Fritha Goodey

Infobox Actor
name = Fritha Goodey

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birthname = Fritha Jane Goodey
birthdate = birth date|1972|10|23|mf=y
birthplace = Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
deathdate = death date and age|2004|9|7|1972|10|23|mf=y
deathplace = Notting Hill, West London, England

Fritha Jane Goodey (October 23, 1972 – September 7, 2004) was a British stage, radio and film actress probably best known stateside for her performance in the film "About a Boy" (2002), in which she played one of Hugh Grant's character's former girlfriends.

Biography

Goodey was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Goodey's stage work, most notably with Max Stafford-Clark's Out of Joint touring company, included Nadia in "Some Explicit Polaroids" (1999), Odette in "Remembrance of Things Past" (2000), Constance Neville in "She Stoops to Conquer" (2002) and Mrs. Garrick in "A Laughing Matter". She had recently won a coveted role in a revival staging of Terence Rattigan's "Man and Boy". [cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1301356,00.html|title=Fritha Goodey: Classically Beautiful Actor on the Edge of Stardom|last=Coveney|first=Michael |date=2004-09-10|publisher="The Guardian "]

Her radio appearances include "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" episode "The Determined Client" and Helena Justina in the serialisation of the Falco novel "The Silver Pigs".

Having struggled with anorexia for years, Goodey committed suicide by stabbing herself in the chest on 7 September, 2004. [ [http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg01523.html [Deathwatch Fritha Goodey, actress, 31 ] ]

Filmography

* "Bookcruncher" (2002)
* "About a Boy" (2002)
* "She Stoops to Conquer" (2003)

Television

* "Dr Willoughby" (1999)
* "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" (1 episode, 2000)
* "The Red Phone: Manhunt" (2001)
* "Table 12" (1 episode, 2001)
* "Sherlock" (2002)
* "The Lost Prince" (2003)
* "The Red Phone: Checkmate" (2003)
* "When I'm Sixty-Four" (2004)

References

External links

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* [http://www.accuracyproject.org/cbe-Goodey,Fritha.html "Internet Accuracy Project"]
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Persondata
NAME= Goodey, Fritha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Goodey, Fritha Jane
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= October 23, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH= Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
DATE OF DEATH= September 7, 2004
PLACE OF DEATH= Notting Hill, West London, England