Geraldine Somerville

Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish-British actress. She is known for her roles in the film Gosford Park (2001) and the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Her other roles have included Daphne (2007), My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Grace of Monaco (2014). In 1995, Somerville was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Jane Penhaligon in the television series Cracker. Early life Somerville was born in County Meath on 19 May 1967, the second child of Sir Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet (1929−2010), a Naval officer and insurance consultant, and his wife Margaret April Irene (née Drummond), daughter of John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange. She has two siblings. When Somerville was six, the family moved to the Isle of Man; from the age of eight, she attended the Arts Educational School, a boarding school in Tring, Hertfordshire, where, having originally studied ballet, she first developed an interest in acting. At sixteen, she left the school to continue her studies in London, before gaining a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1988. Career