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'''Georgia Slowe''' is an [[England|English]] [[actress]].


'''Georgia Slowe''' (born 3 June 1966) is an English actress. She is best known for playing [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]] on the British soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' from 2006 to 2008.
==Personal life==

Slowe was born to [[Jewish]] parents, Michael and Zsuzsi. Her mother is from [[Hungary]] and her father comes from a Russian family. The family surname was originally '''Slovedinski''' and was anglicized to Slowe. She has one sister, Tania, who is three years older. Zsuzsi, was hidden in a cellar during the Second World War after her mother, Litzy, was murdered by Hungarian soldiers. Zsuzsi's father had been taken to Russia by the Hungarians as a slave labourer; he survived the Holocaust and was reunited with his daughter after the liberation. Zsuzsi escaped the country after the 1956 revolution at the age of 16.<ref>http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm</ref>
Slowe received a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play|Laurence Olivier Award]] nomination for her performance as [[Juliet]] in a 1989 production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.

==Early life==
Slowe was born to Jewish parents. Her mother is from Hungary and her father from a Russian family. The family surname was originally Slovedinski, which was anglicized to Slowe. She has one sister, Tania, who is three years older. Her mother, Zsuzsi, left Hungary after the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] at the age of 16.<ref name="somethingjewish.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm|title=Georgia Slowe interview|website=www.somethingjewish.co.uk}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Slowe began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she has worked alongside [[Angela Lansbury]] (''[[The Company of Wolves]]''), [[Jenny Agutter]] (''[[Secret Places]]''), [[Oliver Reed]] (''[[Black Arrow (telefilm)|Black Arrow]]'') and [[Richard Chamberlain]] (''[[Wallenberg: A Hero's Story|Wallenberg]]''). As a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], Georgia has starred in numerous theatre productions, including ''[[Romeo & Juliet]]'', where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside [[Mark Rylance]] and [[David Harewood]]. She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, Georgia was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her performance in ''[[Romeo & Juliet]]''.
Slowe began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she played young Maggie Tulliver in the 1978 BBC production of The Mill on the Floss, she has worked alongside [[Denholm Elliott]] (''[[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|Marco Polo]]''), [[Jenny Agutter]] (''[[Secret Places]]''), [[Angela Lansbury]] (''[[The Company of Wolves]]''), [[Oliver Reed]] (''[[Black Arrow (telefilm)|Black Arrow]]'') and [[Richard Chamberlain]] (''[[Wallenberg: A Hero's Story|Wallenberg]]''). As a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], Georgia has starred in numerous theatre productions, including ''[[Romeo & Juliet]]'', where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside [[Mark Rylance]] and [[David Harewood]]. She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, Georgia was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her performance in ''[[Romeo & Juliet]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}


She made a guest appearance on [[Television networks preceding ABC Family|The Family Channel]]'s ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "''Rites of Passage''".
She made a guest appearance on [[Television networks preceding ABC Family|The Family Channel]]'s ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "''Rites of Passage''".{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}


In 2006, Slowe appeared in the long-running serial drama ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as the new lady of the manor, [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]].<ref name="emmer1">Robins, Derek (15 February 2008). [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/article808252.ece Dale star wants Southern boost], ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)]]''</ref> Her final appearance was broadcast on 22 July 2008, an episode which, for the first time in over three months, beat [[BBC]] soap [[EastEnders]] in the ratings battle.
In 2006, Slowe appeared in the long-running serial drama ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as the new lady of the manor, [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]]. Her final appearance was broadcast on 22 July 2008, an episode which, for the first time in over three months, had higher viewership than the [[BBC]] soap ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/23/tvratings.television|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=22 September 2020| title=TV ratings: Audiences plummet for BBC's Eastenders and Bonekickers|first=Leigh|last=Holmwood|date=23 July 2008}}</ref>


In 2011, she appeared in the short film ''[[Lab Rats (film)|Lab Rats]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} She is a writer and co-producer of the 2014 short film ''Four Tails'', in which she also played a leading role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1185films.com/portfolio/four-tails/|title=Four Tails|author=|date=|website=1185films.com|accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref>
In 2011, she appeared in the short film ''[[Lab Rats (film)|Lab Rats]]''.


Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slowemotionfilm.com |title=SloweMotionFilm |publisher=SloweMotionFilm |date= |accessdate=2016-11-14}}</ref>
Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slowemotionfilm.com |title=SloweMotionFilm |publisher=SloweMotionFilm |date= |accessdate=2016-11-14}}</ref>

In 2022, she provided an interview for the 2022 4K [[blu-ray]] release of [[The Company of Wolves]], reminiscing on [[Angela Carter]] as well as her experience working on the film. It was released by [[Shout! Factory]].

==Personal life==
Slowe was married to [[Ray Kelvin]] (founder of the [[Ted Baker]] clothing chain) from 1993 until they divorced in 2000. They have two sons.<ref name="somethingjewish.co.uk"/> Slowe married photographer Stuart McClymont in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/soap-actress-in-a-lather-as-she-loses-fight-over-hot-tub-at-44m-home-a4341061.html|work=[[Evening Standard]]|title=Soap actress in a lather as she loses fight over hot tub at £4.4m home|accessdate=22 September 2020|first=Tristan|last=Kirk|date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Secret Places]]''
| Cordelia
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Company of Wolves]]''
| Alice
|
|-
| 1987
| [[The Inquiry (1986 film)|''The Inquiry'']]
| Sara
|
|-
| 2010
| [[Lab Rats (film)|''Lab Rats'']]
| Dr. Rita Riles
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1978–1979
| ''[[The Mill on the Floss#Adaptations|The Mill on the Floss]]''
| Young Maggie Tulliver
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Enchanted Castle#Adaptations|The Enchanted Castle]]''
| Mabel
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1980
| ''Mackenzie''
| Lisa Isaacs
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1982
| [[The Confessions of Felix Krull (TV series)|''The Confessions of Felix Krull'']]
| Zouzou
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1982
| [[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|''Marco Polo'']]
| Caterina
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1983
| ''Fraulein Else''
| Fraulein Else
| rowspan="4" | Television film
|-
| 1985
| [[Black Arrow (1985 film)|''Black Arrow'']]
| Joanna
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Wallenberg: A Hero's Story]]''
| Hannah Moritz
|-
| 1986
| ''You'll Never See Me Again''
| Margaret Alden
|-
| 1987
| [[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|''I'll Take Manhattan'']]
| Young Lily Davina
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1987
| [[Boon (TV series)|''Boon'']]
| Guiseppina
| Episode: "Papa Mafia"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank]]''
| [[Margot Frank]]
| Television film
|-
| 1989
| [[Crossbow (TV series)|''Crossbow'']]
| Beatrice
| Episode: "The Magician"
|-
| 1990
| [[Zorro (1990 TV series)|''Zorro'']]
| Kinona
| Episode: "Rites of Passage"
|-
| 1992
| ''Witchcraft''
| Judy Lomax
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries]]''
| Nurse Jane Harben
| Episode: "The Nursing Home Murder"
|-
| 1993
| ''A Bright New Hope for Mankind''
| Persephone
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Genie in the House]]''
| Bonnie Swift
| Episode: "Do You Want to Dance?"
|-
| 2006–2008
| ''[[Emmerdale]]''
| [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]]
| 68 episodes
|-
| 2019
| [[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|''Agatha Raisin'']]
| Ellen Partle
| Episode: "The Curious Curate"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Bridgerton]]''
| Guest 2
| Episode: "Oceans Apart"
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0806264|name=Georgia Slowe}}
*{{IMDb name|0806264}}
*[http://www.slowemotionfilm.com Slowe Motion Film]

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Latest revision as of 22:14, 1 April 2024

Georgia Slowe
Born (1966-06-03) 3 June 1966 (age 57)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1978-present
Spouse
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​
(m. 1993; div. 2000)​
Children2

Georgia Slowe (born 3 June 1966) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Perdita Hyde-Sinclair on the British soap opera Emmerdale from 2006 to 2008.

