Georgia Slowe

Georgia Slowe (born 3 June 1966) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Perdita Hyde-Sinclair on the British soap opera Emmerdale from 2006 to 2008.

Slowe received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her performance as Juliet in a 1989 production of Romeo and Juliet.

Early life Georgia Slowe was born on 3 June 1966 in London to Jewish parents. Her mother is from Hungary and her father from a Russian family. The family surname was originally Slovedinski, which was anglicized to Slowe. She has one sister, Tania, who is three years older. Her mother, Zsuzsi, left Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 at the age of 16.

Career Slowe began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she played young Maggie Tulliver in the 1978 BBC production of The Mill on the Floss, she has worked alongside Denholm Elliott (Marco Polo), Jenny Agutter (Secret Places), Angela Lansbury (The Company of Wolves), Oliver Reed (Black Arrow) and Richard Chamberlain (Wallenberg). As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Slowe has starred in numerous theatre productions, including Romeo and Juliet, where she played the doomed heroine twice, alongside Mark Rylance and David Harewood. She and David had a short relationship during the production. In 1989, she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in the play.

She made a guest appearance on The Family Channel's Zorro as the Native American maiden, Keenona, in its episode "Rites of Passage".

In 2006, Slowe appeared in the long-running serial drama Emmerdale as the new lady of the manor, Perdita Hyde-Sinclair. Her final appearance was broadcast on 22 July 2008, an episode which, for the first time in over three months, had higher viewership than the BBC soap EastEnders.

In 2011, she appeared in the short film Lab Rats. She is a writer and co-producer of the 2014 short film Four Tails, in which she also played a leading role.

Slowe has set up a film production company Slowe Motion Film.

In 2022, she provided an interview for the 2022 4K blu-ray release of The Company of Wolves, reminiscing on Angela Carter as well as her experience working on the film. It was released by Shout! Factory.

Personal life Slowe was married to Ray Kelvin (founder of the Ted Baker clothing chain) from 1993 until they divorced in 2000. They have two sons.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1984 Secret Places Cordelia 1984 The Company of Wolves Alice 1987 The Inquiry Sara 2010 Lab Rats Dr. Rita Riles

Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–1979 The Mill on the Floss Young Maggie Tulliver 3 episodes 1979 The Enchanted Castle Mabel 6 episodes 1980 Mackenzie Lisa Isaacs 2 episodes 1982 The Confessions of Felix Krull Zouzou 5 episodes 1982 Marco Polo Caterina 2 episodes 1983 Fraulein Else Fraulein Else Television film 1985 Black Arrow Joanna 1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Hannah Moritz 1986 You'll Never See Me Again Margaret Alden 1987 I'll Take Manhattan Young Lily Davina 2 episodes 1987 Boon Guiseppina Episode: "Papa Mafia" 1988 The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank Margot Frank Television film 1989 Crossbow Beatrice Episode: "The Magician" 1990 Zorro Kinona Episode: "Rites of Passage" 1992 Witchcraft Judy Lomax 2 episodes 1993 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Nurse Jane Harben Episode: "The Nursing Home Murder" 1993 A Bright New Hope for Mankind Persephone Television film 2006 Genie in the House Bonnie Swift Episode: "Do You Want to Dance?" 2006–2008 Emmerdale Perdita Hyde-Sinclair 68 episodes 2019 Agatha Raisin Ellen Partle Episode: "The Curious Curate" 2020 Bridgerton Guest 2 Episode: "Oceans Apart"