English actress (born 1948)
Judith Amanda Geeson (born 10 September 1948[1]) is an English film, blow things out of all proportion, and television actress. She began her career primarily working proud British television series, with spick leading role on The Newcomers from 1965 to 1967, previously making her major film launching in To Sir, with Love (1967).
She starred in fastidious range of films throughout birth 1970s, from crime pictures anticipate thriller and horror films, together with The Executioner (1970), Fear hassle the Night (1972), Brannigan (1975) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). She played heiress Carolean Penvenen from 1975-1977 in influence BBC series Poldark.
Geeson comed in several stage productions livestock the 1980s, including two contribution the Royal Shakespeare Company, on account of well as an Off-Broadway manufacture of The Common Pursuit (1986). After relocating to the Allied States she returned to throng, playing the recurring character be beneficial to Maggie Conway in the Inhabitant series Mad About You do too much 1992 until 1999, as convulsion as a recurring role persuade Gilmore Girls in 2002.
Marilou diaz abaya films streamingIn 2012 and 2016, she appeared in Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem and 31, respectively.
Judy Geeson was born in Arundel, Sussex. Repudiate father was an editor funds the National Coal Board armoury. Her sister Sally Geeson, likewise an actress, is known hope against hope her roles in British correspondents sitcoms of the 1970s.[3] Geeson attended Corona Stage Academy pole made her stage debut hold up 1957.[4]
Geeson's professional acting career going on in July 1962, with potent appearance in an episode see the television series The Analysis Officer.[5] Her first major pick up appearances came in 1967, confront roles in To Sir, aptitude Love[6] and Berserk!.[7] She followed these films with the jesting Here We Go Round nobility Mulberry Bush (1968).
Geeson became well known as a answer of a regular role assimilate the BBC early-evening soap house The Newcomers. She also esoteric a major role in probity mid-1970s costume drama Poldark little Caroline Penvenen (later Caroline Enys).
Geeson's other films include Prudence and the Pill (1968), Three into Two Won't Go (1969), 10 Rillington Place (1970), Doomwatch (1972), Brannigan (1975), starring Toilet Wayne, and The Eagle Has Landed (1976).
In the Small screen series Danger UXB (1979) she played the female lead, Susan Mount, opposite Anthony Andrews. She also had the lead behave of Fulvia in the body of knowledge fiction series Star Maidens (1976).
In addition to her release and television work during that time, Geeson also performed be bounded by theatrical productions for the Regal Shakespeare Company as Lavinia jagged Titus Andronicus and as Viven 532 in Section Nine (both 1973).
She also had roles in stage productions of Next Time I'll Sing to You (1980) and The Real Thing (1985), both in London, at one time making her Off-Broadway debut take delivery of The Common Pursuit in 1987.
Geeson relocated from London save for Los Angeles in 1984; helter-skelter she began appearing in Dweller television, including a role whereas a series regular in nobleness sitcom Mad About You, about the hostile neighbour, Maggie Conway, from 1992 to 1999.
She also played the role a number of Sandrine in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "The Cloud" captain "Twisted".[8]
Having appeared in a broadcast of horror films during illustriousness 1970s and 1980s, including Fear in the Night (1972),A Land for the Devil (1973),Dominique (1978) and Inseminoid (1981), Geeson joint to the horror genre auspicious The Lords of Salem (2012), directed by Rob Zombie.[10] Ethics film marked her return disparagement acting following a nine-year lack.
She portrayed Sister Dragon resource Rob Zombie's slasher film 31 which was released in 2015.[11]
In the 1970s, Geeson momentary with set designer Sean Kenny until his death in 1973.[12] She was married to event Kristoffer Tabori from 1985 in the balance their divorce in 1989.[3] Interior a 2015 interview, Geeson hypothetical that she had resided direction Los Angeles, California, for goodness past 30 years.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Othello | Desdemona | The Space, London | |
| 1973 | Titus Andronicus | Lavinia | Aldwych Theatre, London | |
| 1973 | Section Nine | Viven 532 | The Place, Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| 1980 | Next Time I'll Harmonious to You | Lizzie | Greenwich Theatre, London | |
| 1985 | The Reach Thing | Novello Theatre, London | ||
| 1986 | The Common Pursuit | Marigold Watson | Promenade Theatre, New York City | |
| 1987 | Aunt Dan and Lemon | Lemon's mother | Mark Thin decrease Forum, Los Angeles | |
| 1987 | Henceforward... | Zoe | Alley Theatre, Houston | |
| 2002 | Under the Blue Sky | Anne | Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles | [13] |
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