Geraldine James

July 6, 1950 (age 76) Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geraldine James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Her titles like Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, and Anne with an E - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/73

Weighted avg: 6.65 /10

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Sherlock Holmes

2009December 2009 by Guy Ritchie

Supporting as Mrs. Hudson

Supporting as Mrs. Hudson

6.83 Good+
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2

Alice in Wonderland

2010March 2010 by Tim Burton

Minor role as Lady Ascot

Minor role as Lady Ascot

6.20 Good--
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3

Anne with an E

2017–2019 by Moira Walley-Beckett

Starring as Marilla Cuthbert

Starring as Marilla Cuthbert

8.12 Excellent++
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4

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011November 2011 by Guy Ritchie

Minor role as Mrs. Hudson

Minor role as Mrs. Hudson

6.75 Good
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5

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011December 2011 by David Fincher

Minor role as Cecilia Vanger

Minor role as Cecilia Vanger

7.01 Good++
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6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016May 2016 by James Bobin

Minor role as Lady Ascot

Minor role as Lady Ascot

6.11 Okay++
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7

Gandhi

1982December 1982 by Richard Attenborough

Minor role as Mirabehn

Minor role as Mirabehn

7.18 Good++
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8

45 Years

2015May 2015 by Andrew Haigh

Starring as Lena

Starring as Lena

6.14 Good--
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9

Arthur

2011April 2011 by Jason Winer

Supporting as Vivienne

Supporting as Vivienne

5.08 Okay--
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10

Megan Leavey

2017June 2017 by Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Minor role as Dr. Turbeville

Minor role as Dr. Turbeville

6.83 Good+
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11

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997November 1997 by Jon Amiel

Supporting as Ludmilla Kropotkin

Supporting as Ludmilla Kropotkin

5.89 Okay++
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12

Diana

2013September 2013 by Oliver Hirschbiegel

Supporting as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo

Supporting as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo

5.16 Okay--
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13

Beast

2018April 2018 by Michael Pearce

Supporting as Hilary Huntington

Supporting as Hilary Huntington

6.04 Okay++
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14

Made in Dagenham

2010October 2010 by Nigel Cole

Supporting as Connie

Supporting as Connie

6.20 Good--
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15

Northanger Abbey

2007October 2007 by Jon Jones

Supporting as Jane Austen (voice)

Supporting as Jane Austen (voice)

6.32 Good--
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16

Calendar Girls

2003September 2003 by Nigel Cole

Minor role as Marie

Minor role as Marie

6.06 Okay++
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17

Robot Overlords

2015January 2015 by Jon Wright

Supporting as Monique

Supporting as Monique

4.51 Mediocre
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18

If Looks Could Kill

1991March 1991 by William Dear

Supporting as Vendetta Galante

Supporting as Vendetta Galante

5.73 Okay+
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19

Back to Life

2019–2021 by Daisy Haggard

Starring as Caroline Matteson

Starring as Caroline Matteson

6.27 Good--
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20

The Tall Guy

1989February 1989 by Mel Smith

Supporting as Carmen

Supporting as Carmen

5.53 Okay
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21

Moll Flanders

1996June 1996 by Pen Densham

Supporting as Edna

Supporting as Edna

5.76 Okay+
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22

Little Britain USA

2008

Supporting as Celia

Supporting as Celia

5.92 Okay++
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23

Benediction

2021December 2021 by Terence Davies

Minor role as Theresa Thornycroft

Minor role as Theresa Thornycroft

5.79 Okay+
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24

The Luzhin Defence

2000August 2000 by Marleen Gorris

Starring as Vera, Natalia's Mother

Starring as Vera, Natalia's Mother

5.87 Okay+
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25

Daphne

2017January 2017 by Peter Mackie Burns

Minor role as Rita

Minor role as Rita

5.48 Okay
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26

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002December 2002 by David Attwood

