<p>The theatre director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hall_(director)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Hall</a> referred to Geraldine James as one of the great English classical actresses. Graduating from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Centre_London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drama Centre</a> she embarked on a theatre career that would see her nominated for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony </a>and winning the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actress_in_a_Play" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drama Desk Award</a> for her role as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(Merchant_of_Venice)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portia</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_(theatre)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broadway</a> revival of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Merchant Of Venice</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Her film credits include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Gandhi</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo_(2011_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo</strong></a><strong> </strong>and<strong> </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/45_Years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>45 Years</strong></a><strong>.</strong> Since 2017, she has starred in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix</a> series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_with_an_E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anne With An E</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Geraldine has been nominated four times for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Actress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress</a>; for <strong>Dummy, </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_of_Gold_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Band Of Gold</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Sins</strong></a> and <strong>The Jewel In The Crown</strong> where she played the character Sarah Layton.&nbsp;David caught up with her to talk about that experience earlier this year.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>