Georgina Sherrington

Georgina Sherrington (born 26 July 1985) is an English actress. Sherrington portrayed Mildred Hubble in two series beginning with The Worst Witch (1998-2001) and concluding with Weirdsister College. She made a guest appearance in a spin-off The New Worst Witch. She has appeared in several short films.

Career

The Worst Witch Sherrington is best known for her portrayal of the character of Mildred Hubble in the children's series The Worst Witch (1998–2001), as well as the spin-off series Weirdsister College - The Further Adventures of The Worst Witch (2001), a British/Canadian co-production between ITV and TV Ontario, screened on HBO in North America, ABC in Australia, and on various other networks worldwide. In 2000 she won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress for her work in The Worst Witch.

Sherrington reprised her role in the first episode of The New Worst Witch (2005).

Short films

Sherrington has appeared in several short films Steamboat (2011) and Stop/Eject (2014).

Other work

Sherrington relocated back to London in 2010 after spending time in the Los Angeles area. She worked at the BBC in the Drama Commissioning team and several production companies. She is currently working as a development consultant at See-Saw Films.

Personal life

She was a student at Wimbledon High School, London, and graduated from Princeton University and served as director, assistant director, and actress in various productions in 2007, including The Winter's Tale.

In October 2020, Sherrington announced on her Instagram, she was pregnant with her first child, a boy who was born in February 2021 with her long term partner Jeremy Boote.

She has three younger brothers.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1998–2001 The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble 38 Episodes