Georgina Cates


Georgina Elaine Cates is an English film and television actress.

Life and career

Born Clare Elaine Woodgate in Colchester, Cates attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into television acting when she was 16 years old, playing the role of Jenny Porter on the BBC's 2point4 Children.
In 1995, Cates auditioned for the role of Stella in the film An Awfully Big Adventure but was not cast. On returning home, she dyed her hair red and reinvented herself as a 17-year-old Liverpudlian girl called Georgina Cates who had no previous acting experience. When she re-applied for the same role, the casting director hired her. She went on to appear in such films as Frankie Starlight, Illuminata, and A Soldier's Sweetheart. She received critical acclaim for her role as Amanda in Clay Pigeons with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix. After a seven-year break from the film industry, Cates returned to the independent film genre to co-star in Sinner, for which she won a Best Actress award at the Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival.

Awards

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–19922point4 ChildrenJenny PorterTV series
1992'Sophie StaceyEpisode: "An Unwanted Woman: Part 2"
1993CasualtyEmily RussellEpisode: "Life in the Fast Lane"
1993'Olga SlajekTV film
1993'AmberShort film
1993'Susie HarperEpisode: "The Price of Fame"
1994'Lorraine LeeEpisode: "House Arrest"
1994Au PairSusan
1994Chris CrossAnnette MortonEpisode: "Politics"
1995LovingEdithTV film
1995GhostsMaureen / Young MargaretEpisode: "The Shadowy Third"
1995'Stella
1995Frankie StarlightYoung Emma
1997Big City BluesAngela
1998IlluminataSimone
1998'Marianne Bell
1998Stiff Upper LipsEmily
1998'Mimi
1998Clay PigeonsAmanda
2007SinnerLil
2008'SamanthaTV film
2009'Kim ShermanEpisode: "Elysian Fields"
2013Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaKimmie
2014Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.5KimmieDirect-to-video
2014EverlastingElaine Insane