Full Name Clare Woodgate Role Film actress Name Georgina Cates | Years active 1991–present Occupation Actress | |
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Children Naiia Rose Ulrich, Jakob Dylan Ulrich Movies Jackass Presents: Bad Gran, An Awfully Big Adventure, Clay Pigeons, Jackass Presents: Bad Gran, Illuminata Similar People Skeet Ulrich, Amelia Jackson‑Gray, Jeff Tremaine, Clare Buckfield, Gary Sinyor | ||
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Georgina Cates (born 14 January 1975) is an English film and television actress.
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Life and career
Born Clare Woodgate in Colchester, Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into television acting when she was only sixteen years old, playing the role of the original Jenny Porter on the BBC's 2point4 Children. After two series she left the show to concentrate on acting in television drama such as Casualty and The Bill and in low-budget films.
In 1995, Cates (then still known as Clare Woodgate) auditioned for the role of Stella in the film An Awfully Big Adventure but failed to be cast. On returning home she dyed her hair red, and re-invented herself as a 17-year-old Liverpudlian girl called Georgina Cates who had no previous acting experience. When she re-applied for the same role, the casting director hired her. She went on to appear in such films as Frankie Starlight (1995), Illuminata (1998), and A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998). She received critical acclaim for her role as Amanda in Clay Pigeons (1998) with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. Following a hiatus of seven years from the film industry, Cates made a comeback in the independent film sector with her role in "Sinner." Her performance in the film earned her a Best Actress award at the Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival.
Personal life
In 1997, Cates married her second husband, American actor Skeet Ulrich, with whom she had twins. The couple separated in 2004, and divorced in 2005, citing irreconcilable differences.