Googie Withers Net Worth

Googie Withers Net Worth is
$2 Million

Googie Withers Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Googie Withers began her acting career at the age of 12. She was dancing in the chorus in a West End revue when she was spotted by a Warner Brothers casting director. She went to do a screen test for them at the Riverside Studios and was invited to become an extra. On her first day at the filming of The Girl in the Crowd (1935) she arrived on the ...

Date Of BirthMarch 12, 1917
Died2011-07-15
Place Of BirthKarachi, British India [now in Pakistan]
Height5' 5" (1.65 m)
ProfessionActress
SpouseJohn McCallum (actor)
ChildrenJoanna, Nicholas, Amanda
Star SignPisces
#Quote
1I'm not changing my name. Remember that I have won a certain reputation with it, and I don't feel like beginning over again with a fresh name. Besides, my real name sounds even crazier. I was christened Georgette Lizette!
#Fact
1Appearing in the West End with Vanessa Redgrave in Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan", at the Haymarket Theatre. [February 2002]
2Kensington, London, England [January 2009]
3She has 6 grandchildren.
4Granada Television had to apologise to Googie after the Coronation Street (1960) character Norris Cole wrongly alluded to her death.
5She was awarded the honorary A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1980 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Australian theatre and performing arts.
6Her stage name dates from her childhood. It was an affectionate nickname given to her by her Indian ayah (nurse); "googie" means "pigeon" or "dove" in Hindi. Unfortunately an alternative translation is "crazy".
7Became an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA).
8She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to British theatre, film and television. She collected the CBE at Buckingham Palace in March 2002, alongside Lynn Redgrave who was made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire). They reminisced about their time making Shine (1996) and about Sir Michael Redgrave, with whom she had performed many times.
9Mother of Amanda McCallum, Joanna McCallum and Nicholas McCallum.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Shine1996Katharine Susannah Prichard
Country Life1994Hannah
Ending Up1989TV MovieMarigold
Great Performances1988TV SeriesLady Armstrong
Screen Two1986-1987TV SeriesMrs. Allen / Mrs. Pusey / Leda Klein
Within These Walls1974-1975TV SeriesPrison Governess - Faye Boswell
The Cherry Orchard1974TV Movie
Boney1972-1973TV SeriesDiana Thompson / Jane Loftus
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1972TV SeriesRosalind Shepherd
Thirty-Minute Theatre1972TV SeriesMuriel Stokes
Seasons of the Year1971TV SeriesLady Rudge
Nickel Queen1971Meg Blake
Television World Theatre1958TV SeriesAlkmena
Port of Escape1956Anne Stirling
Rheingold Theatre1955TV SeriesLaura
Devil on Horseback1954Mrs. Cadell
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre1953-1954TV SeriesHester Collier Theresia Cabarrus
Derby Day1952Betty Molloy
The Magic Box1951Sitter in Bath Studio
Bikini Baby1951Susan Foster (actress in clip, "The Shadow of the Orient") (uncredited)
White Corridors1951Dr. Sophie Dean
Traveller's Joy1950Bumble Pelham
Night and the City1950Helen Nosseross
Once Upon a Dream1949Carol Gilbert
Miranda1948Clare Martin
It Always Rains on Sunday1947Rose Sandigate
The Loves of Joanna Godden1947Joanna Godden
Pink String and Sealing Wax1945Pearl
Dead of Night1945Joan Cortland
They Came to a City1944Alice
On Approval1944Helen Hale
The Silver Fleet1943Helène van Leyden
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing1942Jo de Vries
Back-Room Boy1942Bobbie
Jeannie1941Laundry Girl
Bulldog Sees It Through1940Toots
Haunted Honeymoon1940Polly
She Couldn't Say No1940/IDora
The Amazing Mr. Forrest1939Alice Forrest
Trouble Brewing1939Mary Brown
Murder in the Night1939Lola Matthews
You're the Doctor1938Helen Firmstone
The Lady Vanishes1938Blanche
Queen of Crime1938Lady Moya
Convict 991938Lottie
Strange Boarders1938Elsie
If I Were Boss1938Pat
Paid in Error1938Jean Mason
Action for Slander1938Mary
Gaiety Girls1937Miki
The Green Cockatoo1937uncredited
Pearls Bring Tears1937Doreen
King of Hearts1936Elaine
Accused1936Ninette Duval
Crime Over London1936Miss Dupres
Crown v. Stevens1936Ella Levine
She Knew What She Wanted1936Dora
All at Sea1936Daphne Tomkins
Dark World1935Annie
Her Last Affaire1935Effie
Windfall1935Dodie
The Love Test1935Minnie
The Girl in the Crowd1935Sally

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Forever Ealing2002TV Movie documentaryHerself - Interviewee
The Late Show1992TV Series documentaryHerself
Entertainment UK1992TV SeriesHerself - Interviewee
Omnibus1986TV Series documentaryHerself - Interviewee
Movie Memories1985TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Looks Familiar1984TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Golden Gala1978TV MovieHerself
This Is Your Life1971TV Series documentaryHerself
Riverside One1958TV SeriesHerself
Play the Game1948TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
To See Such Fun1977DocumentaryHerself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1988ACECableACE AwardsActress in a Movie or MiniseriesScreen Two (1985)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1997ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a CastShine (1996)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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