Geraldine James

  She’s a Calender Girl! - 11/06/03
Clapham lady Geraldine James is part of the cast of The Calender Girls, a film about a group of middle-aged Women Institute ladies who decided to bare all.

Calender Girls was unveiled at Cannes, and is currently going down a treat out under the sunny spotlight. Joining Geraldine in the cast are Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, as well as Annette Crosbie from One Foot In The Grave.

It is expected to premiere in the UK in September.

Born July 6, 1950 in Maidenhead, Geraldine is best known to British and American TV viewers as Sarah Layton in the miniseries The Jewel in the Crown (1984) to filmgoers as Mirabehn, the fanatical western follower of Gandhi (1982) and to theatre goers as Portia opposite Dustin Hoffman in the London and Broadway (1989-90) production of The Merchant of Venice.

Geraldine James has kept a low profile to American audiences, but has had an active career in England. Geraldine won the award for best actress at The Venice Biennale for her work in the film She’s Been Away. Geraldine was also seen in the 1995 HBO miniseries Band of Gold, a thriller in which prostitutes were being hunted by a serial killer. She also gained notice for her turn as a courtesan in Pen Densham’s Moll Flanders (1996), starring Robin Wright. Geraldine lives in Clapham.