Georgina Rich

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Georgina Rich
BornAugust 1976 (age 47)
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
PartnerAschlin Ditta
Children1

Georgina Rich (born August 1976) is a British actress.

Education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

She lives in North London with her partner, writer Aschlin Ditta, and their daughter Nancy, born in 2009.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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[edit]

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
2024 Criminal Record ACC Claudia Mayhew 5 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgina Rich". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ Fabrique. "Georgina Rich — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Tickets". London Theatre. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (11 April 2008). "The Merchant of Venice". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "As You Like It is a laughter-packed delight". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Gibb, Bill. "Husband-stealer had a softer side, says Wallis Simpson documentary actress Georgina Rich". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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