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Georgie Glen

Georgie Glen
Born (1956-04-20) 20 April 1956 (age 68)
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active1986–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)
Children2

Georgie Glen (born 20 April 1956) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Miss Higgins in the BBC One period drama series Call The Midwife from 2018 onwards, and as history teacher Audrey McFall in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2012 to 2015.

Life and career

Glen is from Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a degree in graphic design. She worked at Thames and Hudson publishers as an assistant book designer[1] for five years before studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years. After graduating she worked for a year at Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, England.[2]

She has featured in the BBC One drama series, Call the Midwife, Waterloo Road, 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.

Since 2018, she has been cast in the role of Millicent Higgins, a GP receptionist, in Call the Midwife.[3][4]

Other notable performances include a recurring role in Heartbeat, as Sgt Jennifer Noakes and one of the eponymous Calendar Girls. Glen has also portrayed various characters in comedies including Little Britain and Harry Enfield and Chums, as well as a guest role in The Thick of It and one episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures.

She appeared in Series Four of Netflix drama, The Crown, in 2020 playing Ruth Roche, Lady Fermoy, the maternal Grandmother of Lady Diana Spencer and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother.[5]

Personal life

She has twin daughters called Holly and Eleanor.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1988 The Bell-Run Scottish Barmaid Television film
1995 Blue Juice Hotel Receptionist[6]
The Great Kandinsky Vicar Shelley Television film
1997 Mothertime Sister Louise[6]
Mrs Brown Lady Churchill[6]
1998 What Rats Won't Do Woman with Dog[7]
Big Cat Bank Customer Television film
Shakespeare in Love Lady in Waiting
2000 The Railway Children Aunt Emma Television film
The Little Vampire Babysitter Lorna
2001 Lucky Break Audience Member
2003 Calendar Girls Kathy[8]
2005 Angel of Death Nurse Kate Lock Television film
Housewife, 49 Mrs. Hockey Television film
Dating Ray Renwick Marjorie Short film
2006 Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes Pamela Television film
Amazing Grace Hannah More
2008 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Norah Buckland Television film
The Long Walk to Finchley Miss Harris Television film
Easy Virtue Mrs. Landrigin
2009 Pigsy Doodle Mum Short film
2011 Hysteria Mrs. Parsons
My Week with Marilyn Rosamund Greenwood
2012 Les Misérables Madame Baptistine
2015 Where Do We Go from Here? Woman at Bar
A Lot Meant Short film
2016 Jackie Rose Kennedy
2017 The Hitman's Bodyguard ICC Lead Judge
2018 Death on the Tyne Hilda Television film
2019 Get Duked! The Duchess
Dial M for Middlesbrough Hilda Television film
The Cure Heather Wood
2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard ICC Lead Judge

