Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress, best known for her roles in London to Brighton and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
Early life and education
Groome was born in Derby,[1]
the daughter of Paul Groome, a publican and chef who died in 2009, and
Fiona (Tulloch), a drama and vocal coach. She has an older sister, Alex,
and a younger sister, Eden, who are both also actresses. Groome, at the
age of nine, and instead of Alex who had another commitment at the
time, auditioned for a role in the touring stage version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun and got the part.[2] She trained at her mother's drama school, Nottingham Television Workshop and Derby Youth Theatre and attended Trent College.[3]
Career
After her acting debut in the TV film, A Fish Out of Water in 2001, Groome appeared in an episode of the short-lived TV series, Dangerville, playing an orphan.
When Groome was just 14 years old, she landed her first feature film role in the well-received British independent film London to Brighton in 2006, playing a 12-year-old runaway.[4] That year she was also one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon for CBBC.[5] In 2007 Groome had a role in Elaine Wickham's short, My Mother.
In 2008, Groome had a minor role in comedy, horror The Cottage. Her breakthrough role was as 14-year-old, boyfriend-searching Georgia Nicolson alongside Aaron Johnson in the 2008 film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, for which she won the award for Best Child Actor at the Buster International Children's Film Festival.[6] She also had a minor role in horror film The Disappeared.
In 2009, she made her stage debut in Tusk Tusk, a new play by Polly Stenham at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[6][7] The same year, she appeared in the short Leaving Eva and an episode of The Bill. In 2010, Groome appeared in an episode of British television detective drama Lewis, as well as the short Silent Things.
In 2011, Groome starred in two shorts, The True Meaning of Love[8] and Six Degrees. She also appeared in Susan Jacobson's The Holding[9] and had a lead role in The Great Ghost Rescue, a film adaptation of Eva Ibbotson's book of the same name.[10]
Her latest role was alongside Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons, in which she played snobby fashion victim Katie. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on April 5, 2013.
Personal life
Groome currently resides in London where in addition to her acting
career she is also completing a degree in English at Kings College
London. Georgia has a cat named Betty and a dog named Max. [1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Joanne | Film debut |
| 2007 | My Mother | Millie | |
| 2008 | The Cottage | Farmer's Daughter 1 | |
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Georgia Nicolson | Main Role |
| 2009 | The Disappeared | Sophie Pryor | |
| 2009 | Leaving Eva | Kiera | |
| 2010 | Silent Things | Amy | Short |
| 2011 | The True Meaning of Love | Alice | |
| 2011 | Six Degrees | Young Girl | Short |
| 2011 | The Holding | Gemma | |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue | Winifred | |
| 2012 | Papadopoulos & Sons | Katie Papadopoulos | Feature Film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Fish Out of Water | Jenny | TV film |
| 2003 | Dangerville | Orphan Episode 1 | Episode "Robots" |
| 2006 | Serious Amazon | Herself | |
| 2008 | Loose Women | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Bill | Paige Farrelly | Episode "Powerless" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Briony Grahame | Episode "The Dead of Winter" |
| 2013 | Up the Women | Emily |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maidens' Trip | Nanette | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play, broadcast 8 October 2010 |
| 2012 | The Warrah | Amy | BBC Radio 4 From Fact to Fiction, broadcast 18 February 2012 |
| 2013 | The Cazalets | Clary | BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama, broadcast 1–11 January 2013 |
