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Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles in the film Gosford Park (2001) and the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Her other roles have included My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Grace of Monaco (2014).

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Geraldine Somerville
Born	Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (1967-05-19) 19 May 1967 (age 55) County Meath, Ireland
Education	Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	William Osborne-Young ​ ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	3
Parents	Sir Quentin Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet Hon. Margaret Drummond
Relatives	The 15th Baron Strange (maternal grandfather) Cherry, 16th Baroness Strange (maternal aunt)

In 1995, Somerville was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Jane Penhaligon in the television series Cracker from 1993 to 1995.

Early life

Somerville was born in County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet, and Hon. Margaret April Irene Drummond, an antiques dealer, but was brought up on the Isle of Man. Her mother is a daughter of John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange, and sister of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange.

She has an elder sister, Amelia Rachel (who owns and works in a restaurant with her husband in the Australian rainforest), and a younger brother, James Lockett Charles Agnew-Somerville, who worked in Hong Kong and writes poetry. Somerville attended dance classes from the age of six and, at eight, was sent to the Arts Educational School, a boarding school in Tring, Hertfordshire, where she was taught ballet, music, and drama. She left at 16, but continued her studies in London.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Somerville trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and graduated in 1989. She did stage work and appeared on TV in episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty (1993) before landing the role of Penhaligon in Cracker, which she held from the show's inception in 1993 until its demise in 1995.

Somerville played Lady Stockbridge in Gosford Park (2001) and Harry Potter's mother Lily in all the Potter movies. In May 2007, she played author Daphne du Maurier in the BBC TV drama Daphne. She played a leading role as fictional Louisa, Countess of Manton in the 2012 ITV mini-series Titanic.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Somerville played Princess Antoinette of Monaco in the film Grace of Monaco. In 2014, she played Sarah Griffin in the BBC One mini-series Quirke.[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Casualty	Ruth	TV series (1 episode: "All's Fair")
1991	The Black Velvet Gown	Biddy Millican	TV movie
	Close My Eyes	Natalie's Boss
1993	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Pauline Wetherby	TV series (1 episode: "The Yellow Iris")
	The Bill		TV series (1 episode: "Playing Away")
	Cracker	DS Jane Penhaligon	TV series (23 episodes: 1993–1995) Nominated — BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress
1994	Romeo & Juliet	Juliet	TV movie
	A Business Affair	Saleswoman
	Performance	Ann Welch/Miss Julie	TV series (2 episodes: 1994–1995)
1996	True Blue	Ruth McDonald
1998	Heaven on Earth	Deborah Bennett	TV movie
	Jilting Joe	Olivia
	The Canterbury Tales	Dorigen/Pertelote	TV series (1 episode: "Leaving London")
1999	Aristocrats	Lady Emily Lennox	TV series (5 episodes)
	Daylight Robbery	Val McArdle	TV mini-series
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Lily Potter
	Gosford Park	Louisa, Lady Stockbridge	Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
2002	Murder in Mind	Angela Coates	TV series (1 episode: "Disposal")
	Re-inventing Eddie	Jeanie Harris
	The Safe House	Dr. Sam Graham	TV movie
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Lily Potter	uncredited
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
	Jericho	Fiona Hewitt	TV series (1 episode: "To Murder and Create")
2006	Sixty Six	Alice Barrie
2007	Daphne	Daphne du Maurier	TV movie
	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries	DS Michelle Tate	TV series (1 episode: "Limbo")
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Lily Potter
2008	The Children	Sue	TV series (2 episodes)
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Lily Potter
2010	Survivors	Fiona Douglas	TV series (3 episodes)
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Lily Potter
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
	My Week with Marilyn	Lady Jane Clark
2012	Titanic	Louisa, Countess of Manton	TV series (4 episodes)
	Inspector George Gently	Alethea Blackstone	TV series (1 episode: "Gently With Class")
2014	Quirke	Sarah	TV series
	Kids in Love	Linda
	Grace of Monaco	Princess Antoinette of Monaco
2015	New Tricks	Asst. Commissioner Cynthia Kline	2 episodes ("Life Expectancy", "The Crazy Gang")
2016	Silent Witness	Lydia Hamilton	TV series (1 episode: "After The Fall")
2017	Prime Suspect 1973	Joyce Tennison	TV series
	The Hippopotamus	Rebecca Logan
	Goodbye Christopher Robin	Lady O
2018	Sydney	Jenny	Short movie
	Kiss Me First	Ruth Palmer	Tv series (4 episodes)

Video games

Year	Game	Role
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Lily Potter (voice)

References

External links

• Geraldine Somerville at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Geraldine Somerville

Geraldine Somerville (* 19. Mai 1967 im County Meath, Irland; geboren als Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville) ist eine irische Schauspielerin.

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[ru] Сомервилль, Джеральдин

Джеральди́н Ма́ргарет Э́джнью-Сомерви́лль (англ. Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville; 19 мая 1967, Мит, Ирландия) — британская актриса , наиболее известная ролями детектива Джейн Пенхалигон в телесериале «Метод Крекера» (1993—1995) и Лили Поттер в серии фильмов о Гарри Поттере (2001—2010).

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