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Occupation
  
Actress

Years active
  
1989–present


Name
  
Geraldine Somerville

Role
  
Actress

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Born
  
19 May 1967 (age 57) (
1967-05-19
)
County Meath, Ireland

Spouse
  
William Osbourne-Young (m. 1995)

Children
  
Arthur Osbourne-Young, Rose Osbourne-Young, Casper Osbourne-Young

Parents
  
Margaret April Irene Agnew-Somerville, Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet

Siblings
  
James Lockett Charles Agnew-Somerville, Amelia Rachel Agnew-Somerville

Movies
  
Harry Potter and the Philos, Harry Potter and the Death, Harry Potter and the Death, Harry Potter and the Priso, Harry Potter and the Half‑B

Similar People
  
Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Chris Rankin, Fiona Shaw, Derek Jacobi

Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish born actress known for her role as Detective Sergeant Jane Penhaligon in Cracker (1993–95), for which she was nominated for the 1995 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, and for playing Lily Potter in the Harry Potter film series. Her other film appearances include Gosford Park (2001), My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Grace of Monaco (2014).

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Early life

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Geraldine Agnew-Somerville was born in County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet, and Margaret April Irene, Lady Agnew-Somerville (née Drummond), an antiques dealer, but was brought up on the Isle of Man. Her mother is a daughter of John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange, and sister of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange.

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She has an elder sister, Amelia Rachel (who owns and works in a restaurant with her husband in the Australian rainforest), and a younger brother, James Lockett Charles Agnew-Somerville, who worked in Hong Kong and writes poetry. Somerville attended dance classes from the age of six, and at eight was sent to the Arts Educational School, a boarding school in Tring, Hertfordshire, where she was taught ballet, music and drama. She left at sixteen, but continued her studies in London.

Career

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Somerville trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 1989. She did stage work and appeared on TV in episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty (1993) before landing the role of Penhaligon in Cracker, which she held from the show's inception in 1993 until its demise in 1995 and became one of the most memorable characters of the series.

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Somerville played Lady Stockbridge in Julian Fellowes's Gosford Park and Harry Potter's mother Lily in all the Potter movies. In May 2007, she played author Daphne du Maurier in the BBC TV drama Daphne. She plays a leading role as fictional Louisa, Countess of Manton in the 2012 ITV mini-series Titanic.

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In 2014 she played Princess Antoinette of Monaco in the film Grace of Monaco. In 2014, Somerville played Sarah Griffin in the BBC One mini-series Quirke.

