The theatre director Peter Hall referred to Geraldine James as one of the great English classical actresses. Graduating from the Drama Centre she embarked on a theatre career that would see her nominated for a Tony and winning the Drama Desk Award for her role as Portia in the Broadway revival of The Merchant Of Venice.

Her film credits include Gandhi, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and 45 Years. Since 2017, she has starred in the Netflix series Anne With An E. Geraldine has been nominated four times for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress; for Dummy, Band Of Gold, The Sins and The Jewel In The Crown where she played the character Sarah Layton. David caught up with her to talk about that experience earlier this year.

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