Georgie Henley

Georgie Henley

actress, director, writer

Georgie Henley was born on Jul 09, 1995 in UK. Georgie Henley's big-screen debut came with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe directed by Andrew Adamson in 2005. Georgie Henley is known for Jane Eyre directed by Susanna White, Ruth Wilson stars as Jane Eyre and Toby Stephens as Rochester. Georgie Henley has got 4 awards and 10 nominations so far. The most recent award Georgie Henley achieved is Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, UK. The upcoming new tvshow Georgie Henley plays is The Spanish Princess - Season 2 which will be released on May 04, 2019.

Georgina Helen Henley was born July 9, 1995 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the youngest of three daughters of Mike and Helen Henley. When she was young, she joined a local drama group called "Upstagers". It was there that she started her acting career, participating in stage performances such as "Babushka: A Christmas Story" and "The Pied Piper", prior to landing her first role in a film.When Pippa Hall, casting director for Le Monde de Narnia : Chapitre 1 - Le Lion, la Sorcière blanche et l'Armoire magique (2005) came to Georgie's town in search of children to play the four Pevensies, she knew Georgie was perfect for the role of "Lucy" after only one audition. Finally, after 18 months of auditioning, Georgie was picked from thousands of girls to play "Lucy Pevensie" in Le Monde de Narnia : Chapitre 1 - Le Lion, la Sorcière blanche et l'Armoire magique (2005), which was her movie debut. She reprised her role in Le Monde de Narnia : Chapitre 2 - Le Prince Caspian (2008) and Le Monde de Narnia : L'Odyssée du Passeur d'Aurore (2010). Georgie's promotion of the three Narnia films took her to New York, Orlando, Tokyo, Paris, and lots of other places around the world.Georgie finished 6th form at Bradford Grammar School in 2012, and started at Cambridge University, in Autumn 2013, to study English. She is no longer a part of her drama club "Upstagers", but hopes to continue her acting career on the big screen, and has also done some theatre work at her school. In her free time, she enjoys watching films with her friends, and listening to and writing music. She says that if she doesn't keep acting in the future, she'd like to teach, or experiment with music or writing.

  • Birthday

    Jul 09, 1995
  • Place of Birth

    Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Awards

4 wins & 10 nominations

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, UK
2008
Best Movie Actress
Winner - Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Winner - Camie
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