Geraldine Hakewill

Geraldine Hakewill (born 1987) is an Australian-raised actress, who as Geri is also a singer and songwriter. She acted as Chelsea Babbage in the Australian TV series Wanted for three seasons from 2016 to 2018 and Peregrine Fisher the titular character in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries for two seasons from 2019 to 2021.

Geraldine Hakewill
Born1987 (age 35–36)
Paris, France
Occupations
Years active2008 (2008)–present
Known for
SpouseMark Leonard Winter (married 2021–present)

Early life and education

Hakewill was born in Paris in 1987,[1][2] where her parents were living while her father, Peter Hakewill, a general practitioner, was working in tropical disease management. At nine months old, her family moved to Geneva, Switzerland, and then to Chennai in south India, where they practised meditation in an ashram.[1] Her mother Elizabeth later taught meditation. Hakewill grew up in Sydney from age four with a younger brother, Lucas. In March 1994 her father set up an Australian agency for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) to attract local doctors.[3] When Hakewill was 14 years old her parents divorced. Her father remarried, and she has two step-siblings and two half-siblings.[1]

Hakewill graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[1]

Career

Acting

She played Beth in the 2010 Australian film Uninhabited directed by Bill Bennett, and played Ella in 2011 Australian thriller Wasted on the Young. In August to September of that year she took the role of Tiny in the theatre play, Sweet Bird andsoforth at ATYP Studio.[4] She has appeared in productions for the Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre and Bell Shakespeare Company.[5][6] Also in 2011, she played Angela in a production of the play Heaven by Kit Brookman, performed at the Old 505 Theatre in Surry Hills, Sydney.[7]

Hakewill secured the starring role of Chelsea Babbage in all three seasons of TV thriller, Wanted (2016–2018)[8] for which she received a TV Week Logie Award nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer in 2017.[9][10] From 2019 she starred in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries a spin-off of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015) TV series, which was based on Kerry Greenwood's novels.[11] She took the lead and titular character of Peregrine Fisher for two seasons (2019, 2021).[11][12] She was hoping for a third season, however as of October 2022 there has been no confirmation from its broadcaster Seven Network.[13]

In 2019 Hakewill also had a recurring role as prison inmate Kylee Webb on the seventh season of Wentworth.[14] At the Darlinghurst Theatre Company in that year, she played the shy character of Mari in the play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, where she also showcased her vocal talents.[1][15][16]

In 2021, she played Dr. Kareena Wells in ABC's eight-part psych ward drama, Wakefield.[17][18] Filming had begun but bush fires during 2019/2020 pushed the production to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, which then were also affected by fires.[1] In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic shut down shooting for five months, and the cast were able to secure the government JobKeeper payments during the hiatus.[1]

Music

In Wanted season 2 episode 2 Hakewill, in character, sang her rendition of "Angel" originally by Sarah McLachlan. Under the moniker Geri, the artist's music career spans folk and jazz. She is inspired by musicians, Karen O and Feist.[19][20] Her self-written four-track extended play (EP) You've Never Seen This Smile, was released on 28 March 2018.[2][19] An EP track, "Healing" was used in the final episodes of Wanted season 3 in October of that year.[2][21]

Personal life

Hakewill met fellow actor Mark Leonard Winter in 2011, they were engaged in 2017,[1] and married in December 2021.[22] They live in Daylesford, Victoria.[1] She co-starred with Winter in the 2020 film Disclosure. Hakewill announced via an Instagram post on 12 September 2022 that the couple were expecting their first child. Hakewill has revealed her anxiety, which she ameliorates by meditation, "[it] has always been a big part of my self-care mental health practices. The meditation mum teaches is called 'heartfulness', which is a raja yoga meditation: very simple, no chanting. You sit in silence and focus on the heart. I've done that since I was little."[1] Her favourite TV series is The West Wing, her favourite movie Amélie and she dreams of one day working with actress Juliette Binoche.[23] One of her friends is fashion designer Bianca Spender.[24]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Uninhabited Beth Main role
2011 Wasted on the Young Ella
2014 Ad Nauseam April
2017 The Pretend One Charlie
2018 Flotsam Jetsam Jasmine
2020 Disclosure Bek Chalmers
2023 The Rooster — Producer[25]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Rescue: Special Ops Shona Lankford 1 episode
2013 Camp Kendra Huffington 2 episodes
2015 Australia: The Story of Us Bridget Hayes 1 episode
2016 Soul Mates Miss Murphy 4 episodes
2017 Here Come the Habibs! Sally 1 episode
2017 Pulse Connie 1 episode
2016–2018 Wanted[26] Chelsea Babbage 18 episodes
2019 Wentworth[27] Kylee Webb 1 episode
2019–21 Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries Peregrine Fisher 12 episodes
2021 Wakefield[28][29] Dr. Kareena Wells 8 episodes
2022 Boy & Bear State of Flight Woman
2022 This if your Life: Rebecca Gibney Self 1 episode
2023 Five Bedrooms Victoria 2 episodes

