{{Short description|British actress (born 1966)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Georgia Slowe | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|06|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1978–present | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Ray Kelvin]]<br />|1993|2000|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Stuart McClymont|2017}}}} | children = 2 }}
'''Georgia Slowe''' (born 3 June 1966) is an English actress. She is best known for playing [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]] on the British soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' from 2006 to 2008.
Slowe received a [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play|Laurence Olivier Award]] nomination for her performance as [[Juliet]] in a 1989 production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
==Early life== Georgia Slowe was born on 3 June 1966 in London to Jewish parents. Her mother is from Hungary and her father from a Russian family. The family surname was originally Slovedinski, which was anglicized to Slowe. She has one sister, Tania, who is three years older. Her mother, Zsuzsi, left Hungary after the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]] at the age of 16.<ref name="somethingjewish.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm|title=Georgia Slowe interview|website=www.somethingjewish.co.uk|access-date=14 November 2016|archive-date=15 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132616/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Slowe began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she played young Maggie Tulliver in the 1978 BBC production of The Mill on the Floss, she has worked alongside [[Denholm Elliott]] (''[[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|Marco Polo]]''), [[Jenny Agutter]] (''[[Secret Places]]''), [[Angela Lansbury]] (''[[The Company of Wolves]]''), [[Oliver Reed]] (''[[Black Arrow (telefilm)|Black Arrow]]'') and [[Richard Chamberlain]] (''[[Wallenberg: A Hero's Story|Wallenberg]]''). As a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], Slowe has starred in numerous theatre productions, including ''[[Romeo and 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, she was nominated for a [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for her performance in the play.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivier Awards 1989/1990 |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/4593/news/awards/olivier-awards-1989-1990 |website=WestEndTheatre.com |publisher=Feud Media Ltd. |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref>
She made a guest appearance on [[Television networks preceding ABC Family|The Family Channel]]'s ''[[Zorro (1990 TV series)|Zorro]]'' as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "''Rites of Passage''".{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
In 2006, Slowe 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, had higher viewership than the [[BBC]] soap ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/23/tvratings.television|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=22 September 2020| title=TV ratings: Audiences plummet for BBC's Eastenders and Bonekickers|first=Leigh|last=Holmwood|date=23 July 2008}}</ref>
In 2011, she appeared in the short film ''Lab Rats''.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} She is a writer and co-producer of the 2014 short film ''Four Tails'', in which she also played a leading role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1185films.com/portfolio/four-tails/|title=Four Tails|author=|date=|website=1185films.com|accessdate=4 March 2019}}</ref>
Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slowemotionfilm.com |title=SloweMotionFilm |publisher=SloweMotionFilm |date= |accessdate=2016-11-14}}</ref>
In 2022, she provided an interview for the 2022 4K [[blu-ray]] release of [[The Company of Wolves]], reminiscing on [[Angela Carter]] as well as her experience working on the film. It was released by [[Shout! Factory]].
==Personal life== Slowe was married to [[Ray Kelvin]] (founder of the [[Ted Baker]] clothing chain) from 1993 until they divorced in 2000. They have two sons.<ref name="somethingjewish.co.uk"/> Slowe married photographer Stuart McClymont in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/soap-actress-in-a-lather-as-she-loses-fight-over-hot-tub-at-44m-home-a4341061.html|work=[[Evening Standard]]|title=Soap actress in a lather as she loses fight over hot tub at £4.4m home|accessdate=22 September 2020|first=Tristan|last=Kirk|date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1984 | ''[[Secret Places]]'' | Cordelia | |- | 1984 | ''[[The Company of Wolves]]'' | Alice | |- | 1987 | [[The Inquiry (1986 film)|''The Inquiry'']] | Sara | |- | 2010 | ''Lab Rats'' | Dr. Rita Riles | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1978–1979 | ''[[The Mill on the Floss#Adaptations|The Mill on the Floss]]'' | Young Maggie Tulliver | 3 episodes |- | 1979 | ''[[The Enchanted Castle#Adaptations|The Enchanted Castle]]'' | Mabel | 6 episodes |- | 1980 | ''Mackenzie'' | Lisa Isaacs | 2 episodes |- | 1982 | [[The Confessions of Felix Krull (TV series)|''The Confessions of Felix Krull'']] | Zouzou | 5 episodes |- | 1982 | [[Marco Polo (1982 TV series)|''Marco Polo'']] | Caterina | 2 episodes |- | 1983 | ''Fraulein Else'' | Fraulein Else | rowspan="4" | Television film |- | 1985 | [[Black Arrow (1985 film)|''Black Arrow'']] | Joanna |- | 1985 | ''[[Wallenberg: A Hero's Story]]'' | Hannah Moritz |- | 1986 | ''You'll Never See Me Again'' | Margaret Alden |- | 1987 | [[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|''I'll Take Manhattan'']] | Young Lily Davina | 2 episodes |- | 1987 | [[Boon (TV series)|''Boon'']] | Guiseppina | Episode: "Papa Mafia" |- | 1988 | ''[[The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank]]'' | [[Margot Frank]] | Television film |- | 1989 | [[Crossbow (TV series)|''Crossbow'']] | Beatrice | Episode: "The Magician" |- | 1990 | [[Zorro (1990 TV series)|''Zorro'']] | Kinona | Episode: "Rites of Passage" |- | 1992 | ''Witchcraft'' | Judy Lomax | 2 episodes |- | 1993 | ''[[The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries]]'' | Nurse Jane Harben | Episode: "The Nursing Home Murder" |- | 1993 | ''A Bright New Hope for Mankind'' | Persephone | Television film |- | 2006 | ''[[Genie in the House]]'' | Bonnie Swift | Episode: "Do You Want to Dance?" |- | 2006–2008 | ''[[Emmerdale]]'' | [[Perdita Hyde-Sinclair]] | 68 episodes |- | 2019 | [[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|''Agatha Raisin'']] | Ellen Partle | Episode: "The Curious Curate" |- | 2020 | ''[[Bridgerton]]'' | Guest 2 | Episode: "Oceans Apart" |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0806264}} *[http://www.slowemotionfilm.com Slowe Motion Film]
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