Georgie Glen
Georgie Glen (born 20 April 1956) is a British actress, known for her film and television work in both dramatic and comedic roles. Among her most popular performances are the running characters of Mrs. Higgins in the BBC One period drama series, Call The Midwife, from 2018 onwards, and of History teacher, Audrey McFall in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road, from 2012 to 2015.[1]
Georgie Glen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1956 Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Notable credit(s) | Heartbeat (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2009) Little Britain (2003–2005) Waterloo Road (2012–2015) Hetty Feather (2018–2020) Call The Midwife (2018–) The Crown (2020) |
| Children | 2 |
Glen also featured in the BBC One drama series, Les Misérables, as Mother Abbess; in 2012, she had appeared in Les Misérables the film, as Madame Baptistine. Additional period performances include Hannah More in the 2006 film, Amazing Grace, John Ruskin's mother in the drama, Desperate Romantics about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as well as lady-in-waiting to Judi Dench in both Shakespeare in Love and Mrs. Brown.
Other notable performances include a recurring role in Heartbeat, as Sgt Jennifer Noakes and one of the eponymous Calendar Girls. A familiar face in British comedy, Glen has also portrayed various characters in Little Britain and Harry Enfield and Chums, as well as a memorable guest role in The Thick of It.
Most recently she appeared in Series Four of Netflix drama, The Crown, playing Ruth Roche, Lady Fermoy, the maternal Grandmother of Lady Diana Spencer and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother.
Glen has twin daughters, Holly and Ellie Braine (born 1989).
Filmography
Film
- Mrs. Brown (1997) – Lady Churchill
- What Rats Won't Do (1998) – Woman with Dog
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) – Lady in Waiting
- The Little Vampire (2000) – Babysitter Lorna
- Lucky Break (2001) – Audience Member
- Calendar Girls (2003) – Kathy
- Dating Ray Fenwick (2005, short) – Marjorie
- Amazing Grace (2006) – Hannah More
- Easy Virtue (2008) – Mrs. Landrigin
- Hysteria (2011) – Mrs. Parsons
- My Week with Marilyn (2011) – Rosamund Greenwood
- Les Misérables (2012) – Madame Baptistine
- Where Do We Go from Here? (2015) – Woman at Bar
- Jackie (2016) – Rose Kennedy
- The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) – ICC Lead Judge
- Boyz in the Wood (2019) – The Duchess
Television
- Soldier Soldier (1995) – Georgina Bennett
- The Great Kandinsky (1995, TV film) – Vicar Shelley
- The Bill (1995, 2006) – Sophie Mallin / Mrs. Willis
- Doctor Finlay (1996) – Rosemary Bain
- Take The High Road (1996) – Anita McTartt
- No Bananas (1996) – Agnes Harding
- As Time Goes By (1997) – Miss Wessel
- Peak Practice (1997) – Myra Eburne
- Mothertime (1997) – Sister Louise
- Harry Enfield and Chums (1997–1998) – Tom's Mum / Potential Voter / Judith / Mother in Information Film
- Jonathan Creek (1998) – Mrs Kilby
- Berkeley Square (1998) – Lady Annabelle Wilton
- Alas Smith & Jones (1998)
- Children of the Forest (1998, TV film) – Phoebe
- Tilly Trotter (1999) – Mabel Price
- All Along the Watchtower (1999) – Mrs. Mulvey
- Wives and Daughters (1999) – Miss Hornblower
- The Railway Children (2000) – Aunt Emma
- Hearts and Bones (2000) – Pamela
- Brand Spanking New Show (2000) – June Bond in 'Rodney Bond' / Mrs Bridges in 'Pharmacist' / Caroline Smith MP in 'Paxman' / Mrs Hosier in 'Father Handsome'
- Heartbeat (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2009) – Sergeant Nokes
- The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001) – Nun
- Holby City (2001, 2007, 2010) – Anne Owen / Rosemary Greaves / Edie O'Connor
- The American Embassy (2002) – Landlady
- Daniel Deronda (2002) – Lady Mallinger
- Dalziel and Pascoe (2002) – Headmistress
- My Family (2003) – Mrs. Gleaves
- Little Britain (2003–2005) – Agent's First Secretary / Samantha's Mother
- Nighty Night (2004–2005) – Sister May / Bluebell
- Doctors (2004, 2009) – Chrissie Franklin / Dorothy Bakewell
- Doc Martin (2004, 2009) – Mrs. Willow / Barbara
- Taggart (2005) – Mrs. Campbell
- Sea of Souls (2005) – Consultant
- The Thick of It (2005) – Susan Dorling
- Rome (2005) – Poppea
- Love Soup (2005) – Woman in Store
- The Worst Week of My Life (2005) – Moira
- Cutting It (2005) – Bryony McClair (series 4)
- The Line of Beauty (2006) – Eileen
- After You've Gone (2007) – Mrs Grierson
- To the Manor Born 2007 Christmas Special (2007) – Panel Chairman
- The Sarah Jane Adventures (2008) – Mrs. King
- The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) – Miss Harris
- Waterloo Road (2012–2015) – Audrey McFall (series regular, 68 episodes)
- Warren United (2014) – Warren's Mum (voice)
- Boomers (2014) – Emma
- Evermoor (2014–2016) – Aunt Bridget
- Hoff the Record (2015) – Miss Dunwoody
- A Time to Dance (2016, TV film)
- Damned (2016–2018) – Denise
- Midsomer Murders (2017) – Mary Oswood
- Gameface (2017)
- Death on the Tyne (2018, TV film) – Hilda
- Hetty Feather (2018–2020) – Lady Grenford
- Call The Midwife (2018–present) – Miss Millicent Higgins
- Les Misérables (2019) – Abbess
- The Victim (2019) – Judge
- The Crown (2020) – Ruth Roche, Lady Fermoy (series 4)
References
- "BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 8, Episode 1". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 11 August 2012.