Judy Geeson
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Frequently called "fresh faced" during her ingenue period, and still sweet-smiled in middle age, Judy Geeson made her stage debut at age nine, and began appearing on British TV by age 12. Her screen debut as Pamela Dare, a thoughtful and awakening schoolgirl with a crush on Sidney Poitier's upright schoolteacher, in "To Sir With Love" (1967) brought her notice and acclaim. She went on to play provocative leads in a number of British and other films, including "Prudence and the Pill" (1968), "Brannigan" (1975), the thriller "Dominique" (1977) and "Horror Planet" (1980). She seemed to have a predilection for screen pregnancies: in "Prudence and the Pill," she played David Niven's sexually-active niece who finds herself with child while in "Horror Planet," she was impregnated by a monster and becomes a killer. Geeson spent much of the 80s concentrating on stage and film roles. She returned to features in 1991 to co-star in "Young Goodman Brown," based on a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, but it went unreleased for almost six years.
The attractive blonde found a better range of roles on the small screen. While still in her ingenue stage, Geeson spent two years (1965-67) as the teenaged daughter in a family that moved from London to the countryside in the British drama series "The Newcomers" and essayed the role of Lucy Honeychurch in a BBC 1973 adaptation of "A Room with a View." As she matured, Geeson performed in a range of comic and dramatic roles, including a role as a leader on a planet ruled by women where men were slaves in "Star Maidens" (syndicated, 1977-78). She was Emmy-nominated for a guest appearance on "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS, 1981), and often guest-starred on primetime series, including "Murder, She Wrote," "The A-Team" (NBC, 1986), "MacGyver (ABC, 1988) and "Star Trek: Voyager" (UPN, 1995), the latter in the recurring role of Sandrine. Geeson achieved a more lasting recurring role on the highly regarded and popular Helen Hunt-Paul Reiser comedy series "Mad About You" (NBC, 1992-99), playing their snooty British neighbor Helen. Other notable credits include "Poldark II" and "Danger U.X.B.," both seen in the USA on PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre." She came full-circle in 1996 when she reprised the role of Pamela in the CBS TV-movie "To Sir With Love II," making a cameo appearance in a scene in which a retiring Sidney Poitier is being honored.
Geeson, whose younger sister Sally is also an actress, was formerly married actor-director Kristoffer Tabori, with whom she appeared in the Off-Broadway play "The Common Pursuit."
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1957
Made stage debut
1960
At age 12, made TV debut
1963
Made film debut, "Wings of Mystery"
1965
Co-starred in the BBC drama series "The Newcomers"
1967
Had memorable role as Pamela Dare in "To Sir With Love"
1971
Appeared in the busted pilot "Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster?" (NBC)
1973
Played Lucy Honeychurch in BBC TV adaptation of "A Room with a View"
1975
Starred in ABC TV movie "Murder on the Midnight Express"
1977
Co-starred in the syndicated sci-fi series "Star Maidens"
1977
Appeared in the British TV series "Poldark" (shown in the USA in 1979 as "Poldark II" on "Masterpiece Theatre" on PBS)
1979
Played featured role in the British TV series "Danger U.X.B." (shown in the USA on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" in 1981)
1981
Was Emmy-nominated for guest appearance on "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS)
1986
Made Off-Broadway debut, "The Common Pursuit"
1995
Appeared as Sandrine on several episodes of "Star Trek Voyager" (UPN)
1996
Reprised role of Pamela in TV-movie "To Sir With Love II" (1996)
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