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Geraldine McEwan Biography (1932-)

Original name, Geraldine McKeown; born May 9, 1932, in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England; daughter of Donald (a printer) and Norah (maiden name, Burns) McKeown; married Hugh Cruttwell (a playwright and director), May 17, 1953; children: Greg, Claudia. Addresses: Contact: Marmont Management, Ltd., Langham House, 302-308 Regent St., London W1R 5AL, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

May 9, 1932

Old Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Attendant to Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre Royal,Windsor, England, 1946
• Catherine, Little Lambs Eat Ivy, Theatre Royal, 1949
• Catherine, Northanger Abbey, Theatre Royal, 1949
• Maid, Life with Father, Theatre Royal, 1949
• Christina Deed, Who Goes There!, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1951
• Anne Purves, For Better, For Worse ... , Comedy Theatre, London, 1952
• Janet Andrews, Sweet Madness, Vaudeville Theatre, 1952
• Janet Blake, For Love or Money, Q Theatre, London, 1952
• Francesca, Summertime, Apollo Theatre, London, 1955
• Julie Gillis, The Tender Trap, Saville Theatre, London, 1955
• Title role, Patience, Royal Theatre, Brighton, England, 1955
• Princess of France, Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1956
• Frankie Adams, The Member of the Wedding, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1957
• Jean Rice, The Entertainer, Palace Theatre, London, 1957
• Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1958
• Marina, Pericles, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1958
• Olivia, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1958, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1960
• Marie Renaud, Change of Tune, Strand Theatre, London, 1959
• Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, Royal Shakespeare Company, RoyalShakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1961
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1961
• A Hollow Crown, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1961
• Jenny Acton, Everything in the Garden, Arts Theatre, then Duke ofYork's Theatre, both London, 1962
• Lady Teazle, The School for Scandal, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1962, later Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1963
• Belinda, The Public Eye, Wimbledon Theatre, London, then Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1963-1964
• Doreen, The Private Ear, Wimbledon Theatre, then Morosco Theatre,1963-1964
• Fay, Loot, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 1965
• Lady, Armstong's Last Goodnight, National Theatre Company, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, then Old Vic Theatre, London, both1965
• Angelica, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1965-1966
• Raymonde Chandebise, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, then Queen's Theatre, London, both 1966
• Alice, Dance of Death, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,1967
• Queen Anne, Edward II, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,1968
• Victoria, Home and Beauty, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
• Ada, "Rites," An Evasion of Women, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1969
• Millamant, The Way of the World, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, 1969
• Vittoria Corombona, The White Devil, National Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, 1969
• Alkmena, Amphitryon 38, National Theatre Company, New Theatre, London, 1971
• Elizabeth Barrett, Dear Love, Comedy Theatre, 1973
• Zoe, Not Drowning but Waving, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
• Diana, Chez Nous, Globe Theatre, London, 1974
• Susan, The Little Hut, Duke of York's Theatre, 1974
• Maria Wislack, On Approval, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1975
• Oh Coward, Criterion Theatre, London, 1975
• Lulu, Look after Lulu, Chichester Festival Theatre, then HaymarketTheatre Royal, both 1978
• The Browning Version, National Theatre Company, National Theatre,London, 1980
• Harlequinade, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1980
• Lady Brute, The Provok'd Wife, National Theatre Company, NationalTheatre, 1981
• Miss Malaprop, The Rivals, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1983
• Two Inches of Ivory, National Theatre Company, 1983
• Penny, You Can't Take It with You, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1984
• Lorraine, A Lie of the Mind, Royal Court Theatre, 1987
• Lettice and Lovage, Globe Theatre, 1988
• Hamlet, Riverside Shakespeare Center, New York City, 1992
