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Geraldine James

Birth Place: Maidenhead, Berkshire, ENGLAND

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STAGE CREDITS

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[West End]
Royal National Theatre Production, 2011
Performer
Hamlet Hamlet
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2009
Gertrude
The Merchant of Venice
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1989
Portia

Movies

Sweet William
[ 1980 ] Pamela
Gandhi
[ 1982 ] Mirabehn
The Tall Guy
[ 1989 ] Carmen
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
[ 1989 ] Gertrude Brisket
The Bridge
[ 1991 ] Mrs. Todd
Prince of Shadows
[ 1991 ] Rebeca Osorio
If Looks Could Kill
[ 1991 ] Vendetta Galante
No Worries
[ 1993 ] Anne O Dwyer
Words Upon the Window Pane
[ 1994 ] Mrs. Henderson
Moll Flanders
[ 1996 ] Edna
The Man Who Knew Too Little
[ 1997 ] Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin
Taliesin Jones
[ 2000 ] Tal's Mum
The Luzhin Defence
[ 2000 ] Vera
Lover's Prayer
[ 2001 ] Mother
Tom & Thomas
[ 2002 ] Miss Tromp
Calendar Girls
[ 2003 ] Marie
The Fever
[ 2004 ] Ranevskaya
Sherlock Holmes
[ 2009 ] Mrs. Hudson
Made in Dagenham
[ 2010 ] Connie
Alice in Wonderland
[ 2010 ] Lady Ascot
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
[ 2011 ] Cecilia
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
[ 2011 ] Mrs. Hudson
Arthur
[ 2011 ] Vivienne
Diana
[ 2013 ] Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo
Robot Overlords
[ 2014 ] Monique
45 Years
[ 2015 ] Lena
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
[ 2016 ] Blue Three
Alice Through the Looking Glass
[ 2016 ] Lady Ascot
Megan Leavey
[ 2017 ] Dr. Turbeville
Beast
[ 2017 ] Hilary Huntington
Daphne
[ 2017 ] Rita
Downton Abbey
[ 2019 ] Queen Mary
Benediction
[ 2021 ] Theresa Thornycroft

TV Shows

Anne with an E
Marilla Cuthbert
Back to Life
Caroline
Band of Gold
Rose Garrity
Kavanagh QC
Eleanor Harker QC
The Beast Must Die
Joy
Utopia
Milner
This Town
Marie
This Town
Marie
Dope Girls
[ 2025-2025 ] Isabella Salucci

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Geraldine James , The Merchant of Venice

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Geraldine James, The Merchant of Venice

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Geraldine James, The Merchant of Venice

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OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) Unveil 2026 Nominations Photo
OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) Unveil 2026 Nominations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2026

The OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have revealed their 2026 nominations, highlighting the best in independent theatre. The awards showcase a range of emerging and established talent in the Off-West End scene.
Review: CREDITORS, Starring Charles Dance, Orange Tree Theatre Photo
Review: CREDITORS, Starring Charles Dance, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 15, 2025

Orange Tree artistic director Tom Littler first directed Howard Brenton’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2019, in rep with Miss Julie. He has secured quite a coup in gathering such a star-studded cast of acting veterans with Geraldine James, Nicholas Farrell and Charles Dance in this wonderfully performed but underwhelming production.
Ronald Blythe's AKENFIELD Revived In Local Staging Photo
Ronald Blythe's AKENFIELD Revived In Local Staging
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2025

Fifty years after Sir Peter Hall turned Ronald Blythe's best-known work Akenfield into a film, his daughter Jenny Hall will be directing the landmark work on rural Suffolk as a stage production.
Orange Tree Theatre Reveals 2025"2026 Season Lineup Photo
Orange Tree Theatre Reveals 2025"2026 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, marking a year of world premières, major revivals, and landmark reinterpretations of classic texts.
Edmund Donovan Cast in Apple Thriller ECHO VALLEY Photo
Edmund Donovan Cast in Apple Thriller ECHO VALLEY
by Josh Sharpe - May 22, 2024

Edmund Donovan, who was recently seen on Broadway in the play Clyde's, has been cast in the upcoming thriller Echo Valley from Apple. Donovan joins a stacked cast that includes Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney, Domhnall Gleeson, Kyle MacLachlan, and Fiona Shaw. The film is directed by Michael Pearce, who directed 2017's Beast starring Jessie Buckley and Geraldine James. Brad Ingelsby, of Mare of Easttown, wrote the screenplay.
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon Photo
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon
by Gary Naylor - Jul 14, 2023

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches
RSC Releases New Artwork for AS YOU LIKE IT Photo
RSC Releases New Artwork for AS YOU LIKE IT
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 26, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has released new artwork for its forthcoming production of As You Like It, directed by Omar Elerian, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August 2023. 
Geraldine James to Make Her RSC Debut in AS YOU LIKE IT Photo
Geraldine James to Make Her RSC Debut in AS YOU LIKE IT
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 23, 2023

