# Georgina Leonidas

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English actress

Georgina Leonidas Leonidas at the 2020 German Comic Con Home Edition Born (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 36)[1] London, England Occupation Actress Years active 1999–present Relatives Dimitri Leonidas (brother) Stephanie Leonidas (sister)

**Georgina Leonidas** (born 28 February 1990)[1] is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Molly in the [CBBC](/source/CBBC) series *[The Basil Brush Show](/source/The_Basil_Brush_Show)* (2002–2007)[2] and Katie Bell in the *[Harry Potter](/source/Harry_Potter_(film_series))* film series (2009–2011).[3][4]

## Early life

Leonidas was born in [London](/source/London), the daughter of a [Greek Cypriot](/source/Greek_Cypriots) father and an [English](/source/English_people) mother. She also has [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) ancestry through her mother. She has an older brother [Dimitri](/source/Dimitri_Leonidas) and older sister [Stephanie](/source/Stephanie_Leonidas), both of whom are also actors.[5][6]

## Career

Leonidas's first role was in 1999, when she played Little [Cosette](/source/Cosette) in *[Les Misérables](/source/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_(musical))* on stage in London.[7] She was then cast as Molly in *[The Basil Brush Show](/source/The_Basil_Brush_Show)* in 2002, appearing in every episode of series 1–4, then at different times from series 5 onwards.[2]

After the Basil Brush show ended, she guest starred in the BBC TV series *[Holby City](/source/Holby_City)* as Ali Jarvis in the episode "Stargazer" in early 2007,[8] before being cast for the film *[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Half-Blood_Prince_(film))*, as Katie Bell, Harry's fellow Gryffindor Quidditch player, on 19 December 2007,[3] 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,[9] and during 2009, she appeared alongside fellow Harry Potter star Isabella Laughland in the short film *Driftwood*, in *[New Tricks](/source/New_Tricks)* on 30 July 2009, as Kiraz Yilmaz in the episode "Fresh Starts",[10] 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*.[11]

Leonidas reprised her role of Katie Bell in *[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_1)* and *[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_2)* in 2010 and 2011,[4] before appearing in the stage play *The Real Thing*[12] and the film *Papadopoulos & Sons* in a small role during 2012.[13] She has also appeared in several videos filmed by fellow Harry Potter star [Jessie Cave](/source/Jessie_Cave) for her website www.pindippy.com.[14] During 2013, she played the lead role of Simone in the short film *Untouchable*,[15] appeared as Gemma Raven in the CBBC series [Wizards vs Aliens](/source/Wizards_vs_Aliens) episodes 'The Curse Of Crowe' parts 1 and 2,[16][17] and performed as Izzy in the [Polly Stenham](/source/Polly_Stenham) play [That Face](/source/That_Face) at London's Landor Theatre during November and December 2013.[18] During 2014, she appeared as Lucía Amory in the [Agatha Christie](/source/Agatha_Christie) play [Black Coffee](/source/Black_Coffee_(play)),[19] and then as Belle in [Beauty and the Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast) at the Theatre Royal in [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Berkshire) during December 2014,[20][21][22] During 2016, she appeared as Millie in the play *Small Hours*.[23]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2008 Baghdad Express Maya Short film [9] 2009 Driftwood Girlfriend Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Katie Bell [3] Nine Matron's Daughter 2010 The Sky is Everywhere Lennie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Katie Bell [4] 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 [4] 2012 Papadopoulos & Sons Doctor [13] 2013 Untouchable Simone Short film [15]

### Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2002–2007 The Basil Brush Show Molly Main role [2] 2007 Holby City Ali Jarvis Episode: "Stargazer" [8] 2009 Myths Andra Episode: "The Fall of Icarus" [11] New Tricks Kiraz Yilmaz Episode: "Fresh Starts" [10] 2013 Wizards vs Aliens Gemma Raven 2 episodes [16][17] 2015 Father Brown Emily Fletcher Episode: "The Truth in the Wine" [24]

### Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Venue Ref. 1999 Les Misérables Little Cosette London [7] 2010 First Time Voters Master of Ceremonies London The Bush Theatre [25] 2012 The Real Thing Debbie Leeds [12] 2013 That Face Izzy London The Landor Theatre, Clapham [18] 2014 Black Coffee Lucía Amory London [19] 2014–2015 Beauty and the Beast Belle London Theatre Royal Windsor [20][21][22] 2016 Small Hours Millie London Theatre Royal Windsor [23] 2017–2018 Awful Auntie Lady Stella Saxby London Richmond Theatre

