Georgina Hale (born 4 August 1943) is an English actress notable for many stage, film and television appearances; often in the works of director Ken Russell and writer Simon Gray. She is perhaps best known for her BAFTA-winning performance as Alma Mahler in the 1974 film, Mahler.In 2010, Hale was featured in an article in the British newspaper The Guardian, where she was ranked third in a list of ten great character actors in British television.
Once I reached 51, my life drastically changed. The parts aren't there, the people you've worked for have retired or died, and there's nothing. Four years ago I tried to change my agent, and 11 agents turned me down. One told me they didn't take actresses over 45 because it was too depressing to talk to them on the telephone. You felt as though you'd never been an actor. I had periods where I wondered if I'd actually done all these things, or whether it was somebody else. - Interview with Neil Cooper from Glasgow Herald, 5 March 2002
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I say to any young actress they should make sure they can do something else, or, if they make money, invest it wisely, because once they hit middle age it gets very tough out there. - Interview with Neil Cooper from Glasgow Herald, 5 March 2002
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Holby City
2016
TV Series
Serephina Moore
Angel
2015/VI
Grandma
Crime Stories
2012
TV Series
Sally Woods
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012
Doreen
Hollyoaks
2010-2011
TV Series
Blanche / Blanche Longford
The Commander: The Devil You Know
2007
TV Movie
Vivienne Littlewood
Emmerdale
2006
TV Series
Beryl Chugspoke
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
2005
Mrs. Burton
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
2005
TV Series
Woman
Photo Finish
2003
The Bill
1994-2002
TV Series
Marilyn Costello / Julie Stone
Trial & Retribution
2002
TV Series
Tammy Delaney
AKA
2002
Elizabeth of Lithuania
Casualty
2000
TV Series
Janet Henbury
Gamal Abd El Naser
1998
Lady Eden
A Rather English Marriage
1998
TV Movie
Sabrina's Maid
Preaching to the Perverted
1997
Miss Wilderspin
Jackson: My Life... Your Fault
1996
Short
Josephine
Treasure Island
1995
TV Movie
Mum
Crown Prosecutor
1995
TV Series
Maureen Sherman
Murder Most Horrid
1994
TV Series
Lady Jamieson
Beyond Bedlam
1994
Sister Romulus
The Honeymoon's Over
1994
TV Movie
Norma
The Detectives
1993
TV Series
Irene Mazola
Performance
1992
TV Series
Moya Lexington
Take Off with T-Bag
1992
TV Series
Tabatha Bag
T-Bag and the Sunstones of Montezuma
1992
TV Series
Tabatha Bag / Kit Bag
Screen Two
1992
TV Series
Countess Solar
T-Bag's Christmas Turkey
1991
TV Movie
Tabatha Bag
Magic
1991
TV Series
Andrea Watson
T-Bag and the Rings of Olympus
1991
TV Series
Tabatha Bag
T-Bag's Christmas Ding Dong
1990
TV Movie
Tabatha Bag
One Foot in the Grave
1990
TV Series
April Bluett
T-Bag and the Pearls of Wisdom
1990
TV Series
Tabatha Bag
Murder by Moonlight
1989
TV Movie
Allison Quinney
Doctor Who
1988
TV Series
Daisy K.
South of the Border
1988
TV Series
Joan Hartley
Gems
1988
TV Series
Lynne
Dogplant
1988
Short
Professor
Boon
1987
TV Series
Alison, Harry's Ex-wife
Castaway
1986
Sister Saint Margaret
Celebrity Playhouse
1981
TV Series
Lilian Kirby
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
Actress at Wrap Party (uncredited)
Waiting Room
1981
Short
The Woman
Hammer House of Horror
1980
TV Series
Stella
Minder
1980
TV Series
Renee
Lady Killers
1980
TV Series
Ruth Ellis
McVicar
1980
Kate
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
Young Mrs. Aylwood
The World Is Full of Married Men
1979
Lori Grossman
Sweeney 2
1978
Switchboard Girl
BBC Play of the Month
1974-1978
TV Series
Masha / Chrysothemis, Electra's sister
Piccadilly Circus
1977
TV Series
Beatrice / Joanna
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series
Andrea
Jubilee
1977
TV Series
Alice Moore
Yes, Honestly
1976-1977
TV Series
Georgina
East Lynne
1976
TV Movie
Afy Halljohn
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Lotte Schulman
Nouvelles de Henry James
1976
TV Series
Beatrice Ambient
Play for Today
1973-1975
TV Series
Fran / Hilary / Joanna / ...
Upstairs, Downstairs
1975
TV Series
Violet Marshall
Lisztomania
1975
uncredited
Affairs of the Heart
1974-1975
TV Series
Daisy Miller / Lola Skinner
Notorious Woman
1974
TV Mini-Series
Solange Dudevant-Sand
Occupations
1974
TV Movie
Polya
Mahler
1974
Alma Mahler
The Protectors
1974
TV Series
The Girl
Butley
1974
Carol Heasman
A.D.A.M.
1973
TV Movie
Jean Empson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1973
TV Series
Jean Empson
The Love Ban
1973
Joyce
The Strauss Family
1972
TV Mini-Series
Lili Dietrich
Budgie
1971-1972
TV Series
Jean Bird / Jean
Eagle in a Cage
1972
Betty Balcombe
The Boy Friend
1971
Fay
The Devils
1971
Philippe
Menace
1970
TV Series
The Girl
The Main Chance
1970
TV Series
Miss Sheila Smith
Special Branch
1970
TV Series
Lisa
Plays of Today
1969
TV Series
Mary Ann
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
TV Series
Enid Clarke
ITV Playhouse
1968
TV Series
Nanine / Pat Dean
Virgin of the Secret Service
1968
TV Series
Shang Si
Detective
1968
TV Series
Caroline Emmett
Public Eye
1966-1968
TV Series
Liz Chambers / Hostess
Half Hour Story
1967
TV Series
Julie
Mickey Dunne
1967
TV Series
Anna
ITV Play of the Week
1967
TV Series
Maud Wharmby
No Hiding Place
1965-1967
TV Series
Sarah Cairns / Girl in cafe
United!
1967
TV Series
Cynthia Lambert
Drama 61-67
1967
TV Series
Ruth
The Wednesday Play
1966
TV Series
Jill
The Newcomers
1965
TV Series
Elsie Law
The Flying Swan
1965
TV Series
Amanda Hurst
The World Ten Times Over
1963
18-Year Old (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
2005
performer: "It's Never Too Late To Fall In Love"
The Boy Friend
1971
"Perfect Young Ladies" / performer: "Sur Le Plage", "It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love"