Geraldine Newman

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Geraldine Newman
Born Geraldine Newman
18 February 1934 (1934-02-18) (age 74)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Spouse(s) 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.

Her most notable television performance was on the sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles.

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[edit] Biography

Geradline Newman was born in Brighton, Sussex in 1934.

She is best known for her role as Hilda Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV series, Ever Decreasing Circles [1] which ran from 1984 to 1987 with a special, extended Christmas series finale in December 1989.

She was married to fellow English actor, David Garth [2], who was 14 years her senior, until his death in 1988.

She continues to work actively in the media.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year Title Role
1970 All the Way Up Makepiece's Secretary
1997 Breakout Neighbour

[edit] Television

Year Title Role
1964 Crossroads Constance Merrow
1969-1970 Albert! Mrs. McKewan
1977 Backs to the Land Miss Rainbow
1979 Lovely Couple Madge Dent
1984-1989 Ever Decreasing Circles Hilda Hughes
1985-1986 Mapp & Lucia Grosvenor
1987 Sleeping Murder Janet Erskine

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vockins, Simon. Hell's Bells !. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ BFI. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.

[edit] External links


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NAME Newman, Geraldine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English actress
DATE OF BIRTH 18 February 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Brighton, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH