Googie WithersGoogie Withers (born March 12, 1917 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a British actress. Born Georgette Lizette Withers she began acting at the age of 12. She was a dancer in a West End production when she was offered work as a film extra. She arrived on the set to find one of the major players in the production had been dismissed, and she was immediately asked to step into the role. During the 1930s she was constantly in demand in lead roles in minor films and supporting roles in more prestigious productions. Her best known work of the period was as one of Margaret Lockwood's friends in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). Among her successes of the 1940s was One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942), a topical World War II drama in which she played a resistance fighter who helps British airmen return to safety from behind enemy lines. Throughout her career she has appeared frequently in film, television, and theater. Married to Australian actor John McCallum since 1948, the couple met on a film set in Britain, and returned to Australia where both worked frequently in television together and appeared in a number of stage productions. They are the parents of the actors Nicholas McCallum and Joanna McCallum. Withers' most recent screen performance was as the music teacher in the film Shine (1996) for which she and the other cast members were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild for "Outstanding Performance By A Cast". Withers was made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002. This page about Googie Withers includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Googie Withers News stories about Googie Withers External links for Googie Withers Videos for Googie Withers Wikis about Googie Withers Discussion Groups about Googie Withers Blogs about Googie Withers Images of Googie Withers |
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Withers was made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002. Brendon, who suffered a problem with stuttering when younger, has served as the honorary chairperson of the Stuttering Foundation of America's Stuttering Awareness Week. Withers' most recent screen performance was as the music teacher in the film Shine (1996) for which she and the other cast members were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild for "Outstanding Performance By A Cast". He has an identical twin brother, Kelly Donovan, who has served as his stunt double and played the part of Xander in scenes in which Xander has been duplicated. They are the parents of the actors Nicholas McCallum and Joanna McCallum. Nicholas Brendon (born April 12, 1971) is an actor, born Nicholas Brendon Schultz, best known for playing the character Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Married to Australian actor John McCallum since 1948, the couple met on a film set in Britain, and returned to Australia where both worked frequently in television together and appeared in a number of stage productions. Throughout her career she has appeared frequently in film, television, and theater. Among her successes of the 1940s was One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942), a topical World War II drama in which she played a resistance fighter who helps British airmen return to safety from behind enemy lines. Her best known work of the period was as one of Margaret Lockwood's friends in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). During the 1930s she was constantly in demand in lead roles in minor films and supporting roles in more prestigious productions. She arrived on the set to find one of the major players in the production had been dismissed, and she was immediately asked to step into the role. She was a dancer in a West End production when she was offered work as a film extra. Born Georgette Lizette Withers she began acting at the age of 12. Googie Withers (born March 12, 1917 in Karachi, Pakistan) is a British actress. |