TV Mini-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 All Forgotten
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
 2000 The Luzhin Defence
Vera
 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
 1997 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
 1997 O Homem Que Sabia de Menos
Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin
 1997 Drovers' Gold (TV Mini-Series)
Ruth Jones
 1997 Rebecca (TV Mini-Series)
Beatrice
- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... Beatrice
- Episode #1.1 (1997) ... Beatrice
 1996 Moll Flanders
Edna
 1995-1996 Band of Gold (TV Series)
Rose Garrity
- Release (1996) ... Rose Garrity
- Love (1996) ... Rose Garrity
- Hurt (1996) ... Rose Garrity
- Betrayal (1996) ... Rose Garrity
- Kiss (1996) ... Rose Garrity
 1996 Over Here (TV Movie)
Lady Billingham
 1994 Words Upon the Window Pane
Mrs. Henderson
 1989-1994 Screen One (TV Series)
Sarah Williams / Mrs. Dewey / Alice / ...
- O Pianista (1994) ... Sarah Williams
- Losing Track (1992) ... Mrs. Dewey
- Ex (1991) ... Alice
- She's Been Away (1989) ... Harriet Ambrose
 1994 The Healer (TV Movie)
Dr. Mercedes Honeysett
 1994 In Suspicious Circumstances (TV Series)
Doctor Irene Gayus
- The Next Mrs. Clements (1994) ... Doctor Irene Gayus
 1993 No Worries
Anne O'Dwyer
 1992 Performance (TV Series)
Kristine Linde
- A Doll's House (1992) ... Kristine Linde
 1991 Stanley and the Women (TV Mini-Series)
Dr. Trish Collings
- Episode #1.4 (1991) ... Dr. Trish Collings
- Episode #1.3 (1991) ... Dr. Trish Collings
- Episode #1.2 (1991) ... Dr. Trish Collings
- Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Dr. Trish Collings
 1991 Beltenebros
Rebeca Osorio
 1991 The Bridge
Mrs. Todd
 1991 Inspector Morse (TV Series)
Helen Field
- Who Killed Harry Field? (1991) ... Helen Field
 1991 Agente Jovem, Ordem para Matar
Vendetta Galante
 1989 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Gertrude Brisket
 1989 Storm (Short)
Mother
 1988 Echoes (TV Mini-Series)
Angela O'Hara
- Episode #1.4 (1988) ... Angela O'Hara
- Episode #1.3 (1988) ... Angela O'Hara
- Episode #1.2 (1988) ... Angela O'Hara
- Episode #1.1 (1988) ... Angela O'Hara
 1988 Freedom Fighter (TV Movie)
Krista Donner
 1985 Time and the Conways (TV Movie)
Madge Conway
 1985 Blott on the Landscape (TV Mini-Series)
Lady Maud Lynchwood / Lady Maud
- Man in a Tree (1985) ... Lady Maud Lynchwood
- Cards on the Table (1985) ... Lady Maud Lynchwood
- A Safe Place (1985) ... Lady Maud
- Blackmail (1985) ... Lady Maud
- In the Pub (1985) ... Lady Maud Lynchwood
 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
 1982 Gandhi
Mirabehn
 1980-1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Janine / Hesther
- 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
- Love (1982) ... Lady Emma Hamilton
 1981 The History Man (TV Mini-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
 1980 Bloody Kids (TV Movie)
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
 1977 Dummy (TV Movie)
Sandra
 1976 The Sweeney (TV Series)
Shirley Glass
- Pay Off (1976) ... Shirley Glass
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Radio series: The Paston Letters - playing Margaret, BBC Radio 4. See more »

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Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)
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She has one daughter, Ellie (born 1985). See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer

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