Georgia Slowe - Biography

Georgia Slowe (born 3 June 1966 in North London) is an English actress.

Background

Georgia grew up in a Jewish home as the daughter of parents, Michael and Zsuzsi. Her Hungarian-born mother, Zsuzsi, was hidden in a cellar during the Second World War after her mother Litzy was murdered by Hungarian Nazi soldiers. Her father had been taken to Russia by the Nazi's as a slave labourer. Georgia's grandmother, Litzy, was murdered on the banks of the Danube, by being stripped, shot and pushed into a freezing lake, along with many other women. Her grandfather survived the Holocaust and was reunited with his young daughter after the liberation.

Zsuzsi escaped the country after the 1956 revolution at the age of 16.

Georgia's father, Michael, is of Russian descent.

Georgia has one sister, Tania, who is three years older.

Career

Georgia began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she has worked alongside Oliver Reed (Black Arrow), Angela Lansbury (The Company of Wolves) and Richard Chamberlain (Wallenberg).

As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Georgia has starred in numerous theatre productions over the years, including Romeo & Juliet, where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside Mark Rylance and David Harewood. She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, Georgia was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Romeo & Juliet.

She made a guest appearance on The Family Channel's Zorro as the Native American maiden, Keenona in its episode "Rites of Passage".

Her Jewish heritage allowed Georgia to bring some authenticity to her roles in two productions based on the Holocaust; The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank with Mary Steenburgen and Wallenberg with Richard Chamberlain

In 2006, Georgia appeared in the long-running serial drama Emmerdale as the new lady of the manor, Perdita Hyde-Sinclair. Her final appearance was broadcast on 22 July 2008, an episode which, for the first time in over three months, beat BBC soap EastEnders in the ratings battle.

Georgia is currently writing a script for a television sitcom with comedian and actor Alistair Barrie.

Personal life

Georgia married fashion designer Ray Kelvin, the founder of the Ted Baker clothing chain, in May, 1993. They have two sons together. She and Kelvin divorced in 2000.

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