{{Short description|English actress}} {{Use British English|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Georgina Leonidas | image = georgina leonidas 2020 1.jpg | caption = Leonidas at the 2020 [[German Comic Con]] Home Edition | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|28|df=y}}<ref name="TWDOB" /> | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1999–present | relatives = [[Dimitri Leonidas]] (brother)<br />[[Stephanie Leonidas]] (sister) }}
'''Georgina Leonidas''' (born 28 February 1990)<ref name="TWDOB">{{cite web|title=Thank you for all the lovely Birthday messages last week! Had a great day. I hope you all enjoyed some pancakes! #lemonandsugar|url=https://twitter.com/George_Leonidas/status/839201382703972360|access-date=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309221735/https://twitter.com/George_Leonidas/status/839201382703972360|archive-date=9 March 2017|date=7 March 2017}}</ref> is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Molly in the [[CBBC]] series ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' (2002–2007)<ref name="BasilBBC" /> and Katie Bell in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film series (2009–2011).<ref name="CBBCHP">{{cite web|title=More Potter film casting revealed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7150000/newsid_7152200/7152288.stm|publisher=CBBC Newsround|access-date=6 March 2017|date=19 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="JasonBWay">{{cite web|title=Jason Durr to Star as Poirot in BLACK COFFEE Tour|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Jason-Durr-to-Star-as-Poirot-in-BLACK-COFFEE-Tour-20140806|publisher=Broadway World|access-date=8 March 2017|date=6 August 2014|quote=Georgina Leonidas who shot to international fame playing the cursed Katie Bell in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1&2}}</ref>
==Early life== Leonidas was born in [[London]], the daughter of a [[Greek Cypriots|Greek Cypriot]] father and an [[English people|English]] mother. She also has [[Welsh people|Welsh]] ancestry through her mother. She has an older brother [[Dimitri Leonidas|Dimitri]] and older sister [[Stephanie Leonidas|Stephanie]], both of whom are also actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503059/|title=Dimitri Leonidas|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503060/|title=Stephanie Leonidas|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
==Career== Leonidas's first role was in 1999, when she played Little [[Cosette]] in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' on stage in London.<ref name="LesMiserables">{{cite web|title=Les Miserables 1999 - 2000 cast|url=http://www.londonmusicalsonline.com/cast.php?CastID=LM9900|publisher=Londonmusicals Online|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> She was then cast as Molly in ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' in 2002, appearing in every episode of series 1–4, then at different times from series 5 onwards.<ref name="BasilBBC" />
After the Basil Brush show ended, she guest starred in the BBC TV series ''[[Holby City]]'' as Ali Jarvis in the episode "Stargazer" in early 2007,<ref name="HolbyRadioTimes">{{cite web|title=Holby City, S9-E22 Stargazer|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/tg2n/holby-city-stargazer|website=RadioTimes|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923124305/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/tg2n/holby-city-stargazer/|url-status=dead}}</ref> before being cast for the film ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', as Katie Bell, Harry's fellow Gryffindor Quidditch player, on 19 December 2007,<ref name="CBBCHP" /> as well as voicing Katie in the associated video game. She then starred in the leading role of Maya in the short film ''Baghdad Express'' in 2008,<ref name="Baghdadexpress">{{cite web|title=Baghdad Express|url=http://www.gingerwinkfilms.com/baghdad-express/|publisher=GingerWink Films|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052515/http://www.gingerwinkfilms.com/baghdad-express/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and during 2009, she appeared alongside fellow Harry Potter star Isabella Laughland in the short film ''Driftwood'', in ''[[New Tricks]]'' on 30 July 2009, as Kiraz Yilmaz in the episode "Fresh Starts",<ref name="NewTricksBBC">{{cite web|title=New Tricks, Fresh Starts|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lwrh7|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> then as the Matron's Daughter in the film ''Nine'', and as Andra in a BBC Switch adaptation of the Greek Myth ''The Fall Of Icarus''.<ref name="MythsBBC">{{cite web|title=Myths, The Fall of Icarus|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hbs7z|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>