Slowe received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Juliet in a 1989 production of Romeo and Juliet.

Early life[edit]

Slowe was born to Jewish parents. Her mother is from Hungary and her father from a Russian family. The family surname was originally Slovedinski, which was anglicized to Slowe. She has one sister, Tania, who is three years older. Her mother, Zsuzsi, left Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the age of 16.[1]

Career[edit]

Slowe began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she played young Maggie Tulliver in the 1978 BBC production of The Mill on the Floss, she has worked alongside Denholm Elliott (Marco Polo), Jenny Agutter (Secret Places), Angela Lansbury (The Company of Wolves), Oliver Reed (Black Arrow) and Richard Chamberlain (Wallenberg). As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Georgia has starred in numerous theatre productions, including Romeo & Juliet, where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside Mark Rylance and David Harewood. She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, Georgia was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Romeo & Juliet.[citation needed]

She made a guest appearance on The Family Channel's Zorro as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "Rites of Passage".[citation needed]

In 2006, Slowe appeared in the long-running serial drama Emmerdale as the new lady of the manor, Perdita Hyde-Sinclair. Her final appearance was broadcast on 22 July 2008, an episode which, for the first time in over three months, had higher viewership than the BBC soap EastEnders.[2]

In 2011, she appeared in the short film Lab Rats.[citation needed] She is a writer and co-producer of the 2014 short film Four Tails, in which she also played a leading role.[3]

Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.[4]

In 2022, she provided an interview for the 2022 4K blu-ray release of The Company of Wolves, reminiscing on Angela Carter as well as her experience working on the film. It was released by Shout! Factory.

Personal life[edit]

Slowe was married to Ray Kelvin (founder of the Ted Baker clothing chain) from 1993 until they divorced in 2000. They have two sons.[1] Slowe married photographer Stuart McClymont in 2017.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984 Secret Places Cordelia
1984 The Company of Wolves Alice
1987 The Inquiry Sara
2010 Lab Rats Dr. Rita Riles

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1978–1979 The Mill on the Floss Young Maggie Tulliver 3 episodes
1979 The Enchanted Castle Mabel 6 episodes
1980 Mackenzie Lisa Isaacs 2 episodes
1982 The Confessions of Felix Krull Zouzou 5 episodes
1982 Marco Polo Caterina 2 episodes
1983 Fraulein Else Fraulein Else Television film
1985 Black Arrow Joanna
1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Hannah Moritz
1986 You'll Never See Me Again Margaret Alden
1987 I'll Take Manhattan Young Lily Davina 2 episodes
1987 Boon Guiseppina Episode: "Papa Mafia"
1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Margot Frank Television film
1989 Crossbow Beatrice Episode: "The Magician"
1990 Zorro Kinona Episode: "Rites of Passage"
1992 Witchcraft Judy Lomax 2 episodes
1993 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Nurse Jane Harben Episode: "The Nursing Home Murder"
1993 A Bright New Hope for Mankind Persephone Television film
2006 Genie in the House Bonnie Swift Episode: "Do You Want to Dance?"
2006–2008 Emmerdale Perdita Hyde-Sinclair 68 episodes
2019 Agatha Raisin Ellen Partle Episode: "The Curious Curate"
2020 Bridgerton Guest 2 Episode: "Oceans Apart"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Georgia Slowe interview". www.somethingjewish.co.uk.
  2. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (23 July 2008). "TV ratings: Audiences plummet for BBC's Eastenders and Bonekickers". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Four Tails". 1185films.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "SloweMotionFilm". SloweMotionFilm. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ Kirk, Tristan (22 January 2020). "Soap actress in a lather as she loses fight over hot tub at £4.4m home". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

External links[edit]

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