Georgie Glen

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Georgie Glen
Born (1956-04-20) 20 April 1956 (age 68)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Notable credit(s) Heartbeat (2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2009)
Little Britain (2003–2005)
Waterloo Road (2012–2015)
Hetty Feather (2018–2020)
Call The Midwife (2018–)
The Crown (2020)
Children2

Georgie Glen (born 20 April 1956) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Miss Higgins in the BBC One period drama series Call The Midwife from 2018 onwards, and as history teacher Audrey McFall in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road from 2012 to 2015.

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Life and career

Glen is from Helensburgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a degree in graphic design. She worked at Thames and Hudson publishers as an assistant book designer [1] for five years before studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years. After graduating she worked for a year at Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, England. [2]

She has featured in the BBC One drama series, Call the Midwife , Waterloo Road , Les Misérables , as Mother Abbess; in 2012, she had appeared in Les Misérables the film, as Madame Baptistine. Additional period performances include Hannah More in the 2006 film, Amazing Grace , John Ruskin's mother in the drama, Desperate Romantics about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as well as lady-in-waiting to Judi Dench in both Shakespeare in Love and Mrs. Brown .

Since 2018, she has been cast in the role of Millicent Higgins, a GP receptionist, in Call the Midwife . [3] [4]

Other notable performances include a recurring role in Heartbeat , as Sgt Jennifer Noakes and one of the eponymous Calendar Girls . Glen has also portrayed various characters in comedies including Little Britain and Harry Enfield and Chums , as well as a guest role in The Thick of It and one episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures .

She appeared in Series Four of Netflix drama, The Crown , in 2020 playing Ruth Roche, Lady Fermoy, the maternal Grandmother of Lady Diana Spencer and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother. [5]

Personal life

She has twin daughters called Holly and Nell. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988The Bell-RunScottish BarmaidTelevision film
1995 Blue Juice Hotel Receptionist [6]
The Great KandinskyVicar ShelleyTelevision film
1997 Mothertime Sister Louise [6]
Mrs Brown Lady Churchill [6]
1998 What Rats Won't Do Woman with Dog [7]
Big CatBank CustomerTelevision film
Shakespeare in Love Lady in Waiting
2000 The Railway Children Aunt EmmaTelevision film
The Little Vampire Babysitter Lorna
2001 Lucky Break Audience Member
2003 Calendar Girls Kathy [8]
2005Angel of DeathNurse Kate LockTelevision film
Housewife, 49 Mrs. HockeyTelevision film
Dating Ray RenwickMarjorieShort film
2006 Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes PamelaTelevision film
Amazing Grace Hannah More
2008 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Norah Buckland Television film
The Long Walk to Finchley Miss HarrisTelevision film
Easy Virtue Mrs. Landrigin
2009Pigsy DoodleMumShort film
2011 Hysteria Mrs. Parsons
My Week with Marilyn Rosamund Greenwood
2012 Les Misérables Madame Baptistine
2015 Where Do We Go from Here? Woman at Bar
A Lot MeantShort film
2016 Jackie Rose Kennedy
2017 The Hitman's Bodyguard ICC Lead Judge
2018 Death on the Tyne HildaTelevision film
2019 Get Duked! The Duchess
Dial M for Middlesbrough HildaTelevision film
The CureHeather Wood
2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard ICC Lead Judge