Filmography

Actress
2023
Gorka (Short) as
Tanya
2023
Fair Play as
Emily's Mother
2019
Christmas in the Highlands (TV Movie) as
Lady McLeod
2019
The Gentlemen as
Lady Pressfield
2018
Kiss Me First (TV Mini Series) as
Ruth Palmer
- You Can Never Go Home (2018) - Ruth Palmer
- The Witch is Coming (2018) - Ruth Palmer (voice)
- Friends Let Us Down (2018) - Ruth Palmer
- Off the Rails (2018) - Ruth Palmer
2018
Sydney (Short) as
Jenny
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin as
Lady O
2017
Prime Suspect: Tennison (TV Mini Series) as
Joyce Tennison
- Episode #1.6 (2017) - Joyce Tennison
- Episode #1.5 (2017) - Joyce Tennison
- Episode #1.4 (2017) - Joyce Tennison
- Episode #1.2 (2017) - Joyce Tennison
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Joyce Tennison
2017
The Hippopotamus as
Rebecca Logan
2016
Kids in Love as
Linda
2016
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
Lydia Hamilton
- After the Fall: Part 2 (2016) - Lydia Hamilton
- After the Fall: Part 1 (2016) - Lydia Hamilton
2015
New Tricks (TV Series) as
Asst. Commissioner Cynthia Kline
- The Crazy Gang (2015) - Asst. Commissioner Cynthia Kline
- Life Expectancy (2015) - Asst. Commissioner Cynthia Kline
2014
Automata as
Samantha
2014
The Riot Club as
Miles' Mother
2014
Grace of Monaco as
Princess Antoinette
2014
Quirke (TV Mini Series) as
Sarah Griffin
- The Silver Swan (2014) - Sarah Griffin
- Christine Falls (2014) - Sarah Griffin
2012
The Girl (Short) as
Sophie
2012
Inspector George Gently (TV Series) as
Alethea Blackstone
- Gently with Class (2012) - Alethea Blackstone
2012
Titanic (TV Mini Series) as
Louisa, Countess of Manton
- Episode #1.4 (2012) - Louisa, Countess of Manton
- Episode #1.3 (2012) - Louisa, Countess of Manton
- Episode #1.2 (2012) - Louisa, Countess of Manton
- Episode #1.1 (2012) - Louisa, Countess of Manton
2011
My Week with Marilyn as
Lady Jane Clark
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (Video Game) as
Lily Potter (voice)
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as
Lily Potter
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as
Lily Potter
2010
Survivors (TV Series) as
Fiona Douglas
- Episode #2.6 (2010) - Fiona Douglas
- Episode #2.2 (2010) - Fiona Douglas
- Episode #2.1 (2010) - Fiona Douglas
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as
Lily Potter
2008
The Children (TV Mini Series) as
Sue
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Sue
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Sue
- Episode #1.1 (2008) - Sue
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as
Lily Potter
2007
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) as
DS Michelle Tate
- Limbo (2007) - DS Michelle Tate
2007
Daphne (TV Movie) as
Daphne du Maurier
2006
Sixty Six as
Alice Barrie
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as
Lily Potter
2005
Jericho (TV Mini Series) as
Fiona Hewitt
- To Murder and Create (2005) - Fiona Hewitt
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as
Lily Potter
2002
Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Louisa Stockbridge
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as
Lily Potter (uncredited)
2002
The Safe House (TV Movie) as
Dr. Sam Graham
2002
Re-inventing Eddie as
Jeanie Harris
2002
Murder in Mind (TV Series) as
Angela Coates
- Disposal (2002) - Angela Coates
2001
Gosford Park as
Louisa Stockbridge
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as
Lily Potter
1999
Daylight Robbery (TV Series) as
Val McArdale
- Episode #1.4 (1999) - Val McArdale
- Episode #1.3 (1999) - Val McArdale
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Val McArdale
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Val McArdale
1999
Aristocrats (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Emily
- Episode #1.5 (1999) - Lady Emily
- Episode #1.3 (1999) - Lady Emily
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Lady Emily
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Lady Emily
1998
The Canterbury Tales (TV Series) as
Pertelote / Dorigen
- Leaving London (1998) - Pertelote / Dorigen (voice)
1998
Jilting Joe as
Olivia
1998
Heaven on Earth (TV Movie) as
Deborah Bennett
1996
True Blue as
Ruth MacDonald
1993
Cracker (TV Series) as
Penhaligon / D.S. Penhaligon
- True Romance: Part 2 (1995) - Penhaligon
- True Romance: Part 1 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Best Boys: Part 2 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Best Boys: Part 1 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Brotherly Love: Part 3 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Brotherly Love: Part 2 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Brotherly Love: Part 1 (1995) - Penhaligon
- Men Should Weep: Part 3 (1994) - Penhaligon
- Men Should Weep: Part 2 (1994) - Penhaligon
- Men Should Weep: Part 1 (1994) - Penhaligon
- The Big Crunch: Part 3 (1994) - Penhaligon
- The Big Crunch: Part 2 (1994) - Penhaligon
- The Big Crunch: Part 1 (1994) - Penhaligon
- To Be a Somebody: Part 3 (1994) - Penhaligon
- To Be a Somebody: Part 2 (1994) - Penhaligon
- To Be a Somebody: Part 1 (1994) - Penhaligon
- One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 2 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 1 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- To Say I Love You: Part 3 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- To Say I Love You: Part 2 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- To Say I Love You: Part 1 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 2 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
- The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1 (1993) - D.S. Penhaligon
1994
Performance (TV Series) as
Miss Julie / Ann Welch
- After Miss Julie (1995) - Miss Julie
- The Deep Blue Sea (1994) - Ann Welch
1995
Haunted as
Kate
1994
Romeo & Juliet (TV Movie) as
Juliet
1994
A Business Affair as
Saleswoman
1993
The Bill (TV Series) as
Marie Cousins
- Playing Away (1993) - Marie Cousins
1993
Poirot (TV Series) as
Pauline Wetherby
- The Yellow Iris (1993) - Pauline Wetherby
1991
Augustine (Short) as
Augustine
1991
Close My Eyes as
Natalie's Boss
1991
The Black Velvet Gown (TV Movie) as
Biddy Millican
1990
Casualty (TV Series) as
Ruth
- All's Fair (1990) - Ruth
1990
She-Play (TV Series short) as
Elizabeth
- Bathing Elizabeth (1990) - Elizabeth
Self
2012
The Many Faces of... (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Robbie Coltrane (2012) - Self
2012
Daybreak (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 2 March 2012 (2012) - Self
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows T4 Premiere Special (TV Special) as
Self
2007
Perfect Night In (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Lenny Henry's Perfect Night In (2007) - Self
2003
Facing the Enemy (Video documentary) as
Narrator
2002
The Making of Gosford Park (TV Short documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
2002
To Kill and Kill Again (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator
- Nilsen and West (2002) - Narrator
- The Moors Murderers (2002) - Narrator
- Christie and Haigh (2002) - Narrator
- Jack the Ripper (2002) - Narrator
1999
The Making of 'Aristocrats' (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1999
This Morning (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 June 1999 (1999) - Self
Archive Footage
2011
The Hillywood Show (TV Series short) as
Lily Evans
- Harry Potter Friday Parody (2011) - Lily Evans (uncredited)
2007
J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (TV Movie documentary) as
Lily Potter (uncredited)

References

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