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Geraldine Somerville Biography

Birth Name:Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville

Birth Place:County Meath, Ireland

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Her first-ever theater performance, in 1989's The Glass Menagerie with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, earned her a Best Actress award by the Manchester Evening News
  • A classically-trained dancer since six-years-old, she would leave her native Ireland to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London at 16-years-old
  • Gained international recognition after landing the role of the titular character's mother Lily in the Harry Potter film franchise of the 2000s

Awards

  • 1995BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2001ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
  • 2002Actor-Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture: winner
  • 2002Critics Choice Award-Best Acting Ensemble: winner
  • 2002FFCC Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2002OFCS Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2002PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2002Special Achievement Award-Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble: winner