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Geraldine McEwan (born Geraldine McKeown; 9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress who had a long career in theatre, television and film.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1998 for her performance in The Chairs. She won a BAFTA Award for her performance in the television serial Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990). From 2004 to 2009 she appeared as Miss Marple, the Agatha Christie sleuth, for the series Marple.
Michael Coveney described her, in a tribute article, as "a great comic stylist, with a syrupy, seductive voice and a forthright, sparkling manner."
She was born Geraldine McKeown on 9 May 1932 in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England, to Donald and Norah (née Burns) McKeown. She had Irish antecedents; her maternal grandfather came from Kilkenny while her paternal grandfather came from Belfast. Her father, a printers' compositor, ran the Labour Party branch in Old Windsor, a safe Conservative seat.
McEwan won a scholarship to attend Windsor County Girls' School, then a private school where she felt completely out of place, and took elocution lessons. In an interview with Cassandra Jardine of The Daily Telegraph in 2004, she said of herself around this time: "I was very shy, very private," but after reading a poem (apparently Lady Macbeth's speech "Glamis thou art and Cawdor...") at a Brownie concert: "I realised it was going to be a way in which I could manage the world. I could protect myself by losing myself in other people."
Actors Delena Kidd and Alan Rickman, and former theatre critic Michael Ratcliffe, join Richard Digby Day to celebrate the life and career of the much-loved actress, whose work ranged from Feydeau, Webster and Brecht to award-winning performances in The Rivals and The Way of the World at the National, as well as Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit and The Barchester Chronicles on TV.
A Tale of 4 Seaports, this part is Rye, narrated by Geraldine McEwan.
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Sad to hear of the passing of Geraldine McEwan, Geraldine McEwan 9 May 1932 – 30 January 2015) was an English actress with a diverse history in theatre, film and television. McEwan was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1998 for her performance in The Chairs. She also won a BAFTA Award for her performance in the television serial Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990). From 2004 to 2009 she appeared as Marple, the Agatha Christie sleuth, for the series Marple. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS GREAT CHARITY: http://www.meningitisnow.org/
Geraldine McEwan (Agatha Christie’s Marple) stars as imperious, unorthodox teacher Jean Brodie, who endeavors to fill her students, all impressionable young girls, with a love of art and as much self-confidence as she possesses. Set in Edinburgh in the 1930s, this seven-part series is adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark, who considered McEwan’s performance the best portrayal of her iconic character.
The social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia moves to the small English town of Tilling. Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne.
Actress Geraldine McEwan, known for playing Agatha Christie sleuth Miss Marple on ITV, has died aged 82, her family have said. She died on 30 January following a stroke at the end of October, her family said. She appeared as Miss Marple from 2004 until 2009. The Bafta award winner had a long and successful career in theatre, television and films. Her son Greg and daughter Claudia said in a statement: "Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital, Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30. "Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well." Actors she worked with during her career included Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Williams, and she won a Bafta TV award for best actress in 1991 for her role in Oran...
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Part V of my interview/discussion with John Curran! It's not an entirely traditional interview, in that it's really more of a discussion between two enthusiasts on the subject of Agatha Christie. Here we discuss several things, ranging from Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple to my idea of Suchet's "Appointment With Death" being a thinly-veiled remake of "The Mummy".
"L'Elegance" - One of the "Masterpiece Theater" dramas from the series "All For Love", written by Rumer Godden, this is a bittersweet love story. Miss Mountford, a fastidious and reserved Englishwoman, saves her money for a yearly vacation at an elegant French chateau in the Champagne countryside, looking for peace, beauty and romance. However, on her latest vacation, the one change to mar her dream vacation is the new chef. Geraldine McEwan, Jean-Francois Stevenin (the chef), Brigitte Kahn (Madame Voday), Rosalind Wilson (Mandy) and Ashley Barker (Stan). For more info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392755/ **(Sorry for the tiny glitch from 17:00-17:10 - one of the hazards of 'capturing' videos).
Mulberry creator, Bob Larbey, and 'apprentice' Grim Reaper, Karl Howman discuss the never filmed ending of Mulberry, which starred Geraldine McEwan.