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Years active
  
1945–1983

Name
  
Georgina Cookson

Role
  
Film actress



Born
  
19 December 1918 (
1918-12-19
)

Other names
  
Antoinette Georgina Cookson

Died
  
October 1, 2011, Sydney, Australia

Education
  
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Movies
  
The Naked Truth, Catacombs, The Picasso Summer, A Question of Adultery, Solution by Phone

Similar People
  
Mario Zampi, Gordon Hessler, Don Chaffey, Serge Bourguignon

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Antoinette Georgina Cookson (19 December 1918 – 1 October 2011) was a British film, stage and television actress. She died in Sydney, aged 92, on 1 October 2011.

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Cookson was the daughter of racing driver Roger Cookson and Sybil Taylor. Her mother, using the pseudonym Sydney Tremayne, was a novelist and contributed to The Tatler. Cookson left Benenden School at the age of 15 to train at RADA.

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She was married four times; she was twice divorced and twice widowed. She had two children, a son and a daughter.

Theatre

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After graduating from RADA, she found constant work in both the regions and the West End theatre, appearing alongside Hermione Gingold in the wartime revue Rise Above It at the ‘Q’ (1940) and at the Comedy Theatre (1941). In the same decade, she was in Love Goes to Press, with Irene Worth, at the Embassy Theatre (in Swiss Cottage) and Duchess Theatre (1946) and briefly on Broadway the following year; School for Spinsters (Criterion Theatre, 1947), Portrait of Hickory (Embassy, 1948) and opposite Jack Buchanan in Don’t Listen, Ladies! at the St James's Theatre in 1949.

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She was no less busy in the '50s, with appearances in Lionel Shapiro’s The Bridge for Bristol Old Vic (1952); 13 for Dinner (Duke of York's Theatre, 1953); the world premier of I Capture the Castle, with Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers and Roger Moore, which opened at Grand Theatre, Blackpool before transferring to the Aldwych Theatre in 1954; and Robert Morley’s Six Months’ Grace (Phoenix Theatre, 1957). Her last stage roles included a national tour of My Fair Lady in 1988 and, alongside Peggy Mount and Jack Douglas, A Breath of Spring in 1990.