Television

Year Series Role Notes
1992 A Time to Dance Andrew's Secretary Miniseries
Harry Enfield's Television Programme Social Worker Episode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
1994 Screen Two Margaret Summer Episode: "O Mary This London"
1995 The Bill Sophie Mallin Episode: "Other Voices"
Tears Before Bedtime Rival Couple Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
London's Burning Mrs. Wickston Episode: "Series 8, Episode 2"
Soldier Soldier Georgina Bennett Episode: "Far Away"
1996 Doctor Finlay Rosemary Bain Episode: "Days of Grace"
No Bananas Agnes Harding Episode: "Sitzkreig"
1997 True Tilda Nurse Miniseries
As Time Goes By Miss Wessel Episode: "The Psychotherapist"
Screen Two Sister Louise Episode: "Mothertime"
Peak Practice Myra Eburne Episode: "The Price"
1997–1998 Harry Enfield & Chums Various Recurring role; 6 episodes
1998 Jonathan Creek Mrs. Kilby Episode: "The Problem at Gallows Gate"
In the Red Assistant to D.G. Miniseries; 3 episodes
Berkeley Square Lady Annabelle Wilton Miniseries; 3 episodes
Alas Smith and Jones Various Recurring role; 3 episodes
The Children of the New Forest Phoebe[9] Miniseries
1999 Tilly Trotter Mabel Price Miniseries; 2 episodes
All Along the Watchtower Mrs. Mulvey Miniseries; 6 episodes
Wives and Daughters Miss Hornblower Miniseries; 2 episodes
2000 Hearts and Bones Pamela Episode: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show Various Recurring role; 2 episodes
2000–2009 Heartbeat Sergeant Nokes Recurring role; 9 episodes
2001 Holby City Anne Owen Episode: "Release"
The Armando Iannucci Shows Nun Episode: "Time Passing"
2002 The American Embassy Landlady Episode: "Driven"
Always and Everyone Eleanor Smedley Episode: "Do Not Pass Go"
Daniel Deronda Lady Mallinger Miniseries; 3 episodes
Dalziel and Pascoe Headmistress Episode: "Dialogues of the Dead"
2003 My Family Mrs. Gleaves Episode: "They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?"
2003–2005 Little Britain Various Recurring role; 6 episodes
2004 Nighty Night Sister May Episode: "Series 1, Episode 6"
Doctors Chrissie Franklin Episode: "Rotten Eggs"
Doc Martin Mrs. Willow Episode: "Shit Happens"
2005 Taggart Mrs. Campbell Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
Sea of Souls Consultant Episode: "Empty Promise"
The Thick of It Susan Dorling Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
Cutting It Mrs. McClair Episode: "Series 4, Episode 3"
Rome Poppaea Episode: "Egeria"
Love Soup Woman in Store Episode: "Death and Nurses"
Nighty Night Bluebell Recurring role; 3 episodes
The Worst Week of My Life Moira Episode: "Tuesday"
2006 The Bill Mrs. Willis Episode: "The Green Eyed Monster"
The Line of Beauty Eileen Episode: "The End of the Street"
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Anne Lister Episode: "Episode 4"
2007 The Whistleblowers Tribunal Chief Episode: "Fit for Purpose"
Holby City Rosemary Greaves Episode: "I Feel Pretty"
After You've Gone Mrs. Grierson Episode: "Ride of the Valkyrie"
To the Manor Born Panel Chairman Episode: "Christmas Special"
2008 The Wrong Door Various Episode: "The World's Most Annoying Creature"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Mrs. Forbes Episode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"
The Sarah Jane Adventures Mrs. King Episode: "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith"
2009 Doctors Dorothy Bakewell Recurring role; 5 episodes
Genie in the House Colette Episode: "Flower Power"
Desperate Romantics Mrs. Ruskin Miniseries; 4 episodes
Doc Martin Barbara Episode: "Better the Devil"
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson Various Recurring role; 4 episodes
2010 Foyle's War Mrs. Ramsay Episode: "The Hide"
Holby City Edie O'Connor Episode: "The Last Day of Summer"
Harry & Paul Various Recurring role; 2 episodes
New Tricks Anne Hargreaves Episode: "The Fourth Man"
2011 Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge Polly Maplin Recurring role; 2 episodes
Twenty Twelve School Receptionist Episode: "Raising The Bar"
Sirens Maureen Greenwick Episode: "King of the Jungle"
2012 The Royal Bodyguard Miss Gifford Miniseries; 2 episodes
Coming Up Sister Margaret Episode: "Ben and Lump"
2012–2015 Waterloo Road Audrey McFall Series regular; 69 episodes
2014 Warren United Warren's Mother Recurring role
Playhouse Presents Team Leader Episode: "Damned"
Boomers Emma Episode: "Thurnemouth Day"
Mount Pleasant Patty Episode: "Series 4, Episode 3"
Bob Servant Sheriff Episode: "Court"
2014–2016 The Evermoor Chronicles Aunt Bridget Recurring role; 24 episodes
2015 Hoff the Record Miss Dunwoody Episode: "The United Nations"
Mountain Goats Irene Episode: "Liar"
2016 Silent Witness Professor Belinda Roach Episode: "After the Fall"
I Want My Wife Back Florence Episode: "Chapter Three"
The Collection Mother Superior Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016–2018 Damned Denise Series regular; 12 episodes
2017 Quacks Mrs. Pope Episode: "The Duke's Tracheotomy"
Midsomer Murders Mary Oswood Episode: "Death by Persuasion"
2018 Sally4Ever Pat Recurring role; 3 episodes
Defending the Guilty Judge Minton Episode: "Pilot"
2018–2020 Hetty Feather Lady Grenford Series regular; 20 episodes
2018–present Call the Midwife Millicent Higgins[3][4] Series regular
2019 Les Misérables Abbess Episode: "Episode 3"
Pure Dr. Geary Episode: "Episode 1"
The Victim Judge Miniseries; 4 episodes
GameFace Pam Episode: "Pickle"
2020 Maxxx Sister Margaret Episode: "Death"
The Crown Ruth, Lady Fermoy[5] Recurring role; 4 episodes
2021 Behind Her Eyes Sue Miniseries; 4 episodes
The Cleaner Mrs. Gathernoid Episode: "The Writer"
The Larkins Lady Bluff-Gore Recurring role; 3 episodes
2022 Inside No. 9 Dinah Episode: "Wise Owl"
Ridley Wendy Newstone Miniseries; 4 episodes
Am I Being Unreasonable? Mrs. Baggot Recurring role; 2 episodes
2023 Summer Camp Island Adult Mildred Recurring role; 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "Special interview with Helensburgh's Georgie Glen". Helensburgh Advertiser. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ Alex, Michael. "Call the Midwife's Georgie Glen: 'I feel helpless in the fight against climate change - and I'm not alone!'". The Courier. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, Annie (18 February 2022). "BBC Call the Midwife star Georgie Glen teases what's in store for series finale". WalesOnline. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sutton, Megan (13 January 2020). "Call The Midwife fans touched by poignant moment between Nurse Crane and Miss Higgins". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Who was Princess Diana's grandmother Lady Fermoy? The Crown season 4 explained". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Georgie Glen". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "What Rats Won't Do (1998)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Calendar Girls". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Children of the New Forest (1998)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Glen