Gennie James

Gennie James (born December 27, 1976) is an American former child actress.

She acted in several television movies and series between 1984 and 1988 and had the main role in 1987's The Secret Garden as young Mary Lennox.

She won a Young Artist Award in 1987 for Papa Was a Preacher. She was nominated on three additional occasions: in 1985 for Places in the Heart, in 1987 for Alex: The Life of a Child

Filmography 1988: The River Pirates, Rivers Applewhite 1988: CBS Summer Playhouse (episode My Africa), Sara Marston 1987: Broadcast News, Young Jane Craig 1987: The Secret Garden, Young Mary Lennox 1987: Amazing Stories (episode Without Diana), Diana Willoughby 1986: The Christmas Gift, Alexandra 'Alex' Billings 1986: A Smoky Mountain Christmas, Cindy 1986: Alex: The Life of a Child, Alex Deford 1986: If Tomorrow Comes (episode 1.1), Amy Brannigan 1985: Papa Was a Preacher, Alyene 1985: The Hugga Bunch, Bridget Severson 1984: Places in the Heart, Possum Spalding