Georgina Cates


Actor

About

Also Known As
Clare Woodgate
Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
January 14, 1975

Biography

As Clare Woodgate (her birth name), this ambitious actress had performed on the British stage and TV but was refused an audition for Mike Newell's "An Awfully Big Adventure" (1995). She subsequently won the role of Stella after she dyed her hair red, changed her name to Georgina Cates, and knocked two years from her age. Her portrayal of a stage-struck, naive yet feisty 16-year-old who l...

Family & Companions

Skeet Ulrich
Husband
Actor. Married in 1997.

Biography

As Clare Woodgate (her birth name), this ambitious actress had performed on the British stage and TV but was refused an audition for Mike Newell's "An Awfully Big Adventure" (1995). She subsequently won the role of Stella after she dyed her hair red, changed her name to Georgina Cates, and knocked two years from her age. Her portrayal of a stage-struck, naive yet feisty 16-year-old who loses her innocence after joining a Liverpool theatrical group won the admiration of co-stars Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, as well as general critical acclaim. Cates legally adopted her new stage name. She also appeared as Gabriel Byrne's daughter in "Frankie Starlight" and as a randy maid opposite Mark Rylance in "Loving" (both 1995).

Life Events

1991

Played Jenny, a bratty teenager, in British sitcom "2 Point 4 Children" (credited as Clare Woodgate)

1994

Changed name and appearance to gain role in feature, "An Awfully Big Adventure"; film marked Cates' debut

1995

Legally adopted new name

Companions

Skeet Ulrich
Husband
Actor. Married in 1997.

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