Érin Geraghty

Érin Geraghty in 2016

ÉrIn Geraghty (born 1955) is a British film, television and stage actress of Irish descent whose career has spanned 50 years.

Born in Lambeth in London of Irish descent, after a brief career as a child model in the 1960s Geraghty attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts (1967-69) before studying at Corona Academy of Theatre Arts (1969-1972).[1] Geraghty made her first television appearances in 1968 as Michele in the "The Corpse Can't Play" episode of Late Night Horror and as Sarah in the now lost "The Problem of Thor Bridge" episode of Sherlock Holmes starring Peter Cushing in the title role.[2][3]

Other television appearances include Sal Turner in Z-Cars (1971); Jacquetta in Whack-O! (1972); Maureen Morahan in Angels (Series 1-3, 1975-76); Margaret MacAmnay in Churchill's People (1975); Florrie Bagster in Clayhanger (1976); Jane in Raffles (1979); Margaret Locke in Fox (1980); Iris in in the TV biopic Florence Nightingale (1985); Sandra Marsh in EastEnders (1986); Mistress Goody the Hag in Knightmare (1990); Annie Jones in The Bill (1993); Vicar's wife in Last of the Summer Wine (2008); Nurse Scott in Mistresses (2010); Gail in Birds of a Feather (2015), and Diane Johnson in Yellow Jacket (2017).[1][2][3]

Her film roles include the young Beatrix Potter in The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971) and Joan in That'll Be the Day (1973).[2][3]

In 2016 she played Annie Beck in a national tour of a stage adaptation of the popular television series Heartbeat; while in October that year she appeared opposite her husband Paul Lavers in a production of Bedroom Farce at the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage.[1][4] In 2017 she played Janet Widdington in Ladies in Lavender at the Theatre Royal, Windsor.[5] Other stage roles include Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Nurse in Romeo and Juliet.[2][3]

Personal life

In 1980 Geraghty married the actor Paul Lavers,[6] with whom she had triplet girls in 1982,[7] Ciara, Fionnula and Andrea Lavers.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geraghty's acting profile on Mandy.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geraghty's acting profile on the Burnett Crowther website
  3. 1 2 3 4 Geraghty's profile on Spotlight
  4. ↑ Cast of Bedroom Farce at the Gordon Craig Theatre - Welwyn Hatfield Times 3 September 2016
  5. ↑ Review: Ladies in Lavender at the Theatre Royal - Essential Surrey and SW London, 6 July 2017
  6. ↑ Marriage of Paul B Lavers and Érin M Geraghty in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Erin Geraghty and husband Paul Lavers with two of the triplets Ciara L and Fionnuala". Daily Mail. UK. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Todd, Jill (1 April 2001). "Real Life: We're the triplets they said wouldn't survive... just look at us now". UK: Sunday Mirror via HighBeam. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016. (partial article; full article requires subscription)
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