Supporting as Mrs. Mortimer

Supporting as Mrs. Mortimer

5.79 Okay+
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27

The Beast Must Die

2021 by Gaby Chiappe

Supporting as Joy

Supporting as Joy

5.71 Okay+
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28

Black Work

2015 by Tom Mullens

Supporting as CC Carolyn Jarecki

Supporting as CC Carolyn Jarecki

5.49 Okay
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29

Band of Gold

1995–1997 by Kay Mellor

Lead role as Rose Garrity

Lead role as Rose Garrity

5.67 Okay+
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30

The Last Enemy

2008 by Peter Berry

Supporting as Barbara Turney

Supporting as Barbara Turney

5.89 Okay+
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31

Tom & Thomas

2002January 2002 by Esmé Lammers

Supporting as Miss Tromp

Supporting as Miss Tromp

6.08 Okay++
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32

Dope Girls

2025 by Alex Warren

Supporting as Isabella Salucci

Supporting as Isabella Salucci

5.44 Okay-
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33

All Forgotten

2001September 2001 by Reverge Anselmo

Supporting as Mother

Supporting as Mother

5.46 Okay
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34

Prince of Shadows

1991December 1991 by Pilar Miró

Supporting as Rebeca Osorio

Supporting as Rebeca Osorio

5.68 Okay+
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35

The Fever

2004September 2004 by Carlo Gabriel Nero

Supporting as Ranevskaya

Supporting as Ranevskaya

5.73 Okay+
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36

An Angel for May

2002August 2002 by Harley Cokeliss

Minor role as Susan Higgins

Minor role as Susan Higgins

5.95 Okay++
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37

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

1989December 1989 by Stuart Orme

Supporting as Gertrude Brisket

Supporting as Gertrude Brisket

5.81 Okay+
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38

13 Steps Down

2012August 2012 by Marek Losey

Starring as Gwendolen Chawcer

Starring as Gwendolen Chawcer

Needs more reviews
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39

She's Been Away

1989July 1989 by Peter Hall

Starring as Harriet Ambrose

Starring as Harriet Ambrose

Needs more reviews
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40

Dr. Easy

2013June 2013 by Jason Groves

Lead role as Voice of Dr. Easy

Lead role as Voice of Dr. Easy

Needs more reviews
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41

The Cage

Airing since 2026 by Tony Schumacher

Starring as Nancy Packer

Starring as Nancy Packer

Needs more reviews
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42

Hidden India

2015

Lead role as Herself - Narrator

Lead role as Herself - Narrator

Needs more reviews
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43

Jane Hall

2006 by Sally Wainwright

Lead role as Lorraine Hall

Lead role as Lorraine Hall

Needs more reviews
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44

White Teeth

2002September 2002 by Julian Jarrold

Supporting as Joyce Malfen

Supporting as Joyce Malfen

5.91 Okay++
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45

The History Man

1981 by Christopher Hampton

Starring as Barbara Kirk

Starring as Barbara Kirk

Needs more reviews
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46

Rebecca

1997

Minor role as Beatrice

Minor role as Beatrice

5.67 Okay
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47

Taliesin Jones

2002February 2002 by Martin Duffy

Supporting as Mum

Supporting as Mum

6.10 Okay++
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48

A Harlot's Progress

2006November 2006 by Justin Hardy

Supporting as Mother Needham

Supporting as Mother Needham

5.69 Okay+
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49

Blott on the Landscape

1985February 1985 by Roger Bamford

Starring

Starring

Needs more reviews
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50

Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible

2023December 2023 by Pascal Cuissot

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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51

The Dumb Waiter

1979August 1979 by Robert Bierman

Lead role as Sally

Lead role as Sally

Needs more reviews
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52

Legacy

2013November 2013 by Pete Travis

Supporting as Martha

Supporting as Martha

Needs more reviews
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53

I Remember Nelson

1982

Starring as Lady Emma Hamilton

Starring as Lady Emma Hamilton

Needs more reviews
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54

Who's Who

1979February 1979 by Mike Leigh

Minor role as Miss Hunt

Minor role as Miss Hunt

Needs more reviews
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55

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

2002

Supporting as Hans's Mother

Supporting as Hans's Mother

Needs more reviews
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56

Echoes

Airing since 1988 by David Toney

Starring as Angela O'Hara

Starring as Angela O'Hara

Needs more reviews
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57

Heist

2008January 2008 by Justin Hardy

Starring as Joanna the Concubine

Starring as Joanna the Concubine

Needs more reviews
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58

The Bridge

1992January 1992 by Sydney Macartney

Supporting as Mrs. Todd

Supporting as Mrs. Todd

Needs more reviews
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59

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

2006 by Sally Wainwright

Supporting as Hilary Rees-Benson

Supporting as Hilary Rees-Benson

Needs more reviews
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60

Hearts of Gold

2003July 2003 by Richard Laxton

Starring as Elizabeth Powell

Starring as Elizabeth Powell

Needs more reviews
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61

Sweet William

1980April 1980 by Claude Whatham

Supporting as Pamela

Supporting as Pamela

Needs more reviews
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62

Stanley and the Women

1991 by Nigel Kneale

Starring as Dr Trish Collings

Starring as Dr Trish Collings

Needs more reviews
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63

The Sins

2000 by William Ivory

Starring as Gloria Green

Starring as Gloria Green

Needs more reviews
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64

13 Steps Down

2012

Starring as Gwendolen Chawcer

Starring as Gwendolen Chawcer

Needs more reviews
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65

Blott on the Landscape

1985 by Tom Sharpe

Starring as Lady Maud Lynchwood

Starring as Lady Maud Lynchwood

Needs more reviews
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66

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014August 2014 by Sally Norris

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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67

Over Here

1996 by John Sullivan

Supporting as Lady Billingham

Supporting as Lady Billingham

Needs more reviews
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68

Seesaw

1998

Starring as Val Price

Starring as Val Price

Needs more reviews
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69

The Time of Your Life

2007

Starring as Eileen

Starring as Eileen

Needs more reviews
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70

Drovers' Gold

1997 by Michael Chaplin

Supporting as Ruth Jones

Supporting as Ruth Jones

Needs more reviews
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71

Phoo Action

2008

Supporting as Dr Evelyne Conan-Bell

Supporting as Dr Evelyne Conan-Bell

Needs more reviews
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72

Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth

2011

Minor role as Narrator

Minor role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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73

White Teeth

2002

Minor role as Joyce Malfen

Minor role as Joyce Malfen

Needs more reviews