Georgia Mackenzie

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Georgia Mackenzie
Born (1973-05-19) 19 May 1973 (age 51)
Occupation
  • Actress
Spouse
(m. 2004;div. 2010)
Relatives Hazel Adair (grandmother)

Georgia Mackenzie (born 19 May 1973) is a British actress.

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Career

Mackenzie's notable screen credits include Sarah Beckenham in the BBC's BAFTA nominated series Outlaws , Jackie Haggar in ITV's Hot Money (since remade in Hollywood as Mad Money ), and Sally opposite Kris Marshall in the rom-com Catwalk Dogs . She also played the role of Nurse Judy in the 2002 comedy series TLC .

On the big screen she has been seen as Teri in Franklyn (2008), as Paola Fonseca in Possession (2002), as Jane Graham opposite Timothy Hutton in The Kovak Box (2007) and more recently as TV chef Kathy King in Steel Trap (2009). Most recently, Georgia completed a well-received turn as LEA chief Jennifer Headley in BBC One's hit television drama, Waterloo Road .

She appeared in Midsomer Murders “Murder of Innocence” as Susie Bellingham (2012) and also in Vexed as Joanna Poynter. She also appeared in Casualty “Secrets and Lies”, “Mistakes Happen” (2013), “Bad Timing” (2014) as Carol Walcott. In 2020 she acted in Silent Witness “Hope: Part 1” as Ruth Cooper and also in Unforgotten as Dr. Leanne Balcombe (2018, 2021).

In 2019, Mackenzie narrated the documentary series Cop Car Workshop for the TV channel Dave. In 2020, she wrote an episode of Passions .

Personal life

Mackenzie's father, Colin Mackenzie, was a journalist known for tracking down Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro. [1] Her grandmother, Hazel Adair, was a screenwriter and producer who created the TV series' Compact and Crossroads .

Mackenzie met her husband, actor Richard Coyle, when they were filming Up Rising together in 1999. They married in 2004 and divorced in 2010. [2] [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time Rachel
1999 The Criminal Maggie
2000 County Kilburn Sue
2002 Possession Paola
2006 The Kovak Box Jane
2007 Steel Trap Kathy
2008 Franklyn Teri
2011 Demons Never Die Helen Vora
2014The Man on Her MindJanet

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Undercover Heart Hotel ReceptionistEpisode #1.3
1999 Passion Killers KimTelevision film
1999, 2000 A Touch of Frost WPC Susan KavanaghEpisode: "Line of Fire"
2000Up RisingHarriet Revell5 episodes
2000 Trust Tara ReevesTelevision film
2000Border CafeRonnie8 episodes
2001 Hot Money Jackie HaggarTelevision film
2002 TLC Nurse Judy Conway6 episodes
200320 Things to Do Before You're 30Zoe8 episodes
2003 Spine Chillers FleurEpisode: "Intuition"
2003 Trial & Retribution PC Alison DanielsEpisode: "Suspicion"
2004 Judas Mary Magdalene Television film
2004 Outlaws Sarah Beckenham12 episodes
2005 The Robinsons NoraEpisode #1.1
2005 Murphy's Law Ellie Holloway5 episodes
2005 Waking the Dead DS Andy StephensonEpisode: "Towers of Silence"
2006 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Lisa ConroyEpisode: "Chinese Walls"
2007 Catwalk Dogs Sally PurvisTelevision film
2008 Honest Catherine Flitt4 episodes
2009 Waterloo Road Jennifer Headley3 episodes
2012 Midsomer Murders Susie BellinghamEpisode: "Murder of Innocence"
2012 Vexed Joanna PoynterEpisode #2.6
2013–2014 Casualty Carol Walcott3 episodes
2018–present Unforgotten Dr. Leanne Balcombe9 episodes
2020 Silent Witness Ruth CooperEpisode: "Hope – Part 1"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Additional multiplayer voices
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Bennas

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