— Eustace, to Jill Pole |
Georgie Henley
is an English actress, best known for her portrayal as Lucy Pevensie in the 2005-2010 The Chronicles of Narnia (film series).
Early Life[]
Georgie was born on July 9th, 1995 in West Yorkshire, England to her parents Mike and Helen. Georgie has two older sisters, Rachael and Laura. Rachael played the older version of Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Personal Life[]
Henley attended Bradford Grammar School in Bradford and peformed at her drama group.
Henley attended University of Cambridge and studied English and performed on stage in Play It Again, Sam; The Penelopiad; The Trojan Women; A Clockwork Orange; and in the CUADC/Footlights annual pantomime. Henley has also directed projects including co-directing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and After Seymour (the latter of which she co-wrote). In 2016, she appeared in the stage productions of: Skylight by David Hare; Girl, Interrupted (an adaptation of the book with the same name; and Swallow. In the summer of 2014, Henley went to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival along with Cambridge Shortlegs, performing once again in The Penelopiad in the role of Eurycleia. In 2015, Henley wrote and directed her first short film, TIDE, the story of a young lesbian couple. In late 2016, Henley starred in the film Access All Areas starring as Nat. In May 2018, it was announced Henley would play Margaret Tudor in the Starz limited series The Spanish Princess, based on the novels The Constant Princess (2005) and The King's Curse (2014). In January 2019, she was named as a cast member for an upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, which would not be picked up by HBO.
She still keeps in close contact with her co-stars, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, and Skandar Keynes.
Henley loves to write music on her guitar, sing, and has even written two books, titled "The Snow Stag" and "The Pillar of Secrets". In 2022 she published a pamphlet of poems called Amphibian.[1]
Georgie was brought up as a Christian.
As of 2012, Henley was a supporter of SOS Children's Villages, an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children. She resides in London, England.[2] Henley identifies as queer.[3]
In 2022, Henley revealed she had contracted necrotising fasciitis six weeks into studying at Cambridge University, and that the illness had "nearly claimed her life".[4]
Career[]
Georgie was discovered by Pippa Hall; who visited Georgie's drama school - The Upstagers - casting for The Chronicles of Narnia, The lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Represented by Christian Hodell at Hamilton Hotel; she had an 18-month casting session before she was finally given the role as Lucy. Henley states that during her audition they asked her about a book she was reading at the time.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Lucy Pevensie | |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian | Lucy Pevensie | |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Lucy Pevensie | |
| 2014 | Perfect Sisters | Beth Anderson | |
| 2015 | The Sisterhood of Night | Mary Warren | |
| 2017 | Access All Areas | Natalie | |
| 2019 | Girl, Sweetvoiced | Woman |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jane Eyre | Young Jane Eyre | Television mini-series |
| 2019–2020 | The Spanish Princess | Margaret "Meg" Tudor | Main role |
| 2019 | Untitled Game of Thrones prequel | TBA | Unsold television pilot |
| 2020 | Prop Culture | Herself | Episode: "Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe" |
| 2023 | he Diplomat | Pensy | |
| 2023 | Partygate | Grace Greenwood |
As a director[]
- Tide (2016), short film: director and writer
Nominations[]
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006: Best Young Actress (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)— Nominated
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- 2006: Most Promising Performer (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)— Nominated
- Empire Awards
- 2006: Best Newcomer (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated
- Online Film Critics Society Awards
- 2006: Best Breakthrough Performance (forThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated
Awards[]
- Phoenix Film Critics Awards
- 2006: Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role — Female (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Won
- Young Artist Awards
- 2006: Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Won
- UK Kids Choice Awards
- 2008: Kids Choice Film Actress (for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) - Won
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Georgie Henley on Wikipedia
- Georgie Henley on Internet Movie Database
- Georgie Henley on X
- Georgie Henley on Instagram
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ Our friends.
- ↑ Henley, Georgie. "in case you have not worked it out I myself am queer", Instagram, London, 23 October 2023. Retrieved on 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Georgie Henley: Narnia actor with flesh-eating disease thanks Addenbrooke's", BBC News (27 October 2022).