Georgina Leonidas

Early life Leonidas was born in London, the daughter of a Greek Cypriot father and an English mother. She also has Welsh ancestry through her mother. She has an older brother Dimitri and older sister Stephanie, both of whom are also actors.

Career Leonidas's first role was in 1999, when she played Little Cosette in Les Misérables on stage in London. She was then cast as Molly in The Basil Brush Show in 2002, appearing in every episode of series 1–4, then at different times from series 5 onwards. before being cast for the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as Katie Bell, Harry's fellow Gryffindor Quidditch player, on 19 December 2007, and during 2009, she appeared alongside fellow Harry Potter star Isabella Laughland in the short film Driftwood, in New Tricks on 30 July 2009, as Kiraz Yilmaz in the episode "Fresh Starts", then as the Matron's Daughter in the film Nine, and as Andra in a BBC Switch adaptation of the Greek Myth The Fall Of Icarus.

Leonidas reprised her role of Katie Bell in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2010 and 2011, and the film Papadopoulos & Sons in a small role during 2012. She has also appeared in several videos filmed by fellow Harry Potter star Jessie Cave for her website www.pindippy.com. During 2013, she played the lead role of Simone in the short film Untouchable, appeared as Gemma Raven in the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens episodes 'The Curse Of Crowe' parts 1 and 2, and performed as Izzy in the Polly Stenham play That Face at London's Landor Theatre during November and December 2013. During 2014, she appeared as Lucía Amory in the Agatha Christie play Black Coffee, and then as Belle in Beauty and the Beast at the Theatre Royal in Windsor during December 2014, During 2016, she appeared as Millie in the play Small Hours.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Baghdad Express Maya Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002–2007 The Basil Brush Show Molly Main role 2007 Holby City Ali Jarvis Episode: "Stargazer"

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Venue 1999 Les Misérables Little Cosette London 2012 The Real Thing Debbie Leeds 2013 That Face Izzy London The Landor Theatre, Clapham 2014 Black Coffee Lucía Amory London 2014–2015 Beauty and the Beast Belle London Theatre Royal Windsor 2016 Small Hours Millie London Theatre Royal Windsor 2017–2018 Awful Auntie Lady Stella Saxby London Richmond Theatre

Other Year Title Role Notes 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Katie Bell (voice) Video game 2011 Participation in the website of Jessie Cave several characters pindippy.com