James, Geraldine 1950–

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James, Geraldine 1950–

PERSONAL

Born July 6, 1950, in Maidenhead, England; daughter of Gerald Thomas (a cardiologist) and Annabella (maiden name, Doogan) James; married Joseph Sebastian Blatchley (an actor and director); children: Eleanor. Education: Studied acting at the London Drama Centre. Avocational Interests: Music.

Addresses:

Agent—Julian Belfrage Associates, Adam House, 14 New Burlington St., London W1S 3BQ, England.

Career:

Actress. Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, worked as a dresser.

Awards, Honors:

Critics' Association Award, best actress, and Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both c. 1978, for Dummy; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985, for The Jewel in the Crown; Volpi Cup, best actress, Venice International Film Festival, 1989, and Broadcasting Press Guild Award nomination, best actress, 1990, both for She's Been Away; Drama Desk Award, outstanding actress in a play, and Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a play, both 1990, for The Merchant of Venice; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1996, for Band of Gold; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2001, for The Sins; named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 2003.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ritchie's wife, Bloody Kids (also known as One Joke Too Many), British Film Institute/Palace, 1979.

Sally, The Dumb Waiter (short film), Cinema International Corp., 1979.

Pamela, Sweet William, World Northal, 1980.

Meerabahen (some sources spell as Mirabehn), Gandhi (also known as Richard Attenborough's Film: "Gandhi "), Columbia, 1982.

Carmen, The Tall Guy (also known as The Tall Guys), Vestron Pictures/Virgin Vision/Miramax, 1989.

Gertrude Brisket, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Atlantic Entertainment Group/Zenith Entertainment, 1989.

Rebecca Osorio, Beltenebros (also known as Prince of Shadows), 1991.

Vendetta Galante, If Looks Could Kill (also known as Teen Agent), Warner Bros., 1991.

Mrs. Todd, The Bridge, British Screen Productions/Channel Four Films/Moonlight Films, 1992.

Anne O'Dwyer, No Worries, Palm Beach Pictures, 1993.

Mrs. Henderson, Words upon the Window Pane, Pembridge Pictures, 1994.

Edna, Moll Flanders, Twentieth Century-Fox/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin, The Man Who Knew Too Little (also known as Agent Null Null Nix and Agent Null Null Nix—Bill Murray in hirnloser Mission), Warner Bros., 1997.

Taliesin's mother, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (also known as Small Miracles and Taliesin Jones), IAC Film, 1999.

Mother, All Forgotten (also known as Lover's Prayer), Seven Hills Productions, 2000.

Vera (Natalia's mother), The Luzhin Defence (also known as The Luzhin Defense, La defense loujine, and Loujine), Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Miss Tromp, Tom & Thomas, Buena Vista International, 2002.

Marie, Calendar Girls, Buena Vista, 2003.

The Fever, HBO Films, 2004.

Some sources cite appearances in other films, including Odour of Chrysanthemums (short film) and The Storm.

Television Appearances; Series:

Sarah Layton, The Jewel in the Crown, Granada Television, 1984, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, beginning c. 1984.

Lady Maud Lynchwood, Blott on the Landscape, BBC-2 and Arts and Entertainment, 1985.

Rose Garrity, Band of Gold, Independent Television (England) and HBO, 1995.

Rose Garrity, Gold, Independent Television, 1997.

Gloria Green, The Sins, BBC, 2000, also broadcast on BBC America.

Hilary Rees-Benson, The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard, BBC, 2006.

Lorraine Hall, Jane Hall (also known as Jane Hall's Big Bad Bus Ride and La chica del bus), Independent Television, 2006.

Time of Your Life, Independent Television, beginning 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mary Sutherland, Love among the Artists, Granada Television, 1979.

Barbara Kirk, The History Man (also known as Malcolm Bradbury's "The History Man"), BBC-2, 1981.

Emma Hamilton, I Remember Nelson, Central Television, 1982, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1982.

Angela O'Hara, Echoes (also known as Tom O'Briens dotter), Channel 4 (England), 1988, Arts and Entertainment, 1989.

Dr. Tish Collings, Stanley and the Women, Independent Television (England), 1991.

Ruth Jones, Drovers' Gold, BBC, 1997.

Beatrice, Rebecca, Independent Television, 1997, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1998.

Hans's mother, Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale, The Hallmark Channel, 2001.

Pulcheria, Crime and Punishment, BBC, 2002.

Joyce Malfen, White Teeth, Channel 4, 2002, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2003.

Elizabeth Powell, Hearts of Gold, BBC, 2003.

Lady Rowley, He Knew He Was Right, BBC, 2004, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2005.

