McKee, Gina 1961(?)–

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MCKEE, Gina 1961(?)–

PERSONAL

Born April 14, 1961 (some sources say 1964), in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (some sources say Hartepool, England); married Kez Cary, 1989. Education: Studied at Webber Douglas School of Drama, London, England.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Appeared in television commercials, including Mates Condoms, 1987.

Awards, Honors: Television Award, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Broadcasting Press Guild Award, best actress, 1997, both for Our Friends in the North; British Independent Film Award nomination, best actress, for Wonderland; Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2004, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television, International Press Academy, 2005, for The Lost Prince.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Nurse Gladwell, The Lair of the White Worm, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988.

Kathy, The Rachel Papers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989.

Party guest, The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (also known as Wilt), 1989.

Lucy Lisle, Smack and Thistle, 1989.

Cafe girl, Naked (also known as Mike Leigh's "Naked"), Fine Line Features, 1993.

Beth, Element of Doubt, 1996.

Janice, The Life of Stuff, 1997.

Caroline, Mothertime, 1997.

Marion Neil, Croupier (also known as Der Croupier), Shooting Gallery, 1998.

Mum, Eight, 1998.

The Duchess of Bedford, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (also known as Joan of Arc and Jeanne d'Arc), Columbia, 1999.

Bella, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999.

Ellen, Women Talking Dirty, 1999.

Susan's mother, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Nadia, Wonderland, Paramount, 1999.

Donna, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (also known as Jimmy Grimble), mediacs AG, 2000.

Ankica, The Zookeeper (also kwon as Clovek v zoo), Horizon Entertainment, 2001.

Genevieve Whitman, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Warner Bros., 2002.

Eddie Loves Mary (short), 2002.

Sarah, The Reckoning (also known as El misterio de Wells and Morality Play), Paramount Classics, 2003.

Caroline, Burning the Bed (short), 2003.

Joanne, Queen of Light, and Queen of Shadows, MirrorMask, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Jonjo's ma, Mickybo and Me (also known as Mickybo & Me), Universal, 2005.

Maureen, Greyfriars Bobby (also known as The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby), Storm Entertainment, 2005.

Julia, Scene of a Sexual Nature, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jane, Quest of Eagles, 1979.

Julie, The Lenny Henry Show, BBC, 1987.

Sue Bishop, An Actor's Life for Me, BBC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mary Soulsby and Cox, Our Friends in the North, BBC, 1996.

Ellie, The Passion, BBC, 1998.

Angela Starck, Dice, 2001.

Irene Forsyte Heron, The Forsyte Saga, PBS, 2002.

Lalla, The Lost Prince, PBS and BBC, 2003.

Irene Forsyte Heron, The Forsyte Saga: To Let (also known as The Forsyte Saga, Series II), PBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lynn, He's Asking for Me, BBC, 1990.

Lucy Lisle, Smack and Thistle, 1991.

Dr. Mary Leslie, Treasure Seekers, 1996.

Stephanie Slater, Beyond Fear, 1997.

Caroline, Mothertime, BBC, 1997.

Helen, The Blackwater Lightship, CBS, 2004.

Lauren, The Baby War, ITV, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Narrator, Premier Passions (documentary), BBC, 1998.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2000.

Narrator, The Real Yoko Ono, 2001.

The BAFTA TV Awards 2004, BBC, 2004.

The Evening Standard British Film Awards, ITV3, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Girl, "Cowboys," Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, ITV, 1986.

Girl in betting shop, "Service for All the Dead," Inspector Morse, Series I, PBS, 1987.

Lou, Drop the Dead Donkey, 1990.

Joanna, "Guess Who's Coming to Pinner?," Minder, ITV, 1991.

Paul Merton, the Series, 1991.

Libby Shuss, "Sex," Brass Eye (also known as Trip TV), Channel 4, 1997.

Libby Shuss, "Crime," Brass Eye (also known as Trip TV), Channel 4, 1997.

Vivian Banch, "Moral Decline," Brass Eye (also known as Trip TV), 1997.

Also appeared as Evelyn Foster, "The Man Who Melted Away," In Suspicious Circumstances, ITV.

Stage Appearances:

Susan, Five Kinds of Silence, Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2000.

Judith, Aristocrats, National Theatre (Lyttelton), London, 2005.

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