• The Bird Sanctuary, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1994
• Lady Wishfort, The Way of the World, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, 1995-1996
• Grace, Grace Note, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1997
• The old woman, The Chairs, Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, Duke ofYork's Theatre, 1997, then John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1998
• Hay Fever, Savoy Theatre, London, 1999
• Also appeared in Geraldine McEwan's Jane Austen, London.
• Major Tours
• Hero, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Soviet cities, 1958
• Marina, Pericles, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Soviet cities, 1958
• Olivia, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Soviet cities, 1958
• Belinda, The Public Eye, U.S. cities, 1963
• Doreen, The Private Ear, U.S. cities, 1963
• Angelica, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Moscow and Berlin, 1965
• Fay, Loot, British cities, 1965
• Alice, The Dance of Death, National Theatre Company, Canadian cities, 1967
• Angelica, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Canadian cities, 1967
• Raymonde Chandebise, A Flea in Her Ear, National Theatre Company,Canadian cities, 1967
• Also toured in Geraldine McEwan's Jane Austen, international cities.
• Stage Work
• Director
• As You Like It, Renaissance Theatre Company, Birmingham RepertoryTheatre, Birmingham, England, then Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988
• Treats, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1989
• Waiting for Sir Larry, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1990
• Four Door Saloon, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1991
• Keyboard Skills, Bush Theatre, London, 1993
• Hay Fever, Savoy Theatre, London, 1999
• Film Appearances
• Irene, There Was a Young Lady, 1953
• Catherine Robinson, Beware of Children (also known as No Kidding), American International Pictures, 1961
• Alice, The Dance of Death, Paramount, 1971
• Vampire sister, The Vault of Horror (also known as Further Tales from the Crypt and Tales from the Crypt, Part II), 1973
• Lady Bellaston, The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones, Universal, 1976
• Miss Coutt, The Littlest Horse Thieves (also known as Escape from the Dark), Buena Vista, 1979
• Lady Ammanford, Foreign Body, Orion, 1986
• Alice, Henry V, Samuel Goldwyn, 1989
• Flora, Springin Lenin, 1993
• Voice of the aunt, Not without My Handbag (animated), Manuel Salvador, 1993
• Miss Scattergoods, The Love Letter, DreamWorks, 1999
• Nurse, Titus, Fox Searchlight, 1999
• Holofernia, Love's Labour's Lost (also known as Peines d'amourperdues), Miramax, 2000
• Lilian Rodgers, The Contaminated Man (also known as Bei Beruehrung Tod), Promark Entertainment Group, 2000
• Novotna, Food of Love, Lauren Film, 2002
• Magdalena Sisters, 2002
• Also appeared in Pit Ponies.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Anne Dickens, Tears before Bedtime, 1983
• Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas, Mapp & Lucia, London Weekend Television, 1985-1986, later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS
• Miss Rose Barnaby, Mulberry, BBC, 1992-1993
• Miniseries
• Miss Jean Brodie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Scottish Television and PBS, 1978
• Mrs. Proudie, The Barchester Chronicles, [England], 1982, then onMasterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984
• Mother, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, BBC2, 1990, edited versionbroadcast by Arts and Entertainment
• Mortianna, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, TNT, 1991
• Miriam, Moses (also known as The Bible: Moses and La Bible), 1996
• Episodic
• George and Margaret, ITV, 1956
• The Springtime of Others, ITV, 1957
• The Witch, ITV, 1958
• The Wind and the Rain, ITV, 1959
• Man with a Conscience, ITV, 1960
• Tess, ITV, 1960
• Mary Jones, "The Tycoons," Out of This World, ITV, 1962
• Double Image, 1962
• Rhyme and Reason, BBC, 1962
• Jessie Benton Fremont, "The Thomas Hart Benton Story," Profiles in Courage, NBC, 1964
• Come into the Garden, Maud, 1982
• L'elegance, 1982
• Title role, "Cassandra," Red Dwarf, BBC, 1999
• Also appeared in episodes of Dear Love, Hopcraft into Europe, and The Statue and the Rose.
• Other
• Thin Ice, 2000
• Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (special; also known as Victoria Wood's Christmas Special), BBC, 2000
• Also appeared in Candida, Fat, The Magistrate, Pandora, Separate Tables, Three Months Gone, and We Are Strangers Here.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Back Stage, May 15, 1998, p. 37
• Variety, July 28, 1997, p. 64; April 6, 1998, p. 52