82. Eschewing the matronly delivery of Margaret Rutherford and the intellectual authority of Joan Hickson, McEwan’s spinsterish sleuth practically fizzed with impish glee at the murky goings-on in St Mary Mead (“Balls,” exclaims Marple at one point). There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Back to school: How students and staff will stay safe from coronavirus She was born Geraldine McKeown on 9 May 1932 in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England, to Donald and Norah McKeown. He died in 2002. McEwan was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 1998 for her performance in The Chairs.She also won a BAFTA Award for her performance in the television serial Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990). “Geraldine McEwan (in the performance of the night and her career) comes on looking like an ostrich which has mysteriously been crammed into a tambourine lined with fresh flowers,” wrote Sheridan Morley in The Spectator.

In 1965 she appeared at the Wimbledon Theatre opposite Kenneth Williams and Ian McShane in the original staging of Joe Orton’s Loot.

ACTRESS Geraldine McEwan who was best known for playing Agatha Christie's Miss Marple has died aged 82, her family have confirmed. Even plots were changed: lesbian affairs were inserted into two storylines and Miss Marple was given a romantic backstory. Her roles continued to defy typecasting. In later life she was perhaps best known for her performances in the title role for Agatha Christie’s Marple, a modern reboot of Christie’s much-loved mysteries. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Geraldine McEwan dead: Miss Marple actress dies, aged 82 Email already exists. More successful were her collaborations with mainstays of British theatre, such as Laurence Olivier (in Dance of Death at the Old Vic), and both John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson in a London production of The School for Scandal, which travelled to New York in 1963, providing her with her Broadway debut.

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Whether she was playing a sadistic nun on film (The Magdalene Sisters) or a spry Miss Marple on television, she embraced each part with empathy and vigour. RIP.”Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists?

Geraldine McEwan delighted in her late success on screen.

they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Her father, Donald, was a printers’ compositor; her mother Norah (née Burns) encouraged young Geraldine’s early love of theatre. On television she appeared as the titular teacher in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978), a part made famous on film by Maggie Smith – Muriel Spark declared McEwan’s performance to be the finer. the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate.

She won the first of her Evening Standard awards playing Mrs Malaprop in the comedy of manners The Rivals in 1983 and, five years later, directed Kenneth Branagh in As You Like It, giving her stage directions from the front row of the Phoenix Theatre. God bless you.”And the official Olivier Awards account tweeted: “Sorry to hear that actress Geraldine McEwan had died, aged 82. try again, the name must be unique “The teacher gave me a speech by Lady Macbeth to learn, which might seem pretty inappropriate for the age of 10,” she recalled. Geraldine McEwan is survived by their son and daughter. Birth place. Generous and kind to all of us.

Please {{#sender.isSelf}} Geraldine McKeown's current partners: Age. Scientists find UK's smallest seabird flies a surprisingly long way after attaching tiny GPS They have a son Greg, who is an a… try again, the name must be unique Old Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. “Her mother was still alive,” recalled Geraldine McEwan, “And when we had the first reading, I said to Jeanette, 'I feel very responsible playing this part, and she said to me, 'Take no notice of that whatsoever.’ ”As noted in The New York Times, she was “chillingly convincing” as the oppressive Pentecostal evangelist who relentlessly steers her daughter (Charlotte Coleman) away from the “breeding grounds” of sin. In the wake of her win she appeared in the BBC sitcom Mulberry and accepted supporting parts in blockbusters films such as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). “It was like being given a crock of gold. will be published daily in dedicated articles. Monday 09 May 1932. Geraldine McEwan is survived by their son and daughter. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Date of death: ... Geraldine McKeown's daughter is Claudia Cruttwell Geraldine McKeown's son is Greg Cruttwell.

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