Geraldine Fitzgerald

Irish-American actress (1913–2005)

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Born: 1913
Died: 2005
Works: 3

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Juno and the paycock
Juno and the paycock
Juno and the paycock

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Acting · Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lady Lindsay-Hogg was an Irish-American actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She was born south of Dublin, the daughter of Edith Catherine and Edward Martin FitzGerald. She studied painting at the Dublin School of Art. Inspired by her aunt, and began her acting career in at Dublin's Gate Theatre. After two seasons in Dublin, she moved to London, where…

Known for

Chalk — Janet Slatt1997
Bump in the Night — Mrs. Beauchamps1991
Dick Francis: Twice Shy — Mrs. O'Rourke1989
Arthur 2: On the Rocks — Martha Bach1988
Night of Courage — Abby Abelsen1987
A Year in the Life — Mrs. Wilbourne1987

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Geraldine Mary Wilma Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish American actress. She received the Daytime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She was a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2020 she was listed at number 30 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

She made her film debut in the British thriller Blind Justice (1934). She went on to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Isabella Linton in the William Wyler-directed romantic drama Wuthering Heights (1939). She acted in classic Hollywood films such as Dark Victory (1939), Watch on the Rhine (1943), and Wilson (1944). Her later films included The Pawnbroker (1964), Rachel, Rachel (1968), Harry and Tonto (1974), Arthur (1981), Easy Money (1983), and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).