Geraldine Fitzgerald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

11/24/1913

Place of Birth

Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

Also Known As

First Lady of the American TheaterGerry

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Biography

Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lady Lindsay-Hogg was an Irish-American actress and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She was born south of Dublin, the daughter of Edith Catherine and Edward Martin FitzGerald. She studied painting at the Dublin School of Art. Inspired by her aunt, and began her acting career in at Dublin's Gate Theatre. After two seasons in Dublin, she moved to London, where she found success in films The Mill on the Floss, The Turn of the Tide, and Cafe Mascot. Fitzgerald's success led her to the Broadway stage in 1938. She made her American debut in the Mercury Theatre...

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