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