Somerville, Geraldine 1967–

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Somerville, Geraldine 1967-

PERSONAL

Full name, Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville; born May 19, 1967, in County Meath, Ireland; raised on Isle of Man; daughter of Sir Quentin Charles (a financier) and Lady April (an antiques dealer; maiden name, Drummond) Agnew-Somerville; married William Osbourne-Young, December, 1995; children: Caspar William. Education: Guildhall School of Drama, graduated, 1989.

Career:

Actress.

Awards, Honors:

Television Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1995, for Cracker; Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, best acting ensemble, Special Achievement Award, outstanding motion picture ensemble, Satellite awards, International Press Academy, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best ensemble cast, Online Film Critics Society Award, best ensemble, and Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination, best acting ensemble, all with others, 2002, for Gosford Park.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Natalie's boss, Close My Eyes, Castle Hill Productions, 1992.

Saleswoman, A Business Affair (also known as Astucias de mujer, D'une femme a l'autre, and Liebe und andere Geschaefte), Castle Hill Productions, 1994.

Kate, Haunted, October Films, 1995.

Ruth MacDonald, True Blue (also known as Miracle at Oxford, True Blue—Kapproden, True Blue—kilpasoutu, and True Blue—Sfida sul tamigi), FilmFour, 1996.

Olivia, Jilting Joe, Cine Sisters, 1997.

Lily Potter, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (also known as Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter a kamen mudrcu, Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers, Harry Potter e a pedra filosofal, Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale, Harry Potter en de steen der wijzen, Harry Potter es a boelcsek koeve, Harry Potter i kamien filozo-ficzny, Harry Potter i la pedra filosofal, Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi, Harry Potter och de vises sten, Harry Potter og de vises stein, Harry Potter og de vises sten, Harry Potter og viskusteinninn, Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, and Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal), Warner Bros., 2001.

Louisa Stockbridge, Gosford Park, USA Films, 2001.

(Uncredited) Lily Potter, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (also known as Incident on 57th Street, Harry Potter a tajemna komnata, Harry Potter e a camara dos segredos, Harry Potter e a secreta, Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti, Harry Potter en de geheime kamer, Harry Potter es a titkok kamraja, Harry Potter et la chambre des secrets, Harry Potter i la cambra secreta, Harry Potter ja salaisuuksien kammio, Harry Potter och hemligheternas kammare, Harry Potter og hemmelighedernes kammer, Harry Potter og leyniklefinn, Harry Potter og mysteriekammeret, Harry Potter si camera secretelor, Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens, Harry Potter y la camara de los secretos, and Harry Potter y la camara secreta), Warner Bros., 2002.

Jeanie Harris, Re-inventing Eddie, 2002, Guerilla Films, 2004.

Lily Potter, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (also known as Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban, Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban, Harry Potter e o prisioneiro de Azkaban, Harry Pot-ter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban, Harry Potter i el pres d'Azkaban, Harry Potter ja Azkabanin vanki, Harry Potter och faangen fraan Azkaban, Harry Potter og fangen fra Azkaban, Harry Potter og fanginn fra Azkaban, Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban, and Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban), Warner Bros., 2004, IMAX version released as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience.

Lily Potter, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (also known as Harry Potter e il calice di fuoco, Harry Potter en de vuurbeker, Harry Potter e o calice de fogo, Harry Potter et la coupe de feu, Harry Potter i el calze de foc, Harry Potter ja liekehtivae pikari, Harry Potter och den flammande baegaren, Harry Potter og eldbikarinn, Harry Potter og flammernes pokal, Harry Potter og ildbegeret, Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch, Harry Potter y el caliz de fuego, and O Harry Potter kai to kypelo tis fotias), Warner Bros., 2005, IMAX version released as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience.

Alice Barrie, Sixty Six, Universal, 2006.

Lily Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros., 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

DS Jane "Panhandle" Penhaligon, Cracker (also known as Fitz, Fitz ratkaisee, and Fuer alle Faelle Fitz), Granada Television, 1993-95, and broadcast on Arts and Entertainment.

Lady Emily, Aristocrats (also known as Aristokraatit), BBC, 1999, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 1999.

Val McArdale, Daylight Robbery, BBC, beginning 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Biddy Millican, The Black Velvet Gown (also known as Catherine Cookson's "The Black Velvet Gown," Das Schwarze Samtgewand, and O vestido de veludo), Tyne Tees Television, 1991, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1993.

Voices of Pertelote and Dorigen, "Leaving London," The Canterbury Tales (animated), BBC and Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C, Wales), 1998, HBO Family, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ann Welch, The Deep Blue Sea, [Great Britain], 1994.

Deborah Bennett, Heaven on Earth, BBC, 1998.

Dr. Sam Graham, The Safe House (also known as En lieu sur, Sigurna kuca, and Viaton todistaja), Independent Television (England) and BBC America, 2002.

Title role (Daphne Du Maurier), Daphne, BBC-2, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, 1994.

Miss Julie, "After Miss Julie," Performance, BBC-2, 1995.

Herself, The Making of "Aristocrats," BBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ruth, "All's Fair," Casualty, BBC, 1990.

Pauline Wetherby, "Yellow Iris," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's "Poirot" and Hercule Poirot), Independent Television (England), 1993, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1994, also broadcast on Arts and Entertainment.

Angela Coates, "Disposal," Murder in Mind, BBC and BBC America, 2002.

Fiona Hewitt, "To Murder and Create," Jericho, Independent Television, 2005.