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Television

  • Citizen James
  • Clouds of Witness (Episode 1 of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries - 1973)
  • Danger Man
  • The Prisoner (episodes Many Happy Returns and A. B. and C.)
  • Maigret
  • No Hiding Place
  • Steptoe and Son (episode 'Loathe Story')
  • UFO (episode "Court Martial")
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1983
    Number 10 (TV Mini Series) as
    Baroness Rothschild
    - Dizzy (1983) - Baroness Rothschild
    1978
    Do You Remember? (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Harlow
    - The File on Harry Jordan (1978) - Mrs. Harlow
    1975
    Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) as
    Maud Lowder
    - Milly (1975) - Maud Lowder
    1973
    Between the Wars (TV Series) as
    Lady Moping
    - Mr Loveday's Little Outing (1973) - Lady Moping
    1972
    Clouds of Witness (TV Mini Series) as
    Helen, Duchess of Denver
    - Episode #1.5 (1972) - Helen, Duchess of Denver
    - Episode #1.2 (1972) - Helen, Duchess of Denver
    - Episode #1.1 (1972) - Helen, Duchess of Denver
    1972
    Steptoe and Son (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Kennington-Stroud
    - Loathe Story (1972) - Mrs. Kennington-Stroud
    1970
    Un estate con sentimento as
    Mark's Mother
    1970
    UFO (TV Series) as
    Jane Grant
    - Court Martial (1970) - Jane Grant
    1970
    W. Somerset Maugham (TV Series) as
    Marion Towers
    - Jane (1970) - Marion Towers
    1969
    The Picasso Summer as
    British Woman at Dinner (uncredited)
    1968
    Harry Worth (TV Series) as
    Vera Filbert / Lady Pressley
    - Anyone for Golf? (1969) - Vera Filbert
    - Last in Line (1968) - Lady Pressley
    1969
    Walk a Crooked Path as
    Imogen Dreeper
    1969
    Her Majesty's Pleasure (TV Series) as
    Lady Droylesden
    - The Woman's Touch (1969) - Lady Droylesden
    1968
    Ooh La La! (TV Series) as
    Madame de Pontmele
    - The Hasty Hand (1968) - Madame de Pontmele
    - All Night Sitting (1968)
    1967
    The Prisoner (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Butterworth / Number Two / Blonde Lady
    - Many Happy Returns (1967) - Mrs. Butterworth / Number Two
    - A. B. and C. (1967) - Blonde Lady
    1967
    Sanctuary (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Courtney
    - Has Everyone Heard of Juliet? (1967) - Mrs. Courtney
    1967
    Sorry I'm Single (TV Series) as
    Miss Kaye
    - The Polka Dot Matching Set (1967) - Miss Kaye
    1966
    Hugh and I (TV Series)
    - Hold That Tiger (1966)
    1958
    ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
    Mabel Crosswaite / Melanie / Edwina / ...
    - The Reluctant Debutante (1966) - Mabel Crosswaite
    - Finesse in Diamonds (1965) - Melanie
    - The Finambulists (1963) - Edwina
    - A Letter from the General (1962) - Ruth Stilton
    - Ladies of the Corridor (1960) - Connie Mercer
    - For Services Rendered (1959) - Gwen Cedar
    - The Curious Savage (1958) - Lily
    1966
    Eugenie Grandet (TV Mini Series) as
    Marquise d'Aubrion
    - Inheritance (1966) - Marquise d'Aubrion
    1965
    Summer Comedy Hour (TV Mini Series) as
    Mrs. Brent
    - Almost a Honeymoon (1965) - Mrs. Brent
    1965
    Darling as
    Carlotta Hale
    1965
    The Woman Who Wouldn't Die as
    Ellen Garth
    1964
    The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Mallowe
    - A Second-Rate Woman (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - Consequences (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - Miss Youghal's Sais (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - The Rescue of Pluffles (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - Only a Subaltern (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - Three: And an Extra (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    - A Germ Destroyer (1964) - Mrs. Mallowe
    1964
    The Counterfeit Constable as
    L'assistante du dentiste
    1964
    Espionage (TV Series) as
    Eve McAvoy
    - A Tiny Drop of Poison (1964) - Eve McAvoy
    1964
    Never Put It in Writing (uncredited)
    1964
    Woman of Straw as
    Guest at Villa Salon (uncredited)
    1964
    The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
    Laura
    - "Sauce for the Goose" (1964) - Laura
    1963
    Jezebel ex UK (TV Series) as
    Celia Brooks
    - Love and Let Love (1963) - Celia Brooks
    1963
    The Punch and Judy Man as
    Lady Serving in Lingerie Shop (uncredited)
    1963
    Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Ferris
    - Impasse (1963) - Mrs. Ferris
    1961
    No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
    Elaine Andrews / Edith Sudbury
    - Death on the Doorstep (1963) - Elaine Andrews
    - The Widower (1961) - Edith Sudbury
    1962
    Maigret (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Wilton
    - The Amateurs (1962) - Mrs. Wilton
    1962
    ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Mrs Bindy
    - A Free Weekend (1962) - Mrs Bindy
    1962
    Live Now - Pay Later as
    Lucy
    1961
    Citizen James (TV Series)
    - The Hospital (1962)
    - Washing Day (1961)
    1962
    The Girl on the Boat as
    Passenger
    1961
    Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
    Iris Lenton
    - The Case of the Silent Thief (1961) - Iris Lenton
    1961
    Five Golden Hours as
    Lady Passenger
    1960
    Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Marjory Leland / Dorothy Ritchie
    - A Sense of Guilt (1961) - Marjory Leland
    - The Difficult Age (1960) - Dorothy Ritchie
    1961
    Danger Man (TV Series) as
    Miss Bishop
    - The Trap (1961) - Miss Bishop
    1960
    Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Crichton Young
    - An Affair of Fashion (1960) - Mrs. Crichton Young
    1960
    The Professor's Love Story (TV Movie) as
    Lady Gilding
    1960
    On Trial (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Wilson
    - The Baccarat Scandal (1960) - Mrs. Wilson
    1960
    Emma (TV Mini Series) as
    Mrs. Elton
    - Episode #1.6 (1960) - Mrs. Elton
    - Episode #1.5 (1960) - Mrs. Elton
    - Episode #1.4 (1960) - Mrs. Elton
    1960
    Your Money or Your Wife as
    Thelma Cressingdon
    1960
    A Life of Bliss (TV Series) as
    Ursula Brooking
    - Flying Fur (1960) - Ursula Brooking
    1960
    The Shakedown as
    Miss Firbank
    1959
    Hot Money Girl as
    Billie
    1959
    All Aboard (TV Series) as
    Lady Gilbert
    - Episode dated 30 May 1959 (1959) - Lady Gilbert
    - Episode dated 23 May 1959 (1959)
    - Episode dated 16 May 1959 (1959)
    - Episode dated 9 May 1959 (1959)
    - Episode dated 2 May 1959 (1959)
    1959
    Frankie Howerd in... (TV Mini Series)
    - Shakespeare Without Tears (1959)
    1958
    The Verdict Is Yours (TV Series) as
    Dr. Christine Helder
    - The Case of the Offensive General (1958) - Dr. Christine Helder
    1958
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
    Mme. Pouchelet
    - The Three Daughters of M. Dupont (1958) - Mme. Pouchelet
    1958
    A Question of Infidelity as
    Mrs. Duncan
    1957
    Your Past Is Showing as
    Lady Mayley
    1957
    Educated Evans (TV Series) as
    Lady Brenda Herbans
    - High Society (1957) - Lady Brenda Herbans
    1957
    Theatre Night (TV Series) as
    Lorna Loveday
    - Six Months' Grace (1957) - Lorna Loveday
    1957
    Getting Married (TV Movie) as
    Lesbia Grantham
    1955
    The Water Gipsies (TV Movie) as
    Fay Meadows
    1954
    The Vise (TV Series) as
    Muriel
    - The Secret Place (1954) - Muriel
    1954
    Solution by Phone as
    Frances Hanborough
    1953
    It's You I Want (TV Movie) as
    Constance Gilbert
    1952
    Lovers' Leap (TV Movie) as
    Sarah Traille
    1949
    By Candlelight (TV Movie) as
    Lulu Keck
    1949
    Sarah Simple (TV Movie) as
    Sarah
    1948
    Woman Hater as
    Julia
    1948
    The Happy Marriage (TV Movie) as
    Prudence Naish
    1948
    The Dover Road (TV Movie) as
    Eustasia
    1947
    Kaleidoscope (TV Series) as
    Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    - Episode #1.16 (1947) - Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    - Episode #1.15 (1947) - Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    - Episode #1.14 (1947) - Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    - Episode #1.13 (1947) - Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    - Episode #1.12 (1947) - Actress in Watch That Faux Pas! segment
    1947
    Fortunato (TV Movie) as
    Constanza Hidalgo
    1945
    I Didn't Do It as
    Willow Thane
    Self
    1951
    Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.19 (1951) - Self
    Archive Footage
    1990
    The Prisoner Video Companion (Video documentary)

    References

    Georgina Cookson Wikipedia


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