Geraldine McEwan

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Geraldine McEwan

Born 9 May 1932 Died 30 January 2015, aged 82 Old Windsor, England, UK TMDB ↗

Geraldine McEwan (9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress, who had a long career in theatre, television and film. Michael Coveney described her, in a tribute article, as "a great comic stylist, with a syrupy, seductive voice and a forthright, sparkling manner".

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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1953)
55years on screen and counting
5credits in 1965, their busiest year
56dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
A Matter of Loaf and Death poster Age: 76

A Matter of Loaf and Death

2008
as Miss Thripp (voice) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit poster Age: 73

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005
as Miss Thripp (voice)
Vanity Fair poster Age: 72

Vanity Fair

2004
as Lady Southdown
The Lazarus Child poster Age: 72

The Lazarus Child

2004
as Janet
Carrie's War poster Age: 71

Carrie's War

2004
as Mrs. Dilys Gotobed
Pure poster Age: 70

Pure

2002
as Nanna
The Magdalene Sisters poster Age: 70

The Magdalene Sisters

2002
as Sister Bridget
Food of Love poster Age: 69

Food of Love

2002
as Novotna
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings poster Age: 68

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000
as Various Characters
Contaminated Man poster Age: 68

Contaminated Man

2000
as Lilian Rodgers
Love's Labour's Lost poster Age: 67

Love's Labour's Lost

2000
as Holofernia
Titus poster Age: 67

Titus

1999
as Nurse
The Love Letter poster Age: 67

The Love Letter

1999
as Miss Scattergoods
Not Without My Handbag poster Age: 61

Not Without My Handbag

1993
as The Aunt
Continental Drift poster Age: 60

Continental Drift

1992
as (Springing Lenin)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves poster Age: 59

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991
as Mortianna
Henry V poster Age: 57

Henry V

1989
as Alice
Foreign Body poster Age: 54

Foreign Body

1986
as Lady Ammanford
Come Into The Garden Maud poster Age: 50

Come Into The Garden Maud

1982
as Maud Caragnani
L’Elegance poster Age: 49

L’Elegance

1982
as Miss Mountford
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones poster Age: 44

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

1976
as Lady Bellaston
The Littlest Horse Thieves poster Age: 44

The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976
No poster
Age: 43

The Statue and the Rose

1975
as Kitty
Mill Hill poster Age: 40

Mill Hill

1972
as Denise Blundell
Separate Tables poster Age: 37

Separate Tables

1970
as Sibyl Railton-Bell / Anne Shankland
The Dance of Death poster Age: 37

The Dance of Death

1969
as Alice
The Man Without Papers poster Age: 33

The Man Without Papers

1965
as Marcella Mortimer
No Kidding poster Age: 28

No Kidding

1960
as Catherine Robinson
There Was a Young Lady poster Age: 20

There Was a Young Lady

1953
as Irene
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TV credits

Newest first
Agatha Christie's Marple poster Age: 72

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004
as Miss Marple
Moses poster Age: 63

Moses

1996
as Miriam
Mulberry poster Age: 59

Mulberry

1992
as Rose Farnaby
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster Age: 57

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990
as Mother
Red Dwarf poster Age: 55

Red Dwarf

1988
as Cassandra
Mapp & Lucia poster Age: 52

Mapp & Lucia

1985
as Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas
Mapp & Lucia poster Age: 52

Mapp & Lucia

1985
as Queen Elizabeth I
No poster
Age: 50

Tears Before Bedtime

1983
The Barchester Chronicles poster Age: 50

The Barchester Chronicles

1982
as Mrs Proudie
No poster
Age: 50

All for Love

1982
as Miss Mountford
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie poster Age: 45

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1978
No poster
Age: 42

Private Affairs

1975
as Kitty - Katherine O'Shea
Playhouse poster Age: 41

Playhouse

1974
as Maud Caragnani
No poster
Age: 40

Away from It All

1973
as Molly
No poster
Age: 39

Late Night Theatre

1972
as Annie
No poster
Age: 39

Late Night Theatre

1972
as Elizabeth Barrett
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 36

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Pandora Foss
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 36

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 36

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Madeleine Desmarest
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 33

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Sibyl Railton-Bell / Anne Shankland
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 33

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Candida
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 33

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Mary
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 33

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Denise Blundell
No poster
Age: 32

Profiles in Courage

1964
as Jesse
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 32

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Marcella Mortimer
Out of This World poster Age: 30

Out of This World

1962
as Mary Jones
Theatre Night poster Age: 24

Theatre Night

1957
as Frankie Addams
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