### Other

Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Katie Bell (voice) Video game 2011 Participation in the website of Jessie Cave several characters pindippy.com [14]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TWDOB_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TWDOB_1-1) ["Thank you for all the lovely Birthday messages last week! Had a great day. I hope you all enjoyed some pancakes! #lemonandsugar"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170309221735/https://twitter.com/George_Leonidas/status/839201382703972360). 7 March 2017. Archived from [the original](https://twitter.com/George_Leonidas/status/839201382703972360) on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BasilBBC_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BasilBBC_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BasilBBC_2-2) ["The Basil Brush Show Credits"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hrt0k). BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CBBCHP_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CBBCHP_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CBBCHP_3-2) ["More Potter film casting revealed"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7150000/newsid_7152200/7152288.stm). CBBC Newsround. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-JasonBWay_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-JasonBWay_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-JasonBWay_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-JasonBWay_4-3) ["Jason Durr to Star as Poirot in BLACK COFFEE Tour"](http://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Jason-Durr-to-Star-as-Poirot-in-BLACK-COFFEE-Tour-20140806). Broadway World. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2017. 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Dimitri Leonidas"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503059/). *IMDb*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Stephanie Leonidas"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0503060/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LesMiserables_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LesMiserables_7-1) ["Les Miserables 1999 - 2000 cast"](http://www.londonmusicalsonline.com/cast.php?CastID=LM9900). Londonmusicals Online. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HolbyRadioTimes_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HolbyRadioTimes_8-1) ["Holby City, S9-E22 Stargazer"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180923124305/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/tg2n/holby-city-stargazer/). *RadioTimes*. Archived from [the original](http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/tg2n/holby-city-stargazer) on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Baghdadexpress_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Baghdadexpress_9-1) ["Baghdad Express"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052515/http://www.gingerwinkfilms.com/baghdad-express/). GingerWink Films. Archived from [the original](http://www.gingerwinkfilms.com/baghdad-express/) on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NewTricksBBC_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NewTricksBBC_10-1) ["New Tricks, Fresh Starts"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lwrh7). BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MythsBBC_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MythsBBC_11-1) ["Myths, The Fall of Icarus"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hbs7z). BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TheRealThing_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TheRealThing_12-1) ["The Real Thing - Review"](http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/the-real-thing/). *Exeunt Magazine*. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Pap&sons_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Pap&sons_13-1) ["Papadopoulos & Sons Cast"](https://www.fdb.cz/film/papadopoulos-sons/obsazeni/93152#1767818) (in Czech). FDb.cz. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pindippy_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pindippy_14-1) Jones, Alice (1 July 2015). ["Jessie Cave interview: Harry Potter's Lavender Brown has published a collection of feminist cartoons"](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). *The Independent*. Retrieved 8 March 2017. 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.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Untouchable_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Untouchable_15-1) ["Eastbourne film"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180201225022/http://etcmag.net/eastbourne-film/). ETCMag. 18 October 2013. Archived from [the original](http://etcmag.net/eastbourne-film/) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wizard1_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wizard1_16-1) MCEWAN, CAMERON K (19 November 2013). ["'Wizards vs Aliens': 'The Curse of Crowe' review"](http://www.cultbox.co.uk/reviews/episodes/wizards-vs-aliens-s02e07-s02e08-the-curse-of-crowe-review). CultBox. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wizard2_17-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wizard2_17-1) ["Wizards vs Aliens, Series 2 Omnibus, The Curse of Crowe, Credits"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03nprvt/credits). BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ThatFace_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ThatFace_18-1) ["The Real Thing – Arts Theatre, Cambridge (Review)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081229/https://www.thereviewshub.com/the-real-thing-arts-theatre-cambridge/). The Reviews Hub. 30 May 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.thereviewshub.com/the-real-thing-arts-theatre-cambridge/) on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Blackcoffee_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Blackcoffee_19-1) ["HARRY POTTER's Georgina Leonidas to Star in BLACK COFFEE at the Wyvern Theatre This Autumn"](http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/HARRY-POTTERs-Georgina-Leonidas-to-Star-in-BLACK-COFFEE-at-the-Wyvern-Theatre-This-Autumn-20140811). Broadway. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Beauty1_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Beauty1_20-1) ["Georgina Leonidas shines in "Beauty and the Beast (Review)""](https://web.archive.org/web/20160411173158/http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/12/georgina-leonidas-shines-in-beauty-and-the-beast/). Mugglenet.com. 17 December 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/12/georgina-leonidas-shines-in-beauty-and-the-beast/) on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Beauty2_21-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Beauty2_21-1) Wareham, Stephanie (16 December 2014). ["Panto review: Beauty and the Beast at Theatre Royal Windsor"](http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11670364.Panto_review__Beauty_and_the_Beast_at_Theatre_Royal_Windsor/). Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Beauty3_22-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Beauty3_22-1) DIX, BARRY (11 December 2014). ["Review: Beauty and the Beast meets Basil Brush at the Theatre Royal, Windsor"](http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/review-beauty-beast-meets-basil-8271429). GetWestLondon. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Smallhours_23-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Smallhours_23-1) ["The Small Hours at Theatre Royal Windsor (Review)"](http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/leisure/reviews/14223760.The_Small_Hours_at_Theatre_Royal_Windsor/). Slough Observer. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Father Brown - The Truth in the Wine Credits"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ykd83/credits). BBC. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Dan Baker - First Time Voters"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170113230559/http://www.dan-baker.com/ftv.html). *dan-baker.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.dan-baker.com/ftv.html) on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

## External links

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- [Untouchable – Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkoGv32T35Q)

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