References
  1. Dow, Steve (27 March 2021). "Tested by Fire and Plague, How Australia's Great New Drama Nearly Didn't Get Made". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. Pascoe, Alley (26 November 2018). "Australian Actress Geraldine Hakewill Is Our New Girl Crush". Marie Claire Australia. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Médecins sans frontières s'implante en Australie" [Doctors Without Borders Sets Up in Australia]. Le Courrier Australien (in French). No. 4. New South Wales, Australia. 10 April 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Low, Lenny Ann (23 August 2011). "Bitter-Sweet Symphony of Youth and Confusion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. "Contributor: Geraldine Hakewill". AusStage. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Blake, Elissa (31 March 2013). "My, How She's Grown". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. Mark Pigott (19 November 2011). "HEAVEN Review". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  8. Dale, David (7 February 2016). "Wanted: Geraldine Hakewill Gets Behind the Wheel of Thriller with Rebecca Gibney". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. Smethurst, Sue (31 March 2021). "Geraldine Hakewill from ABC's Wakefield shares her life in Daylesford". Domain. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. Byrnes, Holly (22 April 2017). "Logies 2017: Geraldine Hakewill up for Graham Kennedy Best Newcomer". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. Michael Lallo (26 October 2018). "Seven launches new food channel, new programs – and axes three shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  12. Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. Wang, K. L. Connie (23 June 2021). "Geraldine Hakewill Opens Up About Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries and What She Loves About the '60s". Parade. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  14. Lexie Cartwright (27 May 2019). "Australian actor Geraldine Hakewill — aka Ms Fisher — looks very different in new role on Wentworth". news.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  15. "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Darlinghurst Theatre Company)". Limelight. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  16. Shand, John (7 February 2019). "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice review: A rare bird happy to hide in its cage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. Buckmaster, Luke (2 April 2021). "Wakefield review – superbly made and utterly riveting series based in a psych ward". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. Watson, Meg (14 April 2021). "'We Spoon-feed Audiences too Much': Behind the Creation of Wakefield, ABC's lauded new drama | Australian Television". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. "About". GERI. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  20. "Geri". Spotify. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  21. Zuk, Tony. "Australian Television: Wanted: Episode Guide: Series 3". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  22. Hakewill, Geraldine [@geraldinehakewill] (29 December 2021). "Wed". Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  23. Geraldine Hakewill loves Tasmania, even though she's never been there! | Quickfire Questions, retrieved 2 June 2021
  24. 2021 - 2:30pm (29 May 2021). "The important lesson Bianca Spender taught Geraldine Hakewill". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  25. Frater, Patrick. "Hugo Weaving, Phoenix Raei Star in 'The Rooster' Mystery Film From Australia's Mark Leonard Winter". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2022. The film is produced by Logie-nominated actor Geraldine Hakewill ("Wanted," "Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries"), and AACTA award-winning producer MahVeen Shahraki ("Ellie and Abbie," "The Translator") through her company Thousand Mile Productions.
  26. https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/12/wanted-trailer.html
  27. https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/05/geraldine-hakewill-guests-in-wentworth.html
  28. https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/06/wakefield-really-pushed-the-envelope.html
  29. https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/02/new-abc-drama-wakefield.html
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