Television

YearSeriesRoleNotes
1992A Time to DanceAndrew's SecretaryMiniseries
Harry Enfield's Television Programme Social WorkerEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 1"
1994 Screen Two Margaret SummerEpisode: "O Mary This London"
1995 The Bill Sophie MallinEpisode: "Other Voices"
Tears Before BedtimeRival CoupleEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
London's Burning Mrs. WickstonEpisode: "Series 8, Episode 2"
Soldier Soldier Georgina BennettEpisode: "Far Away"
1996 Doctor Finlay Rosemary BainEpisode: "Days of Grace"
No Bananas Agnes HardingEpisode: "Sitzkreig"
1997True TildaNurseMiniseries
As Time Goes By Miss WesselEpisode: "The Psychotherapist"
Screen Two Sister LouiseEpisode: "Mothertime"
Peak Practice Myra EburneEpisode: "The Price"
1997–1998 Harry Enfield & Chums VariousRecurring role; 6 episodes
1998 Jonathan Creek Mrs. KilbyEpisode: "The Problem at Gallows Gate"
In the Red Assistant to D.G.Miniseries; 3 episodes
Berkeley Square Lady Annabelle WiltonMiniseries; 3 episodes
Alas Smith and Jones VariousRecurring role; 3 episodes
The Children of the New Forest Phoebe [9] Miniseries
1999 Tilly Trotter Mabel PriceMiniseries; 2 episodes
All Along the Watchtower Mrs. MulveyMiniseries; 6 episodes
Wives and Daughters Miss HornblowerMiniseries; 2 episodes
2000 Hearts and Bones PamelaEpisode: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show VariousRecurring role; 2 episodes
2000–2009 Heartbeat Sergeant NokesRecurring role; 9 episodes
2001 Holby City Anne OwenEpisode: "Release"
The Armando Iannucci Shows NunEpisode: "Time Passing"
2002 The American Embassy LandladyEpisode: "Driven"
Always and Everyone Eleanor SmedleyEpisode: "Do Not Pass Go"
Daniel Deronda Lady MallingerMiniseries; 3 episodes
Dalziel and Pascoe HeadmistressEpisode: "Dialogues of the Dead"
2003 My Family Mrs. GleavesEpisode: "They Shoot Harpers, Don't They?"
2003–2005 Little Britain VariousRecurring role; 6 episodes
2004 Nighty Night Sister MayEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 6"
Doctors Chrissie FranklinEpisode: "Rotten Eggs"
Doc Martin Mrs. WillowEpisode: "Shit Happens"
2005 Taggart Mrs. CampbellEpisode: "The Ties That Bind"
Sea of Souls ConsultantEpisode: "Empty Promise"
The Thick of It Susan DorlingEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
Cutting It Mrs. McClairEpisode: "Series 4, Episode 3"
Rome Poppaea Episode: "Egeria"
Love Soup Woman in StoreEpisode: "Death and Nurses"
Nighty Night BluebellRecurring role; 3 episodes
The Worst Week of My Life MoiraEpisode: "Tuesday"
2006 The Bill Mrs. WillisEpisode: "The Green Eyed Monster"
The Line of Beauty EileenEpisode: "The End of the Street"
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Anne ListerEpisode: "Episode 4"
2007 The Whistleblowers Tribunal ChiefEpisode: "Fit for Purpose"
Holby City Rosemary GreavesEpisode: "I Feel Pretty"
After You've Gone Mrs. GriersonEpisode: "Ride of the Valkyrie"
To the Manor Born Panel ChairmanEpisode: "Christmas Special"
2008 The Wrong Door VariousEpisode: "The World's Most Annoying Creature"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Mrs. ForbesEpisode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"
The Sarah Jane Adventures Mrs. KingEpisode: "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith"
2009 Doctors Dorothy BakewellRecurring role; 5 episodes
Genie in the House ColetteEpisode: "Flower Power"
Desperate Romantics Mrs. RuskinMiniseries; 4 episodes
Doc Martin BarbaraEpisode: "Better the Devil"
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson VariousRecurring role; 4 episodes
2010 Foyle's War Mrs. RamsayEpisode: "The Hide"
Holby City Edie O'ConnorEpisode: "The Last Day of Summer"
Harry & Paul VariousRecurring role; 2 episodes
New Tricks Anne HargreavesEpisode: "The Fourth Man"
2011 Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge Polly MaplinRecurring role; 2 episodes
Twenty Twelve School ReceptionistEpisode: "Raising The Bar"
Sirens Maureen GreenwickEpisode: "King of the Jungle"
2012 The Royal Bodyguard Miss GiffordMiniseries; 2 episodes
Coming Up Sister MargaretEpisode: "Ben and Lump"
2012–2015 Waterloo Road Audrey McFall Series regular; 69 episodes
2014 Warren United Warren's MotherRecurring role
Playhouse Presents Team LeaderEpisode: "Damned"
Boomers EmmaEpisode: "Thurnemouth Day"
Mount Pleasant PattyEpisode: "Series 4, Episode 3"
Bob Servant SheriffEpisode: "Court"
2014–2016 The Evermoor Chronicles Aunt BridgetRecurring role; 24 episodes
2015 Hoff the Record Miss DunwoodyEpisode: "The United Nations"
Mountain Goats IreneEpisode: "Liar"
2016 Silent Witness Professor Belinda RoachEpisode: "After the Fall"
I Want My Wife Back FlorenceEpisode: "Chapter Three"
The Collection Mother SuperiorRecurring role; 3 episodes
2016–2018 Damned DeniseSeries regular; 12 episodes
2017 Quacks Mrs. PopeEpisode: "The Duke's Tracheotomy"
Midsomer Murders Mary OswoodEpisode: "Death by Persuasion"
2018 Sally4Ever PatRecurring role; 3 episodes
Defending the Guilty Judge MintonEpisode: "Pilot"
2018–2020 Hetty Feather Lady GrenfordSeries regular; 20 episodes
2018–present Call the Midwife Millicent Higgins [3] [4] Series regular
2019 Les Misérables Abbess Episode: "Episode 3"
Pure Dr. GearyEpisode: "Episode 1"
The Victim JudgeMiniseries; 4 episodes
GameFace PamEpisode: "Pickle"
2020MaxxxSister MargaretEpisode: "Death"
The Crown Ruth, Lady Fermoy [5] Recurring role; 4 episodes
2021 Behind Her Eyes SueMiniseries; 4 episodes
The Cleaner Mrs. GathernoidEpisode: "The Writer"
The Larkins Lady Bluff-GoreRecurring role; 3 episodes
2022 Inside No. 9 DinahEpisode: "Wise Owl"
Ridley Wendy NewstoneMiniseries; 4 episodes
Am I Being Unreasonable? Mrs. BaggotRecurring role; 2 episodes
2023 Summer Camp Island Adult MildredRecurring role; 2 episodes

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