Geraldine james biography
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Geraldine James
English actress
Geraldine James OBE | |
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Born | (1950-07-06) 6 July 1950 (age 74) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1973–present |
Spouse | Joseph Blatchley (m. 1986) |
Geraldine JamesOBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress.
She has worked extensively on television, on stage and in film. She is known for her role as Marilla Cuthbert in the Netflix series Anne with an E (2017–2019) and as Queen Mary in the 2019 film Downton Abbey.
Geraldine james biography
Early life and education
Geraldine James was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on 6 July 1950. Her father was a cardiologist.[1] Her parents divorced.[2] She failed her 11 plus exam, and was educated at Downe House School in Newbury, Berkshire, where she was known as Gerry Thomas.
Embarrassed by her simple surname, James used the grander-sounding double-barrelled name of Vaughan-Thomas while at school.[3]