Judy Geeson

Judy Geeson
Born	10 September 1948 (1948-09-10) Arundel, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963 – present
Spouse	Kristoffer Tabori (1984–89) (divorced)

Judith Amanda "Judy" Geeson (born 10 September 1948) is an English actor.

Early life

Geeson was born in Arundel, Sussex, England on 10 September 1948. She came from a middle class family; her father edited the National Coal Board magazine. Her sister, Sally Geeson, is also an actress and is known for her roles in British television situation comedies in the 1970s. Geeson attended Corona Stage Academy, making her stage debut in 1957.

Career

Her first major film appearance was as wayward teenager Pamela Dare in To Sir, with Love in 1967 alongside Sidney Poitier and popular singer Lulu. In the same year, she appeared in Berserk!. She became well known as a result of a regular role in the BBC early-evening soap opera, The Newcomers. She also had a major role in the popular 1970s costume drama Poldark as Caroline Penvenen Enys.

Her other notable films include Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), Prudence and the Pill, 10 Rillington Place, Doomwatch and Brannigan. In the TV series Danger UXB, she played the female lead, Susan Mount, opposite Anthony Andrews and had the lead role of Fulvia in Sci-Fi series Star Maidens.

In 1984, Geeson left London for Los Angeles where she decided to stay. Among other roles she appeared regularly on hit US sitcom Mad About You as the neighbour from Hell, Maggie Conway. She also played the role of Sandrine in the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Twisted" and "The Cloud".

Having always had an interest in antiques, for ten years she ran her own antique store, Blanche & Co, on West 3rd Street in Beverly Hills, in addition accepting occasional acting roles. The store closed in December, 2009.

After appearing in a number of horror films throughout the 70s and 80s, including "Inseminoid", "It Happened at Nightmare Inn", and "Dominique", Geeson has returned to the horror genre for 2012s "The Lords of Salem" directed by Rob Zombie. The film also marks her return to the screen following a nine-year absence.

Personal life

In the 1970s she lived with the set designer Sean Kenny, until his death in 1973. She was then linked with actor Barry Evans, who starred with her previously in Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. She was married to the actor Kristoffer Tabori from 1985 until 1989.

Filmography

• Wings of Mystery (1963) – as Jane
• Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967) – as Mary Gloucester
• To Sir, with Love (1967) – as Pamela Dare
• Berserk! (1968) – as Angela Rivers
• Prudence and the Pill (1968) – as Geraldine Hardcastle
• Hammerhead (1968) – as Sue Trenton
• Three Into Two Won't Go (1969) – as Ella Patterson
• Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) – as Jane
• The Executioner (1970) – as Polly Bendel
• Goodbye Gemini (1970) – as Jacki
• One of Those Things (1970) - Danish film (dir. Eric Balling)
• 10 Rillington Place (1970) – as Beryl Evans
• Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) – as Jody Kenyon
• Hændeligt uheld (1971) – as Susanne Strauss
• Doomwatch (1972) – as Victoria Brown
• Fear in the Night (1972) – as Peggy Heller
• Vela para el diablo, Una (1973) – as Laura Barkley
• Percy's Progress (1974) – as Dr. Fairweather
• The Skin Game (1974) (TV)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1975) – as Helen
• Night Is the Time for Killing (1975) (TV) – as Helen Marlow
• Brannigan (1975) – as Det. Sgt. Jennifer Thatcher
• Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) – as Nikki
• Short Ends (1976) – as Claudine
• Carry On England (1976) – as Sergeant Tilly Willing
• The Eagle Has Landed (1976) – as Pamela
• Dominique (1978) – as Marjorie Craven
• Towards the Morning (1980)
• Inseminoid (1981) – as Sandy
• The Plague Dogs (1982) (voice) – as Pekingese
• The Price of Life (1987) – as Anthea
• The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick (1988) (TV) – as Babs
• Young Goodman Brown (1993) – as Bridget Bishop
• To Sir, with Love II (1996) (TV) – as Pamela Dare
• The Duke (1999) – as Lady Fautblossom
• Everything Put Together (2000) – as Angie's Mother
• Spanish Fly (2003) – as Miss England

Television

• Malatesta (1964) (TV) – as Vanella
• The Newcomers (1965)
• Danger Man (1965)
• Man in a Suitcase(1966) – as Sue Mandel
• Lady Windermere's Fan (1972) (TV) – as Lady Windermere
• A Room with a View (1973) (TV) – as Lucy Honeychurch
• Space: 1999 (1975) – as Regina Kesslann
• Poldark (1975–77) – as Caroline Enys (née Penvenen)
• Star Maidens (1976) TV Series – as Fulvia
• Return of the Saint (1978)
• Danger UXB (1979) – as Susan Mount
• Breakaway (1980) – as Becky Royce (Season 2)
• Murder, She Wrote (1985, 1986)
• The A-Team (1986)
• Hotel (1986)
• MacGyver (1988, 1989)
• Mad About You (1992–1999)
• Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
• Houdini (1998) – as Lady Doyle
• News Radio (1998)
• Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion (2000) (voice) – as Alien
• Touched by an Angel (2000)
• Charmed (2000)
• Gilmore Girls (2001, 2002)

External links

• Judy Geeson at the Internet Movie Database
• Judy Geeson at HorrorStars
• Judy Geeson at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)