Barbara Turney, The Last Enemy, BBC, c. 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sandra X, Dummy, Associated Television, 1977.

Night Cruiser, 1980.

Krista Donner, Freedom Fighter (also known as Wall of Tyranny), NBC, 1987.

Harriet Ambrose, She's Been Away, BBC, 1989.

Alice, Ex, BBC, 1991.

Mrs. Dewey, Losing Track, BBC, 1992.

The Healer, BBC, 1992.

Sarah Williams, Doggin' Around, BBC, 1994.

Lady Billington, Over Here, BBC, 1996.

Val Price, Seesaw, 1998.

Susan Higgins, An Angel for May, 2002.

Mrs. Mortimer, The Hound of the Baskervilles, BBC, 2002, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2003.

Mother Needham, A Harlot's Progress, Channel 4 (England), 2006.

Joanne, Medieval Heist, BBC-4, 2007.

Also appeared in Time and the Conways.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Miss Hunt, "Who's Who," Play for Today (also known as Play for Today: Who's Who), BBC, 1979.

Hesther, "Hesther for Example," BBC2 Playhouse (also known as BBC2 Playhouse: Hesther for Example), BBC-2, 1980.

Herself, "Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre" (also known as "Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special"), Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1991.

Kristine Linde, A Doll's House, BBC, 1992, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1992.

Herself, An Audience with Sooty, Children's Independent Television (England), 1996.

Herself, The John Thaw Story, [Great Britain], 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Shirley Glass, "Pay Off," The Sweeney, Thames Television and Euston Films, 1976.

Mary Philips, "Nine Tenths of the Law," Shoestring, BBC, 1979.

Helen Field, "Who Killed Harry Field?," Inspector Morse, Series VII (also known as Inspector Morse), Central Television, 1991, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1994.

Herself, Aspel & Company, Independent Television (England), 1992.

Herself, Smith and Jones (also known as Alas Smith and Jones), BBC, 1992, 1995.

Dr. Irene Gayus, "The Next Mrs. Clements," In Suspicious Circumstances, Independent Television, 1994.

Herself, Masterchef, BBC, 1996.

Eleanor Harker QC (queen's counsel), "Innocency of Life," Kavanagh QC (also known as Kavanagh Q.C.), Central Independent Television, 1998.

Eleanor Harker QC (queen's counsel), "End Game," Kavanagh QC (also known as Kavanagh Q.C.), Central Independent Television, 1999.

Eleanor Harker QC (queen's counsel), "The More Loving One," Kavanagh QC (also known as Kavanagh Q.C.), Central Independent Television, 1999.

Herself, Loose Lips (also known as Psychic Loose Lips), 2003.

Yvonne Shaps, State of Play, BBC and BBC America, 2003 (multiple episodes).

Lilith Hughes, "Deeper into the Darkness," Hex, Sky Television and BBC America, 2004.

Lilith Hughes, "Life Goes On," Hex, Sky Television and BBC America, 2004.

Lilith Hughes, "Possession," Hex, Sky Television and BBC America, 2004.

Mrs. Pincher, Little Britain, BBC-3 and BBC America, 2004 (multiple episodes).

Helen Abernethie, "After the Funeral," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot," Hercule Poirot, and Poirot), Arts and Entertainment, 2005, Independent Television, 2006.

Cornelia, "Revolution," Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, BBC, 2006, broadcast as "Revolution," The Battle for Rome, The Discovery Channel, 2006.

Herself, This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), Independent Television, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Dr. Helga Von Zandt, The Passion of Dracula, Queen's Theatre, London, 1978.

Jessica, The Merchant of Venice, Coventry, England, 1979.

The White Devil, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1981.

A Betrothal, Man in the Moon Theatre, London, c. 1986.

When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1987.

Imogen, Cymbeline, National Theatre, London, 1988.

Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1989, then 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1989-90.

Death and the Maiden, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1992.

Give Me Your Answer, Do, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1993.

Hedda Gabler, Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1993.

Lysistrata, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1993.

Grace, Faith Healer, Almeida at King's Cross, London, 2001.

The Cherry Orchard, Oxford Stage Company, 2003.

Home, Oxford Stage Company, 2004.

Anna Andreyevna, The UN Inspector, National Theatre, Olivier Theatre, London, 2005.

Appeared as Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker; as the title role, Miss Julie; as Desdemona, Othello; in Grandma's Faust and If Five Years Pass, both London; in Arms and the Man, The Corn Is Green, The Entertainer, and in repertory productions in Chester and Exeter, England; also performed at the Second World Arts Festival, Lagos, Nigeria.