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Googie Withers(1917-2011)

  • Actress
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John McCallum and Googie Withers in It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
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Night and the City (1950)
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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 (1934) she arrived on the set just after Michael Powell had just sacked the second lead, and she was enlisted to play one of the lead roles.
BornMarch 12, 1917
DiedJuly 15, 2011(94)
BornMarch 12, 1917
DiedJuly 15, 2011(94)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
7.0
  • Jo de Vries
  • 1942
Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes
7.7
  • Blanche
  • 1938
Gene Tierney, Richard Widmark, Francis L. Sullivan, and Googie Withers in Night and the City (1950)
Night and the City
7.8
  • Helen Nosseross
  • 1950
Shine (1996)
Shine
7.6
  • Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • 1996

Credits

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Actress



  • Shine (1996)
    Shine
    7.6
    • Katharine Susannah Prichard
    • 1996
  • Country Life (1994)
    Country Life
    6.6
    • Hannah
    • 1994
  • Ending Up (1989)
    Ending Up
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Marigold
    • 1989
  • Melba (1988)
    Melba
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Armstrong
    • 1988
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Allen
    • Mrs. Pusey
    • Leda Klein
    • 1986–1987
  • Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)
    Within These Walls
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Prison Governess - Faye Boswell
    • 1974–1975
  • The Cherry Orchard
    TV Movie
    • Ranevskaya
    • 1974
  • Boney (1972)
    Boney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Diana Thompson
    • Jane Loftus
    • 1972–1973
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Rosalind Shepherd
    • 1972
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Muriel Stokes
    • 1972
  • Wendy Padbury, Maggie Wells, and Jacqueline Stanbury in Seasons of the Year (1971)
    Seasons of the Year
    TV Series
    • Lady Rudge
    • 1971
  • Nickel Queen (1971)
    Nickel Queen
    6.6
    • Meg Blake
    • 1971
  • The First 400 Years (1964)
    The First 400 Years
    TV Mini Series
    • Actor
    • 1964
  • Television World Theatre (1957)
    Television World Theatre
    TV Series
    • Alkmena
    • 1958
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Comtesse
    • 1957

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The Lady Vanishes: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • March 12, 1917
    • Karachi, Sindh, British India
  • Died
    • July 15, 2011
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • John McCallumJanuary 24, 1948 - February 3, 2010 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Joanna McCallum
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Lux toilet soap "Interview" (1950s)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Her stage name dates from her childhood. It was an affectionate nickname given to her by her Indian ayah (nurse); "googie" means "pigeon" or "dove" in Hindi. Unfortunately an alternative translation is "crazy".
  • Quotes
    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!
  • Trademark
      Full Bottom Lip

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