Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Hollywood Georgie Henley

PROFILE

Date of Birth : 9 July 1995

Birth Place : Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Birth Name : Georgia Laura Henley

Real Name : Georgina Helen Henley

Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Occupation : Actress

Sign : Cancer

Years active : 2005–present



BIOGRAPHY

Henley was born on 9 July 1995, to Helen and Mike Henley, and has two older sisters, Rachael and Laura. Rachael played the older version of Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.She lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and attends Bradford Grammar School, where she is a member of the Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group.
Henley is a supporter of SOS Children's Villages, an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children.
Georgina "Georgie" Helen Henley is an English child actress who played Lucy Pevensie in the The Chronicles of Narnia film series, for which she won the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Award for "Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female" in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Georgie Henley reprised her Narnia role in the sequels, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, and the future The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, due May 7, 2010.
Georgie Henley is part of the Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group and currently attends Bradford Grammar School. She is the younger sister of Rachael (who plays the older version of Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe).
Since the release of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe she has appeared in the stage play Babes in the Wood at her local theatre group, which ran from January 27 to February 4, 2006. She also appeared as the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre.

CAREER

Henley made her debut as Lucy Pevensie in 2005 film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, based on the C.S. Lewis novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The film grossed $745,011,272 worldwide. Henley has won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth Female in a Lead or Supporting Role and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger in 2006.
Henley reprised her role of Lucy Pevensie in the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2008 sequel Prince Caspian and 2010 sequel The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Since the release of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Henley has appeared in the stage play Babes in the Wood at her local theatre group, which ran from 27 January to 4 February 2006. She also appeared as the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre.

MOVIES LIST

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Jane Eyre (2006)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)


AWARDS

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2006: Best Young Actress (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2006: Most Promising Performer (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated

Empire Awards
2006: Best Newcomer (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated

Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards
2008: Kids Choice Film Actress (for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) — Won

Online Film Critics Society Awards
2006: Best Breakthrough Performance (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Nominated

Phoenix Film Critics Awards
2006: Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role — Female (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Won

Young Artist Awards
2006: Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) — Won

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