Georgia Isobel Groome (born 11 February 1992) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the films London to Brighton (2006) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).

Georgia Groome
Born
Georgia Isobel Groome

(1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 32)
Alma materTrent College
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
PartnerRupert Grint (2011–present)
Children1

Early life

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Groome was born on 11 February 1992[1] in Nottingham,[2] the daughter of Paul Groome (1963-2009), a publican and chef, and Fiona (née Tulloch) Watson, a drama and vocal coach.[citation needed] She resided in Swarkestone, Derbyshire. She has two sisters, Alexandra, a dance teacher and Eden, a dancer. [citation needed] Groome, at the age of nine, auditioned for a role in the touring stage version of the musical Annie Get Your Gun and got the part.[3] She trained at her mother’s performing arts school, at Nottingham Television Workshop, Derby Youth Theatre, and Trent College.[4]

Career

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Groome made her acting debut in the 2001 TV film, A Fish Out of Water. She subsequently played an orphan in an episode of the short-lived TV series, Dangerville.

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 an 11-year-old runaway.[5] That year, she was also one of the eight young adventurers on Serious Amazon for CBBC.[6] In 2007, Groome had a role in Elaine Wickham's short, My Mother.

In 2008, Groome had a minor role in the 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.[1] 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.[1][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]

She appeared alongside Stephen Dillane in Papadopoulos & Sons, in which she played snobby fashion victim Katie. The film was released in the UK through Cineworld on 5 April 2013.

Personal life

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Groome has been in a relationship with actor Rupert Grint since 2011.[11] They have a daughter, Wednesday, born in May 2020.[11][12]

Filmography

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Film

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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
2009 The Disappeared Sophie Pryor
2009 Leaving Eva Kiera
2010 Silent Things Amy Short film
2011 The True Meaning of Love Alice
2011 Six Degrees Young Girl Short film
2011 The Holding Gemma
2011 The Great Ghost Rescue Winifred
2012 Papadopoulos & Sons Katie Papadopoulos
2016 Life In Orbit Laura Short film
2017 Double Date Lulu

Television

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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"
2013–15 Up the Women Emily

Radio

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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
2016 The Tunnel Chloe BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast 12 August 2016
2016 Northanger Abbey Catherine Morland BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016
2016 The Mysteries of Udolpho Emily BBC Radio 4 Drama, broadcast December 2016
2019 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week reading, broadcast May 2019

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Tusk Tusk Royal Court Theatre
2013 Tutto Bene, Mamma? Boy The Print Room
2016 Clickbait Nicola Theatre503

References

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  1. ^ a b c Georgia Groome, LoveFilm
  2. ^ "Georgia Groome interview". littlewhitelies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ Pham, Jason (4 January 2022). "Rupert Grint's Relationship With His Girlfriend Is Just as Romantic as Ron & Hermione". StyleCaster. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "It's a year of ghosts, exams and erupting volcanoes for Georgia". thisisderbyshire.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "From Nottingham to London to Brighton". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  6. ^ BBC New Talent – Serious Amazon, BBC (9 July 2005)
  7. ^ "Review: Tusk Tusk", The Jewish Chronicle
  8. ^ "The True Meaning of Love". dual-reality.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  9. ^ "The Holding". leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  10. ^ "New Pics Of The Great Ghost Rescue". Empire. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  11. ^ a b Pasquini, Maria; Leon, Anya (7 May 2020). "Rupert Grint Is a Dad! Actor Welcomes a Daughter with Longtime Love Georgia Groome". People. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ Calvario, Liz (10 November 2020). "Rupert Grint Shares First Photo of Daughter and Reveals Her Name". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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