Personal Info
First Lady of the American Theater
Gerry
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Bump in the Night
as Mrs. Beauchamps
Dick Francis: Twice Shy
as Mrs. O'Rourke
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Martha Bach
Night of Courage
as Abby Abelsen
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Gramma-Jess
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
as Charlotte Kessling
Do You Remember Love
as Lorraine Wyatt
Easy Money
as Mrs. Monahan
Dixie: Changing Habits
as Sister Agnes
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
as Self
TV Shows
Chalk
as Janet Slatt · 6 ep.
A Year in the Life
as Mrs. Wilbourne · 1 ep.
The Golden Girls
as Martha · 1 ep.
Kennedy
as Rose Kennedy · 3 ep.
St. Elsewhere
as Margaret Ryan · 2 ep.
Cagney & Lacey
1 ep.
Nurse
as Helen McCall · 1 ep.
Trapper John, M.D.
as Bag lady · 1 ep.
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self · 1 ep.
Great Performances
as Essie Miller · 1 ep.
