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| Born | Geraldine Newman 18 February 1934 |
| Spouse | David Garth (died 1988) |
Geraldine Newman (born 18 February 1934) is an English film and television actress who has acted in more than 30 television programmes and films.
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Geraldine Newman | |
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| Born | Geraldine Newman 18 February 1934 |
| Spouse | David Garth (died 1988) |
Geraldine Newman (born 18 February 1934) is an English film and television actress who has acted in more than 30 television programmes and films.
Newman attended drama school in Brighton. [1] She is best known for her role as Hilda Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV series, Ever Decreasing Circles [2] which ran from 1984 to 1987 with an extended Christmas series finale in December 1989.
She was married to fellow English actor David Garth, [3] who was 14 years her senior, until his death in 1988.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1970 | All the Way Up | Makepiece's Secretary |
| 1997 | Breakout | Neighbour |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1962–66 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Mary Davidson |
| 1964 | Crossroads | Constance Merrow |
| 1969–70 | Dear Mother...Love Albert | Mrs. McKewan |
| 1977 | Backs to the Land | Miss Rainbow |
| 1979 | Lovely Couple | Madge Dent |
| 1984–89 | Ever Decreasing Circles | Hilda Hughes |
| 1985–86 | Mapp & Lucia | Grosvenor |
| 1987 | Sleeping Murder | Janet Erskine |
| 1993 | Keeping Up Appearances | Ladies Luncheon Committee chairlady |
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