About
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 production of Heartbreak House. Producer Hal B. Wallis saw her in this production and subsequently signed her to a contract with Warner Bros, where she starred in Dark Victory and Wuthering Heights. Afterwards, appeared in Shining Victory, The Gay Sisters, and Watch on the Rhine, but her career...
Known for
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
Climax!Series • 1954
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
SuspenseSeries • 1949
A Year in the LifeSeries • 1987
ChalkSeries • 1997
Wuthering HeightsMovie • 1939
Poltergeist II: The Other SideMovie • 1986
The PawnbrokerMovie • 1965
ArthurMovie • 1981
Easy MoneyMovie • 1983
Arthur 2: On the RocksMovie • 1988
Harry and TontoMovie • 1974
Dark VictoryMovie • 1939
Rachel, RachelMovie • 1968