Leonidas reprised her role of Katie Bell in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' in 2010 and 2011,<ref name="JasonBWay" /> before appearing in the stage play ''The Real Thing''<ref name="TheRealThing">{{cite web|title=The Real Thing - Review|url=http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/the-real-thing/|website=Exeunt Magazine|access-date=8 March 2017|date=10 May 2012}}</ref> and the film ''Papadopoulos & Sons'' in a small role during 2012.<ref name="Pap&sons">{{cite web|title=Papadopoulos & Sons Cast|url=https://www.fdb.cz/film/papadopoulos-sons/obsazeni/93152#1767818|publisher=FDb.cz|access-date=8 March 2017|language=Czech}}</ref> She has also appeared in several videos filmed by fellow Harry Potter star [[Jessie Cave]] for her website www.pindippy.com.<ref name="pindippy">{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Alice|title=Jessie Cave interview: Harry Potter's Lavender Brown has published a collection of feminist cartoons|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/jessie-cave-interview-the-harry-potter-star-has-published-a-feminist-collection-of-cartoons-10359132.html|work=The Independent|access-date=8 March 2017|date=1 July 2015|quote=She set up her own website, Pindippy.com, and started posting drawings, selling T-shirts and making videos with Simon Amstell and her old Potter cast-mates, Katie Leung and Georgina Leonidas.}}</ref> During 2013, she played the lead role of Simone in the short film ''Untouchable'',<ref name="Untouchable">{{cite web|title=Eastbourne film|url=http://etcmag.net/eastbourne-film/|publisher=ETCMag|access-date=9 March 2017|date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201225022/http://etcmag.net/eastbourne-film/|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> appeared as Gemma Raven in the CBBC series [[Wizards vs Aliens]] episodes 'The Curse Of Crowe' parts 1 and 2,<ref name="Wizard1">{{cite web|last1=MCEWAN|first1=CAMERON K|title='Wizards vs Aliens': 'The Curse of Crowe' review|url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/reviews/episodes/wizards-vs-aliens-s02e07-s02e08-the-curse-of-crowe-review|publisher=CultBox|access-date=8 March 2017|date=19 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Wizard2">{{cite web|title=Wizards vs Aliens, Series 2 Omnibus, The Curse of Crowe, Credits|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nprvt/credits|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> and performed as Izzy in the [[Polly Stenham]] play [[That Face]] at London's Landor Theatre during November and December 2013.<ref name="ThatFace">{{cite web|title=The Real Thing – Arts Theatre, Cambridge (Review)|url=http://www.thereviewshub.com/the-real-thing-arts-theatre-cambridge/|publisher=The Reviews Hub|access-date=8 March 2017|date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081229/https://www.thereviewshub.com/the-real-thing-arts-theatre-cambridge/|archive-date=30 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> During 2014, she appeared as Lucía Amory in the [[Agatha Christie]] play [[Black Coffee (play)|Black Coffee]],<ref name="Blackcoffee">{{cite web|title=HARRY POTTER's Georgina Leonidas to Star in BLACK COFFEE at the Wyvern Theatre This Autumn|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/HARRY-POTTERs-Georgina-Leonidas-to-Star-in-BLACK-COFFEE-at-the-Wyvern-Theatre-This-Autumn-20140811|publisher=Broadway|access-date=3 October 2016|date=11 August 2014}}</ref> and then as Belle in [[Beauty and the Beast]] at the Theatre Royal in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] during December 2014,<ref name="Beauty1">{{cite web|title=Georgina Leonidas shines in "Beauty and the Beast (Review)"|url=http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/12/georgina-leonidas-shines-in-beauty-and-the-beast/|publisher=Mugglenet.com|access-date=8 March 2017|date=17 December 2014|archive-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411173158/http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/12/georgina-leonidas-shines-in-beauty-and-the-beast/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Beauty2">{{cite web|last1=Wareham|first1=Stephanie|title=Panto review: Beauty and the Beast at Theatre Royal Windsor|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11670364.Panto_review__Beauty_and_the_Beast_at_Theatre_Royal_Windsor/|publisher=Your Local Guardian|access-date=8 March 2017|date=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Beauty3">{{cite web|last1=DIX|first1=BARRY|title=Review: Beauty and the Beast meets Basil Brush at the Theatre Royal, Windsor|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/review-beauty-beast-meets-basil-8271429|publisher=GetWestLondon|access-date=8 March 2017|date=11 December 2014}}</ref> During 2016, she appeared as Millie in the play ''Small Hours''.