| Caroline Goodall | |
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| Born | Caroline Cruice Goodall 13 November 1959 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor/Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
| Spouse | Derek Hoxby (1990-1993) Nicola Pecorini (1994-present) |
Caroline Cruice Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is an English actress and screenwriter.
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Goodall was born in London, England to a journalist mother and a publisher father.[1] She graduated with a BA in Drama and English from Bristol University in 1981, alongside fellow screenwriter Jeremy Brock.[2]
Goodall appeared extensively on stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and then the National Theatre, before being chosen by Steven Spielberg to star in Hook in 1991. Since then she has worked on film and TV projects in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. She was nominated for Best Actress by the Australian Film Institute in 1990 for Cassidy, and in 1995 for Hotel Sorrento. She was nominated for a Logie award for Best Actress for A Difficult Woman in 1998, which also won best TV mini series at the New York Festival in 1998.
As a screenwriter, in addition to "The Bay of Silence" for Radiant Pictures, credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's "Dreams Of Leaving" for HKM Films.
Goodall married Nicola Pecorini on 17 September 1994. The couple have two children, Gemma and Leone. Her sister is producer Victoria Goodall, who is married to actor/director Dallas Campbell.