Georgina Cates

Georgina Cates Biography

Georgina Cates (born 14 January 1975) is an English film and television actress.

Life and career

Born Clare Woodgate in Colchester, Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into television acting when she was only sixteen years old, playing the role of the original Jenny Porter on the BBC's 2point4 Children. After two series she left the show to concentrate on acting in television drama such as Casualty and The Bill and in low-budget films.

In 1995, Cates (then still known as Clare Woodgate) applied for the role of Stella in the film An Awfully Big Adventure but didn't get the role. She returned home, dyed her hair red, and re-invented herself as a 17-year-old Liverpudlian girl called Georgina Cates who had no previous acting experience. When she re-applied for the same role, the casting director hired her. She went on to co-star in such films as Frankie Starlight (1995), Illuminata (1998), and A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998). She received critical acclaim for her role as Amanda in Clay Pigeons (1998) with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. After a seven-year break from the movie industry, Cates returned to the independent film genre to co-star in Sinner, for which she won a Best Actress award at the Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival.

Personal life

In 1997, Cates married her second husband, American actor Skeet Ulrich, with whom she had twins. The couple separated in 2004, and divorced in 2005, citing irreconcilable differences.

Awards

Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sinner, 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival
Actress of the Year (Nominee), An Awfully Big Adventure, 1996 London Critics Circle Film Awards

Filmography

Film and television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991-1992	2point4 Children	Jenny Porter	TV series
1992	'	Sophie Stacey	Episode: "An Unwanted Woman: Part 2"
1993	Casualty	Emily Russell	Episode: "Life in the Fast Lane"
1993	'	Olga Slajek	TV movie
1993	'	Amber	Short film
1993	'	Susie Harper	Episode: "The Price of Fame"
1994	'	Lorraine Lee	Episode: "House Arrest"
1994	Au Pair	Susan
1994	Chris Cross	Annette Morton	Episode: "Politics"
1995	Loving	Edith	TV movie
1995	'	Maureen / Young Margaret	TV movie
1995	'	Stella
1995	Frankie Starlight	Young Emma
1997	Big City Blues	Angela
1998	Illuminata	Simone
1998	'	Marianne Bell
1998	Stiff Upper Lips	Emily
1998	'	Mimi
1998	Clay Pigeons	Amanda
2007	Sinner	Lil
2008	'	Samantha	TV movie
2009	'	Kim Sherman	Episode: "Elysian Fields"
2013	Bad Grandpa	Kimmie
2014	Everlasting	Elaine Insane

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