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Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Actor · Born July 6, 1950 (76) · Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK

BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geraldine James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 6, 1950 (76)
From
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Geraldine James' films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
20%
Morality
15%
Society
14%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 13 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 6 of 18 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
6 of 18
Mentor
4 of 18
Ally
3 of 18
Shadow
3 of 18
Hero
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
17
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
9
Joyful
8
Other
43

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Geraldine James' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Geraldine James' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

129 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nancy Packer

  • Run Away(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mother Adiona

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Creditors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Tekla

  • Tank Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Dope Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Isabella Salucci

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • This Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Marie

  • The Trap(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Silo(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mayor Ruth Jahns

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Benediction(2021)

    as Theresa Thornycroft

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Beast Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Joy

  • Downton Abbey(2019)

    as Queen Mary

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Back to Life(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · as Caroline Matteson

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Beast(2017)

    as Hilary Huntington

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Megan Leavey(2017)

    as Dr. Turbeville

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Anne with an E (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Marilla Cuthbert

  • Anne with an E(2017)

    Show 27 episodes · as Marilla Cuthbert

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Daphne(2017)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Blue Three

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    as Lady Ascot

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Julie Wells

  • Black Work(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as CC Carolyn Jarecki

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • 45 Years(2015)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Robot Overlords(2014)

    as Monique

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane

  • Legacy(2013)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Diana(2013)

    as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Voice of Dr. Easy

  • The Genius of Marie Curie: The Woman Who Lit up the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Maria Skłodowska-Curie's letters read by

  • Utopia(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Milner

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Tudor Monastery Farm(2013)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 13 Steps Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gwendolen Chawcer

  • 13 Steps Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gwendolen Chawcer

  • The Farmer's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Farmer's Wife

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz / Lydia

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    as Cecilia Vanger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    as Mrs. Hudson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Arthur(2011)

    as Vivienne

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Made in Dagenham(2010)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Alice in Wonderland(2010)

    as Lady Ascot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes(2009)

    as Mrs. Hudson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Caught in a Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joyce Perkins

  • Little Britain USA(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Celia

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Enemy(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Barbara Turney

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Phoo Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Evelyne Conan-Bell

  • City of Vice(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Nell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Fairy Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Brooke

  • Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Joanna the Concubine

  • Ocean Voyagers(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Northanger Abbey(2007)

    as Jane Austen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Time of Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Eileen

  • The Time of Your Life(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eileen

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • A Harlot's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mother Needham

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hilary Rees-Benson

  • Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornelia

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Jane Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lorraine Hall

  • Hex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lilith Hughes

  • The Fever(2004)

    as Ranevskaya

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • He Knew He Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Rowley

  • Little Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Harvey's Mother

  • Calendar Girls(2003)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Hearts of Gold(2003)

    as Elizabeth Powell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • State of Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Yvonne Shaps

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(2002)

    as Mrs. Mortimer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • White Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joyce Malfen

  • White Teeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Joyce Malfen

  • Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hans's Mother

  • An Angel for May(2002)

    as Susan Higgins

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pulcheria

  • Taliesin Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mum

  • Tom & Thomas(2002)

    as Miss Tromp

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • An Angel For May (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Susan Higgins

  • Lover's Prayer(2001)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gloria Green

  • The Luzhin Defence(2000)

    as Vera, Natalia's Mother

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Seesaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Val Price

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Ludmilla Kropotkin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Drovers' Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ruth Jones

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Miranda Bedford

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Rebecca(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Moll Flanders(1996)

    as Edna

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Over Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Billingham

  • Band of Gold(1995)

    Show 18 episodes · as Rose Garrity

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Kavanagh QC(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Eleanor Harker Q.C. · as Eleanor Harker QC

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Doggin' Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sarah Williams

  • Words Upon the Window Pane(1994)

    as Mrs. Henderson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Dr. Mercedes Honeysett

  • No Worries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Anne O'Dwyer

  • A Doll's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Kristine Linde

  • Losing Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs. Dewey

  • The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Mrs. Todd

  • Prince of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Rebeca Osorio

  • Stanley and the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr Trish Collings

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Kristine Linde

  • Ex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alice

  • In Suspicious Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Irene Gayus

  • If Looks Could Kill(1991)

    as Vendetta Galante

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase(1989)

    as Gertrude Brisket

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice · as Mrs. Dewey · as Sarah Williams

  • She's Been Away(1989)

    as Harriet Ambrose

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tall Guy(1989)

    as Carmen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Abernethie

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Echoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · as Angela O'Hara

  • Wall of Tyranny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Krista Donner

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Field

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Time and the Conways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Madge Conway

  • Blott on the Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Blott on the Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lady Maud Lynchwood

  • The Jewel in the Crown(1984)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sarah Layton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Gandhi(1982)

    as Mirabehn

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Janine

  • I Remember Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lady Emma Hamilton

  • I Remember Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lady Emma Hamilton

  • The History Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Barbara Kirk

  • Sweet William (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Pamela

  • Bloody Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Ritchie's Wife

  • Hesther for Example (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hesther

  • Shoestring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Philips

  • The Dumb Waiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Sally

  • Love Among the Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mary Sutherland

  • General Studies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Kirk

  • Who's Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Miss Hunt

  • Dummy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sandra

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley Glass

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Hesther · as Janine

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as Julie Gilmour

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Hunt

  • A Visit to Grandpa’s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Now & Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Laura

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 128 titles, 126 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

$544M worldwide

Highest rated

Anne with an E (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19702026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting128 of 128: 128 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1970s10 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
820212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 6 major nominations, 1978–2001.

WinNomination
  1. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  2. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  3. 1989
    • Venice award, won ×2 · Best Actress
  4. 1985
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  5. 1978
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Geraldine James' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Fever (2004)

91st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Anne with an E (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Geraldine James' work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles13–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles27–57 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles13–63 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–53 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles25–89 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Geraldine James work with?

People who share at least 2 of Geraldine James' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Eaton shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles