{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c18ac2e6-64b2-4993-8ed6-7b23ae1163e2/62c83972081e8a0012c47cbc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Geraldine James","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60edef98a050c9072a8870a0/1654512580382-6897b5906306c6cffede4a7415f9f66c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<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><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"A Doolally Pictures & Just Voices Production"}