Geraldine Somerville

Personal context

Summary

Geraldine Somerville is an Irish actor known for playing DS Jane Penhaligon in Cracker and Lily Potter in the Harry Potter films, as well as roles in Gosford Park, Titanic, and period and literary dramas. Her work spans crime, historical drama, and stories about family and personal relationships. In a 2012 interview, she said women her age and their experiences as parents were not represented much in the media, and that finding good roles at that stage of her career was difficult. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or activism are on record.