1. Georgina Hale was the recipient of such accolades as a British Academy Film Award, in addition to a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award.
27 Facts About Georgina Hale
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Georgina Hale was born in Ilford, Essex, to publicans Elsie and George Robert Hole.
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In 1965, Hale made her professional debut playing unnamed parts with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1965.
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Georgina Hale appeared in repertory theatre at Canterbury, Windsor and Ipswich, then at the Playhouse in Liverpool, in 1967, where her parts included the title role in Gigi and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
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In 1981, Georgina Hale played the leading role of Josie in Nell Dunn's play Steaming at the Comedy Theatre in London and received a nomination for a 1981 Olivier Award.
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Georgina Hale followed with roles in two productions at The Old Vic: Aricia in Phedre and Crystal Allen in The Women.
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In 1991, Georgina Hale starred opposite Glenda Jackson in Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill, at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre.
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In 1971, Georgina Hale made her film debut as Betsy Balcombe in the historical drama Eagle in a Cage.
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Roger Greenspun of The New York Times noted that, at age 24, Georgina Hale displayed "a kind of mature intensity that argues for at least 30 years' experience on the stage".
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Georgina Hale appeared as Alma Mahler in Ken Russell's Mahler, opposite Robert Powell as Gustav Mahler.
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Georgina Hale's performance was called "excellent" by both Time Out and Radio Times, and earned her the 1975 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
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Georgina Hale is touchingly vulnerable in all the flashback sequences, while in the scenes on the train she presents a completely different side of Alma's character-a supremely bitter, savagely sarcastic shrew.
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Georgina Hale made appearances in a number of Russell's other films, with roles in The Devils, The Boy Friend, Lisztomania, Valentino, and Treasure Island.
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Georgina Hale played a supporting role in the romantic drama The World is Full of Married Men, based on the novel of the same name by Jackie Collins.
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Georgina Hale had a small role in the film The Watcher in the Woods, starring Bette Davis.
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Georgina Hale took the role of the younger version of Davis' character largely because of her admiration for Davis.
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In 1975, Georgina Hale appeared in two television plays written by Simon Gray, broadcast as part of the BBC series Play for Today.
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In 1978, Georgina Hale appeared with Michael Gambon in the BBC Play of the Month adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
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In 1980, Georgina Hale portrayed Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, in an episode of the drama series Ladykillers.
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In 1990, Georgina Hale succeeded Elizabeth Estensen in the eponymous role of T-Bag, the villainous, tea-drinking sorceress in a succession of children's adventure series produced by Thames Television.
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Georgina Hale played the role in four series and two Christmas specials broadcast between 1990 and 1992.
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In December 1992, Georgina Hale appeared in two television plays produced by Simon Curtis, broadcast as part of the anthology series Performance.
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In 1994, Georgina Hale appeared in the sitcom pilot The Honeymoon's Over, written by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, broadcast as part of the Comic Asides anthology strand on BBC Two.
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In 2007, Georgina Hale made a guest appearance in the crime drama The Commander.
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Television critic Nancy Banks-Smith noted in The Guardian that Georgina Hale "was able to do wonders with a mere sliver of a scene".
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Georgina Hale married actor John Forgeham in 1964, but they later divorced.
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Georgina Hale died on 4 January 2024, at the age of 80.