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Georgina Cookson

Georgina Cookson

Acting · 0.3 popularity

Age

107

Movies

13

TV

12

Born
December 19, 1918 – October 1, 2011
From
Mevagissey, Cornwall, England, UK

Biography

Lean, aristocratic-looking British character actress,on stage from the 1940's. She was noted on Broadway for her performance (and for bringing the house down with her tango on opening night) as Lady India in Jean Anouilh's 'Ring Around the Moon' (1950-51). On television, her aquiline features and impeccable bearing led to her gravitating towards upper class roles as wealthy or snooty socialites -- few more memorable than her unnamed party-goer in the dream sequence of The Prisoner (1967) episode "A.B.and C."; and as Mrs. Butterworth, who not only resides in Patrick McGoohan's old flat and drives his sports car but turns out to be another Number 2 (in the episode "Many Happy Returns"). She also had to graciously scrape the mould of a bread-roll offered her by Steptoe and Son (1962) in "Loathe Story", as the hyphenated mother of Joanna Lumley. Georgina had a rare lead in the title role of the low-budget thriller The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965) as Gary Merrill's crippled and demanding wife, who, unsurprisingly gets killed and disposed of in the potting shed. Of course, she comes back to haunt her evil hubby (really, just a double-cross staged by his two accomplices). In many of her other appearances on screen, Georgina played opposite great British comic actors, from Sidney James to Tony Hancock. Privately, her circle of friends included Denholm Elliott and Terry-Thomas (with whom she shared the stage in 'Full House'). Her final curtain call before retirement in Australia was as the lead in the comedy play 'A Breath of Spring' in 1990. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Works

13 films

Darling

Darling

19656.8

Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

19646.2

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

19576.8

The Treasure of San Teresa

The Treasure of San Teresa

19596.4

The Picasso Summer

The Picasso Summer

19696.8

Woman Hater

Woman Hater

19487.7

The Shakedown

The Shakedown

19606.0

Catacombs

Catacombs

19656.1

A Question of Adultery

A Question of Adultery

19584.5

Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

19617.3

I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It

19456.7

Love, I Think

Love, I Think

19707.0

Your Money or Your Wife

Your Money or Your Wife

19604.5