GeraldineJames,OfficeofBritishEmpire(OBE)wasbornJuly6,1950inMaidenhead,Berkshire.ShewaseducatedatDowneHouse,agirl'sindependentschoolinNewbury,Berkshire,andlater,atDramaCentreLondon.Geraldinehasmadeseveralfilmandtelevisionappearances,shewasnominatedfourtimesaBAFTATVAwardforherperformancesinDummy(1979),TheJewelintheCrown(1984),BandofGold(1995),andTheSins(2000).