# Georgia Slowe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georgia_Slowe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georgia_Slowe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Slowe > Source revision: 1355688905 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British actress (born 1966) Georgia Slowe Born (1966-06-03) 3 June 1966 (age 60) London, England Occupation Actress Years active 1978–present Spouses Ray Kelvin ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 2000)​ Stuart McClymont ​ (m. 2017)​ Children 2 **Georgia Slowe** (born 3 June 1966) is an English actress. She is best known for playing [Perdita Hyde-Sinclair](/source/Perdita_Hyde-Sinclair) on the British soap opera *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* from 2006 to 2008. Slowe received a [Laurence Olivier Award](/source/Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Newcomer_in_a_Play) nomination for her performance as [Juliet](/source/Juliet) in a 1989 production of *[Romeo and Juliet](/source/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](/source/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956) at the age of 16.[1] ## 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](/source/Denholm_Elliott) (*[Marco Polo](/source/Marco_Polo_(1982_TV_series))*), [Jenny Agutter](/source/Jenny_Agutter) (*[Secret Places](/source/Secret_Places)*), [Angela Lansbury](/source/Angela_Lansbury) (*[The Company of Wolves](/source/The_Company_of_Wolves)*), [Oliver Reed](/source/Oliver_Reed) (*[Black Arrow](/source/Black_Arrow_(telefilm))*) and [Richard Chamberlain](/source/Richard_Chamberlain) (*[Wallenberg](/source/Wallenberg%3A_A_Hero's_Story)*). As a member of the [Royal Shakespeare Company](/source/Royal_Shakespeare_Company), Slowe has starred in numerous theatre productions, including *[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)*, where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside [Mark Rylance](/source/Mark_Rylance) and [David Harewood](/source/David_Harewood). She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, she was nominated for a [Laurence Olivier Award](/source/Laurence_Olivier_Award) for her performance in the play.[2] She made a guest appearance on [The Family Channel](/source/Television_networks_preceding_ABC_Family)'s *[Zorro](/source/Zorro_(1990_TV_series))* as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "*Rites of Passage*".[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 2006, Slowe appeared in the long-running serial drama *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* as the new lady of the manor, [Perdita Hyde-Sinclair](/source/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](/source/BBC) soap *[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)*.[3] In 2011, she appeared in the short film *Lab Rats*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] She is a writer and co-producer of the 2014 short film *Four Tails*, in which she also played a leading role.[4] Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.[5] In 2022, she provided an interview for the 2022 4K [blu-ray](/source/Blu-ray) release of [The Company of Wolves](/source/The_Company_of_Wolves), reminiscing on [Angela Carter](/source/Angela_Carter) as well as her experience working on the film. It was released by [Shout! Factory](/source/Shout!_Factory). ## Personal life Slowe was married to [Ray Kelvin](/source/Ray_Kelvin) (founder of the [Ted Baker](/source/Ted_Baker) clothing chain) from 1993 until they divorced in 2000. They have two sons.[1] Slowe married photographer Stuart McClymont in 2017.[6] ## Filmography ### Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Secret Places Cordelia 1984 The Company of Wolves Alice 1987 The Inquiry Sara 2010 Lab Rats Dr. Rita Riles ### Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–1979 The Mill on the Floss Young Maggie Tulliver 3 episodes 1979 The Enchanted Castle Mabel 6 episodes 1980 Mackenzie Lisa Isaacs 2 episodes 1982 The Confessions of Felix Krull Zouzou 5 episodes 1982 Marco Polo Caterina 2 episodes 1983 Fraulein Else Fraulein Else Television film 1985 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 Young Lily Davina 2 episodes 1987 Boon Guiseppina Episode: "Papa Mafia" 1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Margot Frank Television film 1989 Crossbow Beatrice Episode: "The Magician" 1990 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 Ellen Partle Episode: "The Curious Curate" 2020 Bridgerton Guest 2 Episode: "Oceans Apart" ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-somethingjewish.co.uk_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-somethingjewish.co.uk_1-1) ["Georgia Slowe interview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132616/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm). *www.somethingjewish.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/2454_georgia_slowe_interv.htm) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Olivier Awards 1989/1990"](https://www.westendtheatre.com/4593/news/awards/olivier-awards-1989-1990). *WestEndTheatre.com*. Feud Media Ltd. Retrieved 23 December 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Holmwood, Leigh (23 July 2008). ["TV ratings: Audiences plummet for BBC's Eastenders and Bonekickers"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/23/tvratings.television). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 22 September 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Four Tails"](http://www.1185films.com/portfolio/four-tails/). *1185films.com*. Retrieved 4 March 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SloweMotionFilm"](http://www.slowemotionfilm.com). SloweMotionFilm. Retrieved 14 November 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Kirk, Tristan (22 January 2020). ["Soap actress in a lather as she loses fight over hot tub at £4.4m home"](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/soap-actress-in-a-lather-as-she-loses-fight-over-hot-tub-at-44m-home-a4341061.html). *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*. Retrieved 22 September 2020. ## External links - [Georgia Slowe](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806264/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Slowe Motion Film](http://www.slowemotionfilm.com) Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat People Deutsche Biographie --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Georgia Slowe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Slowe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Slowe?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.