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Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Acting July 6, 1950 (76 years old) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

Biography

Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950), is an English film, television, and stage actress. Born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, she trained at the Drama Centre London and began her professional acting career in the 1970s. She gained recognition for her performances in the television drama Dummy (1977) and the miniseries The Jewel in the Crown (1984). Her performance alongside Peggy Ashcroft in She’s Been Away (1989) earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. Her film credits include Gandhi (1982), Calendar Girls (2003), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), and 45 Years (2015). She portrayed Mrs. Hudson in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes films and Queen Mary in Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). James is also known for her television roles in Band of Gold (1995), Utopia (2013-2014), Anne with an E (2017-2019), and Silo (2023). Her portrayal of Marilla Cuthbert in Anne with an E brought her widespread international recognition. Throughout her career, she has received four BAFTA Television Award nominations and has performed extensively in theater, including a Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice opposite Dustin Hoffman. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003 for her services to drama.

Movies 73

Alice in Wonderland 6.6

Alice in Wonderland

as Lady Ascot

2010
Alice Through the Looking Glass 6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Lady Ascot

2016
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 7.4

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as Cecilia Vanger

2011
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 7.5

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Blue Three

2016
Sherlock Holmes 7.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Hudson

2009
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 7.1

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Mrs. Hudson

2011
Gandhi 7.6

Gandhi

as Mirabehn

1982
Downton Abbey 7.2

Downton Abbey

as Queen Mary

2019
Arthur 5.6

Arthur

as Vivienne

2011
Megan Leavey 7.3

Megan Leavey

as Dr. Turbeville

2017
The Man Who Knew Too Little 6.4

The Man Who Knew Too Little

as Ludmilla Kropotkin

1997
Calendar Girls 6.5

Calendar Girls

as Marie

2003
45 Years 6.6

45 Years

as Lena

2015
Robot Overlords 4.8

Robot Overlords

as Monique

2015
If Looks Could Kill 6.1

If Looks Could Kill

as Vendetta Galante

1991
Benediction 6.1

Benediction

as Theresa Thornycroft

2021
Made in Dagenham 6.7

Made in Dagenham

as Connie

2010
Beast 6.5

Beast

as Hilary Huntington

2018
The Hound of the Baskervilles 6.0

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Mrs. Mortimer

2002
Northanger Abbey 6.8

Northanger Abbey

as Jane Austen (voice)

2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

2007
Diana 5.6

Diana

as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo

2013
Moll Flanders 6.1

Moll Flanders

as Edna

1996
Prince of Shadows 5.2

Prince of Shadows

as Rebeca Osorio

1991
The Luzhin Defence 6.4

The Luzhin Defence

as Vera, Natalia's Mother

2000
An Angel for May 6.3

An Angel for May

as Susan Higgins

2002
Daphne 5.6

Daphne

as Rita

2017
The Fever 5.4

The Fever

as Ranevskaya

2004
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase 5.7

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

as Gertrude Brisket

1989
The Tall Guy 5.7

The Tall Guy

as Carmen

1989
The Trap

The Trap

2023
Legacy 5.2

Legacy

as Martha

2013
Who's Who 6.3

Who's Who

as Miss Hunt

1979
Caught in a Trap 6.0

Caught in a Trap

as Joyce Perkins

2008
All Forgotten 4.3

All Forgotten

as Mother

2001
A Doll's House 5.5

A Doll's House

as Kristine Linde

1992
Bloody Kids 6.5

Bloody Kids

as Ritchie's Wife

1980
White Teeth 6.1

White Teeth

as Joyce Malfen

2002
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi

as Self

1983
Words Upon the Window Pane 9.0

Words Upon the Window Pane

as Mrs. Henderson

1994
Tom & Thomas 6.7

Tom & Thomas

as Miss Tromp

2002
The Time of Your Life 10.0

The Time of Your Life

as Eileen

2007
The Bridge 4.5

The Bridge

as Mrs. Todd

1992
A Visit to Grandpa’s

A Visit to Grandpa’s

Blott on the Landscape 8.4

Blott on the Landscape

1985
Sweet William 4.2

Sweet William

as Pamela

1980
13 Steps Down 4.9

13 Steps Down

as Gwendolen Chawcer

2012
Doggin' Around 6.0

Doggin' Around

as Sarah Williams

1994
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film 4.8

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

as Self

2014
Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible 8.2

Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
She's Been Away 5.7

She's Been Away

as Harriet Ambrose

1989
Wall of Tyranny 7.0

Wall of Tyranny

as Krista Donner

1988
Creditors

Creditors

as Tekla

2025
A Very Royal Christmas: Sandringham Secrets

A Very Royal Christmas: Sandringham Secrets

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Taliesin Jones 7.0

Taliesin Jones

as Mum

2002
Hearts of Gold 6.3

Hearts of Gold

as Elizabeth Powell

2003
Time and the Conways 8.0

Time and the Conways

as Madge Conway

1985
Ocean Voyagers 6.5

Ocean Voyagers

as Narrator (voice)