Geraldine James makes her RSC debut to play Rosalind in director Omar Elerian’s new production of As You Like It which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August.  
Did You Know? These 10 Actors Played the Role of Nora in A DOLL'S HOUSE! Photo
Did You Know? These 10 Actors Played the Role of Nora in A DOLL'S HOUSE!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2023

A Doll's House is officially back on Broadway! This all new revival is led by Jessica Chastain, taking on the iconic role of 'Nora Helmer' in Henrik Ibsen's landmark drama. While Chastain is the latest star to portray Nora, many have done so before her. Here is a list of 10 actors you may not have known played Nora in A Doll's House!
Free CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOPS: With World Renown Acting Teacher Giles Forem Photo
Free CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOPS: With World Renown Acting Teacher Giles Foreman Announced In NYC And LA
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2022

Free three hour character transformation workshops with world renown acting teacher Giles Foreman will be held in person in New York City and Los Angeles. 
Tour Announced For The Premiere of WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND Photo
Tour Announced For The Premiere of WODEHOUSE IN WONDERLAND
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022

Cahoots Theatre Company Ltd in association with Jamie Clark Theatre presents the UK premiere of William Humble's play Wodehouse in Wonderland, starring Robert Daws and directed by Robin Herford, on a UK Tour which opens at Malvern Theatres on 26 January 2023.  
VIDEO: Watch a Preview of DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA Film Photo
VIDEO: Watch a Preview of DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA Film
by Michael Major - Nov 10, 2021

The original principal cast of Downton Abbey will all once again return for the second film.  In addition to the original cast, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West will join the cast. Watch a new preview now!
BACK TO LIFE Will Return to Showtime Sept. 13 Photo
BACK TO LIFE Will Return to Showtime Sept. 13
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 9, 2021

From the producers of Fleabag, BACK TO LIFE follows Miri Matteson (Haggard) who, after 18 years behind bars, returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew.
AMC Sets Premiere Date for THE BEAST MUST DIE Photo
AMC Sets Premiere Date for THE BEAST MUST DIE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 12, 2021

The remaining episodes will continue to debut on AMC+ one week ahead of their AMC linear airings on Mondays at 10:00PM ET/PT.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, SHAKE Festival Online Photo
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, SHAKE Festival Online
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 1, 2021

With spring quickly approaching and lockdown measures slowly easing, there probably isn’t a better piece of theatre to accompany the warmer weather and cheerier moods than A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Jenny Caron Hall brought a captivating reading filled to the brim with stars to our screens last night.
Guest Blog: Jenny Caron Hall On A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Photo
Guest Blog: Jenny Caron Hall On A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by BWW Staff - Mar 29, 2021

On Wednesday, we're due to give a one-off, live, online performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Luisa Omielan, and Wendy Morgan and I'm cautiously excited about what we're making here!
AMC Networks Acquires THE BEAST MUST DIE Photo
AMC Networks Acquires THE BEAST MUST DIE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 21, 2021

AMC Networks today announced that it has acquired the six-part revenge thriller The Beast Must Die, which will premiere on AMC and AMC+ later this year. The series is produced in partnership with BritBox UK, New Regency Television International and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.
Gemma Arterton, Lennie James, Rory Kinnear, Alison Steadman and Meera Syal To Star In Photo
Gemma Arterton, Lennie James, Rory Kinnear, Alison Steadman and Meera Syal To Star In UNPRECEDENTED: THEATRE FROM A STATE OF ISOLATION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2020

The cast of over 50 UK actors taking part in Unprecedented: Theatre from the State of Isolation has been announced.
Showtime Orders Second Season of BACK TO LIFE Photo
Showtime Orders Second Season of BACK TO LIFE
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 19, 2019

SHOWTIME has announced a second season of the six-part comedy series BACK TO LIFE, which will be a co-production with BBC Three. From Fleabag producers Harry and Jack Williams of Two Brothers Pictures, BACK TO LIFE is created and written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon, with Haggard starring. Debuting to rave reviews, BACK TO LIFE will wrap up its first season on Sunday, November 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes. The entire season is available now for on-demand streaming or download on the SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME ANYTIME® apps, as well as for viewing via SHOWTIME On Demand. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime to Release All Six Episodes of New Comedy Series BACK TO LIFE Photo
Showtime to Release All Six Episodes of New Comedy Series BACK TO LIFE
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 1, 2019

SHOWTIME will release all six episodes of the new series BACK TO LIFE to its subscribers at midnight on Sunday, November 10 prior to its on-air debut that night at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The episodes will be available for on-demand streaming or download on the SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME ANYTIME(R) apps, as well as for viewing via SHOWTIME On Demand. BACK TO LIFE will debut on air with back to back episodes and continue with two new episodes every Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Geraldine James been in?

Geraldine James has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Geraldine James been in?

Geraldine James has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Geraldine James's first West End show?

Geraldine James's first West End show was 13 which opened in 2011

What awards has Geraldine James been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Merchant of Venice and Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Merchant of Venice.

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