- Geraldine James
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name = Geraldine James
birthname = Geraldine Taylor
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birthplace =Maidenhead ,Berkshire ,England
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1976-present
spouse = Joseph Blatchley (? -present)
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awards = Volpi Cup - Best ActressGeraldine James OBE (born
6 July ,1950 ) is an award-winning English actress. Theatre director Peter Hall has said that Geraldine James ranks among the great English classical actresses. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2001_51_mon_01.shtml BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Geraldine James ] ]James was born in
Maidenhead ,Berkshire to a cardiologist father. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Geraldine-James.html Geraldine James Biography (1950-) ] ] She was educated atDowne House , a girls'independent school in Newbury,Berkshire , and at Drama Centre London.Desert Island Discs
On 30 May 2004 Geraldine James was a guest on the BBC radio programme "
Desert Island Discs ". She chose the following music to take with her if she was ever stranded on adesert island
*"Adagio from Concerto opus 9 No.2" byTomaso Albinoni
*"Goodness Gracious Me" performed byPeter Sellers andSophia Loren
*"Love Me or Leave Me" performed byNina Simone
*"Man in a Shed" performed byNick Drake
*"The Times They are a Changin'" performed byBob Dylan
*"Nana" performed byPablo Casals (cello ) andEugene Istomin (piano )
*"By your Side" performed by Sade
*"In tears of grief, Dear Lord, we leave thee" by from St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) byJohann Sebastian Bach Television appearances
*Played Sarah Layton in "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984)
*Played Lady Maud Lynchwood in "Blott on the Landscape " (1985)
*Played Rose the prostitute in "Band of Gold"
*Played Beatrice in "Rebecca" (1997)
*Supporting actress in "Moll Flanders "
*Has a cameo role in "Little Britain " as the mother of Kenny Craig"
*Guest starred as Lillith Hughes in 1 episode of "Hex" (2004).
*Former Lib Dem turned "Purple Alliance" Home Secretary in "The Amazing Mrs Pritchard ".
*Played The Gran who keeps 'Dying' On CBBC'sStupid!
*Played Helen Field in "Inspector Morse, Who Killed Harry Field"
*Played Barbara Turney in "The Last Enemy"
*Played Joanna the Concubine in "Heist"Theatre appearances
*Played Portia opposite
Dustin Hoffman in the London and Broadway productions of "The Merchant of Venice" byWilliam Shakespeare Radio appearances
*Guest appearance in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi.
Movie appearances
*"
Calendar Girls "
*"Gandhi"
*"The Tall Guy "
*"The Bridge"
*"If Looks Could Kill - Teen Agent , 1991 - Vendetta Galante"
*"An Angel for May "Awards
*Best actress at the
Venice Biennale for her work in the film "She's Been Away "References
External links
*imdb name|id=0416524|name=Geraldine James
* [http://www.bmivoyager.com/2007/10/04/the-jewel-that-is-james/ The Jewel That is James] - Interview by Jeremy Taylor for bmi Voyager October 2007
* [http://www.nacoa.org.uk/about.htm Geraldine is also a Patron for NACOA, the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.]
* [http://www.myclapham.co.uk/clapham/celebs&gossip-geraldine-james.htm Geraldine James page on myclapham.co.uk]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/desertislanddiscs_20040530.shtml Guest on Desert Island Discs]
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