2007
Chains

Chains

as Janine

1982
A Harlot's Progress 4.7

A Harlot's Progress

as Mother Needham

2006
Tank Boy

Tank Boy

2025
The Farmer's Wife 10.0

The Farmer's Wife

as The Farmer's Wife

2012
The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World 8.0

The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World

as Maria Skłodowska-Curie's letters read by

2013
The Healer 8.0

The Healer

as Dr. Mercedes Honeysett

1994
Hesther for Example

Hesther for Example

as Hesther

1980
No Worries 7.5

No Worries

as Anne O'Dwyer

1994
Losing Track 7.0

Losing Track

as Mrs. Dewey

1992
Heist 5.2

Heist

as Joanna the Concubine

2008
Now & Then

Now & Then

as Laura

The Dumb Waiter 6.2

The Dumb Waiter

as Sally

1979
Dr. Easy 6.2

Dr. Easy

as Voice of Dr. Easy

2013
Ex 10.0

Ex

as Alice

1991
Dummy

Dummy

as Sandra

1977

TV Shows 68

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Miranda Bedford

1997
Silo 8.2

Silo

as Mayor Ruth Jahns

2023
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Helen Abernethie

1989
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Julie Gilmour

1972
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Miss Hunt

1970
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

as Self

1983
Anne with an E 8.7

Anne with an E

as Marilla Cuthbert

2017
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
Inspector Morse 7.9

Inspector Morse

as Helen Field

1987
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Hesther

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Janine

1974
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Shirley Glass

1975
Little Britain 7.1

Little Britain

as Harvey's Mother

2003
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Kristine Linde

1991
Run Away 6.7

Run Away

as Mother Adiona

2026
Utopia 7.9

Utopia

as Milner

2013
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Alice

1989
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Mrs. Dewey

1989
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Sarah Williams

1989
Kavanagh Q.C. 7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Eleanor Harker QC

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. 7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Eleanor Harker Q.C.

1995
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Liz / Lydia

2012
Shoestring 7.7

Shoestring

as Mary Philips

1979
Hex 6.5

Hex

as Lilith Hughes

2004
In Suspicious Circumstances 6.5

In Suspicious Circumstances

as Dr Irene Gayus

1991
Band of Gold 5.5

Band of Gold

as Rose Garrity

1995
The Jewel in the Crown 6.6

The Jewel in the Crown

as Sarah Layton

1984
The Five 6.7

The Five

as Julie Wells

2016
The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

as Self

2010
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire 7.6

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

as Cornelia

2006
Uncle 7.7

Uncle

as Jane

2014
State of Play 7.5

State of Play

as Yvonne Shaps

2003
Little Britain USA 6.9

Little Britain USA

as Celia

2008
Back to Life 7.4

Back to Life

as Caroline Matteson

2019
Dope Girls 5.3

Dope Girls

as Isabella Salucci

2025
The Cage 7.2

The Cage

as Nancy Packer

2026
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard 6.5

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

as Hilary Rees-Benson

2006
White Teeth 7.0

White Teeth

as Joyce Malfen

2002
The Last Enemy 6.7

The Last Enemy

as Barbara Turney

2008
He Knew He Was Right 7.6

He Knew He Was Right

as Lady Rowley

2004
The Sins 5.2

The Sins

as Gloria Green

2000
Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

as Mrs Brooke

2008
This Town 6.5

This Town

as Marie

2024
The Beast Must Die 6.4

The Beast Must Die

as Joy

2021
Black Work 5.8

Black Work

as CC Carolyn Jarecki

2015
Blott on the Landscape 7.5

Blott on the Landscape

as Lady Maud Lynchwood

1985
The Time of Your Life 7.0

The Time of Your Life

as Eileen

2007
Rebecca 6.0

Rebecca

as Beatrice

1997
The History Man 4.1

The History Man

as Barbara Kirk

1981
Drovers' Gold 7.5

Drovers' Gold

as Ruth Jones

1997
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

as Pulcheria

2002
Drama Trails

Drama Trails

as Self

2010
Stanley and the Women 6.5

Stanley and the Women

as Dr Trish Collings

1991
City of Vice 2.7

City of Vice

as Nell

2008
Jane Hall 6.6

Jane Hall

as Lorraine Hall

2006
An Angel For May

An Angel For May

as Susan Higgins

2002
I Remember Nelson 4.6

I Remember Nelson

as Lady Emma Hamilton

1982
13 Steps Down 7.2

13 Steps Down

as Gwendolen Chawcer

2012
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale 7.1

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

as Hans's Mother

2002
Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth 6.0

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

as Narrator

2011
Seesaw 8.0

Seesaw

as Val Price

1998
Phoo Action 5.0

Phoo Action

as Dr Evelyne Conan-Bell

2008
Love Among the Artists

Love Among the Artists

as Mary Sutherland

1979
Over Here 7.7

Over Here

as Lady Billingham

1996
Echoes 7.0

Echoes

as Angela O'Hara

1988
Hidden India 8.2

Hidden India

as Herself - Narrator

2015
General Studies

General Studies

as Barbara Kirk

1979

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