Georgina Rich
Georgina Rich (born August 1976) is a British actress.
Georgina Rich | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1976 (age 47) |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Partner | Aschlin Ditta |
| Children | 1 |
Education
Pursuing her love of dance, she left school in Dartford, Kent at 16 to attend the London Studio Centre in King's Cross.[1] After three years of trying to make it as a professional dancer, she decided to combine it with acting and applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 24, graduating in 2004.[2]
Career
After her first West End role as Martin Jarvis and Diana Rigg's daughter in Honour (2006) at the Wyndham's Theatre, she was cast as Baby Houseman in the West End production of the musical Dirty Dancing (2006).[3] Her other stage work includes The Merchant of Venice (2008), As You Like It (2011) and Richard III (2017).[4][5][6]
Her television credits include the BBC One dramas Cuffs (2015) and River (2015), and the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation" (2016). She has also played Charlie Spring's (Joe Locke) mother, Jane, in the Netflix coming-of-age series Heartstopper (2022–present) and Wallis Simpson in the Channel 5 drama-documentary Wallis: The Queen That Never Was (2017).[7]
Personal life
She lives in North London with her partner, writer Aschlin Ditta, and their daughter Nancy, born in 2009.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dimensions | Alice | |
| 2016 | The Baby Shower | May | Short film |
| 2019 | Radioactive | Marie Curie's Mother | |
| 2020 | Blithe Spirit | Hedda Hopper | |
| 2023 | Soundproof | Jo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore | Vrina | TV film |
| The Bill | Katherine Lambert | 1 episode | |
| Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy | Winifred Baker | TV film | |
| 2010 | Spooks | Dana Morrison | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Lindsay Callaghan | Episode: "Denial" |
| Waking the Dead | Teresa Harding | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Spooks | Natalie Grier | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Kelly | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | New Tricks | Lizzie Bunce | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Sherlock | Charlotte | Episode: "The Sign of Three" |
| The Game | Alice | 1 episode | |
| Ripper Street | Olivia Wakefield | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | In and Out of the Kitchen | Helen | Episode: "The Lodger" |
| River | Rosa Fallows | 5 episodes | |
| Cuffs | Sandy Hawkins | 4 episodes | |
| 2016 | Black Mirror | Tess Wallender | Episode: "Hated in the Nation" |
| 2017 | Doctors | Janet Wilkins | 1 episode |
| Holby City | Lisa Eldridge | Episode: "The Heart is a Small Thing" | |
| Rellik | Beth Mills | 1 episode | |
| Wallis: The Queen That Never Was | Wallis Simpson | Docudrama | |
| 2018 | Call the Midwife | Maureen Walker | 1 episode |
| 2019–2022 | War of the Worlds | Rachel | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Midsomer Murders | Alicia Matheson | Episode: "Happy Families" |
| 2022–present | Heartstopper | Jane Spring | 5 episodes |
References
- "Georgina Rich". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Fabrique. "Georgina Rich — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Tickets". London Theatre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Billington, Michael (11 April 2008). "The Merchant of Venice". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "As You Like It is a laughter-packed delight". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Billington, Michael (15 May 2017). "Richard III review – Greg Hicks is a magnetic, darkly memorable king". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- Gibb, Bill. "Husband-stealer had a softer side, says Wallis Simpson documentary actress Georgina Rich". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 19 June 2023.