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Geraldine James(I)

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Geraldine James at an event for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon. The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front, and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life's journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion.
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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 performances in Dummy (1979), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Band of Gold (1995), and The Sins (2000).
BornJuly 6, 1950
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  • Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
    • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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Charlotte Rampling and Geraldine James in 45 Years (2015)
Charlotte Rampling and Geraldine James in 45 Years (2015)
Geraldine James in Back to Life (2019)
Geraldine James in Diana (2013)
Geraldine James and Naomi Watts in Diana (2013)
Geraldine James in Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Leo Bill, Ed Speleers, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Leo Bill, Ed Speleers, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Candice Bergen, Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, and Geraldine James in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley and Geraldine James in Gandhi (1982)
Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, and Geraldine James in Gandhi (1982)
Geraldine James in Arthur (2011)

Known for

Helen Mirren, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Georgie Glen, Celia Imrie, Geraldine James, and Julie Walters in Calendar Girls (2003)
Calendar Girls
6.9
  • Marie
  • 2003
Jude Law, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Strong, and Rachel McAdams in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Sherlock Holmes
7.6
  • Mrs. Hudson
  • 2009
Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, and Russell Brand in Arthur (2011)
Arthur
5.7
  • Vivienne
  • 2011
Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
7.4
  • Mrs. Hudson
  • 2011

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Actress

  • Now & Then
    • Laura Metcalfe
    • Pre-production
  • This Town
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Jack Lowden in Benediction (2021)
    Benediction
    • Mother
    • 2021
  • Daisy Haggard in Back to Life (2019)
    Back to Life
    • Caroline
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • The Beast Must Die (2021)
    The Beast Must Die
    • Joy
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Shakespeare Live: The Tempest
    • Prospero
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation (2020)
    Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation
    • Betsy
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Amybeth McNulty in Anne with an E (2017)
    Anne with an E
    • Marilla Cuthbert
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
    Downton Abbey
    • Queen Mary
    • 2019
  • Johnny Flynn and Jessie Buckley in Beast (2017)
    Beast
    • Hilary Huntington
    • 2017
  • Kate Mara in Megan Leavey (2017)
    Megan Leavey
    • Dr. Turbeville
    • 2017
  • Uncle (2012)
    Uncle
    • Jane
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Emily Beecham in Daphne (2017)
    Daphne
    • Rita
    • 2017
  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Abrey Steve in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    • Blue Three
    • 2016
  • The Five (2016)
    The Five
    • Julie Wells
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
    Alice Through the Looking Glass
    • Lady Ascot
    • 2016
  • Sheridan Smith in Black Work (2015)
    Black Work
    • CC Carolyn Jarecki
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015

Soundtrack

  • Amybeth McNulty in Anne with an E (2017)
    Anne with an E
    • performer: "It Is Well With My Soul"
    • performer: "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow"
    • performer: "Haul Away, Joe" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019

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45 Years
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45 Years
Sherlock Holmes
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • July 6, 1950
    • Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Joseph BlatchleyJune 1986 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Ellie Blatchley
  • Parents
      Annabella James
  • Relatives
    • Zoe Buckman(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    Stage play: The UN Inspector - playing Anna Andreyevna, at the National Theatre (Olivier), London. Written and directed by 'Farr, David' .
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    • 5 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama.

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