<ref name="Smallhours">{{cite web|title=The Small Hours at Theatre Royal Windsor (Review)|url=http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/leisure/reviews/14223760.The_Small_Hours_at_Theatre_Royal_Windsor/|publisher=Slough Observer|access-date=8 March 2017|date=22 January 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2008 || ''Baghdad Express'' || Maya || Short film || <ref name="Baghdadexpress" /> |- |rowspan="3"|2009 | ''Driftwood'' || Girlfriend || || |- | ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' || Katie Bell || || <ref name="CBBCHP" /> |- | ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'' || Matron's Daughter || || |- |rowspan=2| 2010 ||''The Sky is Everywhere'' || Lennie || || |- | ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' ||rowspan=2| Katie Bell || || <ref name="JasonBWay" /> |- | 2011 ||''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' || ||<ref name="JasonBWay" /> |- | 2012 ||''[[Papadopoulos & Sons]]'' || Doctor || ||<ref name="Pap&sons" /> |- | 2013 || ''Untouchable'' || Simone || |Short film ||<ref name="Untouchable" /> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2002–2007 || ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' || Molly || Main role || <ref name="BasilBBC">{{cite web|title=The Basil Brush Show Credits|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hrt0k|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> |- | 2007 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Ali Jarvis || Episode: "Stargazer" || <ref name="HolbyRadioTimes" /> |- |rowspan="2"|2009 | ''[[Myths]]'' || Andra || Episode: "The Fall of Icarus" ||<ref name="MythsBBC" /> |- | ''[[New Tricks]]'' || Kiraz Yilmaz || Episode: "Fresh Starts" ||<ref name="NewTricksBBC" /> |- | 2013 || ''[[Wizards vs Aliens]]'' || Gemma Raven || 2 episodes ||<ref name="Wizard1" /><ref name="Wizard2" /> |- | 2015 || ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' || Emily Fletcher || Episode: "The Truth in the Wine" ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Father Brown - The Truth in the Wine Credits|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ykd83/credits|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> |- |}
===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! class="unsortable" | Venue !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1999 || ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' || Little Cosette || London || ||<ref name="LesMiserables" /> |- | 2010 || ''First Time Voters'' || Master of Ceremonies || London ||The Bush Theatre ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Dan Baker - First Time Voters|url=http://www.dan-baker.com/ftv.html|website=dan-baker.com|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113230559/http://www.dan-baker.com/ftv.html|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2012 || ''The Real Thing'' || Debbie || Leeds || ||<ref name="TheRealThing" /> |- | 2013 || ''[[That Face]]'' || Izzy || London || The Landor Theatre, Clapham ||<ref name="ThatFace" /> |- | 2014 || ''Black Coffee'' || Lucía Amory || London || || <ref name="Blackcoffee" /> |- | 2014–2015 || ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' || Belle || London ||Theatre Royal Windsor ||<ref name="Beauty1" /><ref name="Beauty2" /><ref name="Beauty3" /> |- | 2016 || ''Small Hours'' || Millie || London ||Theatre Royal Windsor ||<ref name="Smallhours" /> |- | 2017–2018 || ''Awful Auntie'' || Lady Stella Saxby || London ||Richmond Theatre || |}
===Other=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2009 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' || Katie Bell (voice) || Video game || |- | 2011 || ''Participation in the website of [[Jessie Cave]]'' || several characters ||pindippy.com ||<ref name="pindippy" /> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1327430}} *{{Twitter}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkoGv32T35Q Untouchable – Youtube]
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