Georgina Elaine Cates (born Clare Elaine Woodgate; 4 April 1975) 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, in the first two series of the BBC's sitcom 2point4 Children.
In 1995, Cates (then still known as Clare Woodgate) 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 (1995), Illuminata (1998), and A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998). She received critical acclaim for her role as Amanda in Clay Pigeons (1998) 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 Best Actress in a Leading Role, Sinner, 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival Actress of the Year (Nominee), An Awfully Big Adventure, 1996 London Critics Circle Film Awards
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes1991–19922point4 ChildrenJenny PorterTV series1992Sophie StaceyEpisode: "An Unwanted Woman: Part 2"1993CasualtyEmily RussellEpisode: "Life in the Fast Lane"1993Olga SlajekTV film1993AmberShort film1993Susie HarperEpisode: "The Price of Fame"1994Lorraine LeeEpisode: "House Arrest"1994Au PairSusan1994Chris CrossAnnette MortonEpisode: "Politics"1995LovingEdithTV film1995GhostsMaureen / Young MargaretEpisode: "The Shadowy Third"1995Stella1995Frankie StarlightYoung Emma1997Big City BluesAngela1998IlluminataSimone1998Marianne Bell1998Stiff Upper LipsEmily1998Mimi1998Clay PigeonsAmanda2007SinnerLil2008SamanthaTV film2009Kim ShermanEpisode: "Elysian Fields"2013Jackass Presents: Bad GrandpaKimmie2014Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.5KimmieDirect-to-video2014EverlastingElaine Insane
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