Georgina Moffat
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Georgina Moffat is an Australia
n / English
singer-songwriter, actress and model. Georgina currently uses an alias for her music career. She is the great granddaughter of poet, actress and muse Iris Tree
, the granddaughter of Ivan Moffat
, and the great great granddaughter of RADA
founder Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
.
To date, Moffat is perhaps best known for her role of Abigail Stock in Channel 4's Skins
.
In early 2009, she hosted the BBC show "The Almost Perfect Guide To Life"..
Georgina began modelling part time when she was 15 and continues to do so now, on occasion. In 2008, Georgina worked with / was the subject of a number of photographs shot by Magnum Photographer Eli Reed.
Georgina uses an alias for her music career, and since finishing skins, she has been writing, singing and arranging under that name. She was approached in mid 2009 by machine management and Sony Columbia to be in a 3 piece girl band, but it didn't pan out. She then started working on writing and arranging/producing her own material, under different management.
founder Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and her grandfather Ivan Moffat
was an Oscar nominated screenwriter, hollywood socialite and producer who wrote (among others) the 1965 film, Giant, Shane, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night
". His mother and Georgina's great grandmother Iris Tree
was an eccentric bohemian poet, muse, and actress (known for playing herself in Federico Fellini
's La dolce vita
and for being artists Jacob Epstein
, Augustus John
's and Amedeo Modigliani
's muse.) She was married to New York artist and Man Ray
collaborator Curtis Moffat
, who was Georgina's great grandfather. The actor Oliver Reed
was one of Georgina's uncles. On a different branch of the family, she is the great granddaughter of William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (who previously owned the W.H.Smith chain).
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n / English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer-songwriter, actress and model. Georgina currently uses an alias for her music career. She is the great granddaughter of poet, actress and muse Iris Tree
Iris Tree
Iris Tree was an English poet, actress and artists' model, described as a bohemian, an eccentric, a wit and an adventuress....
, the granddaughter of Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat was a British screenwriter and associate producer who, with Fred Guiol, was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's novel Giant into the film Giant....
, and the great great granddaughter of RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
founder Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Early Life & Career
Georgina grew up with her family living in Budapest where she attended international school. She then lived in Amsterdam and Paris, before returning to London in her mid teens. Georgina later studied at University College London, UCLUCL
UCL may refer to refer to:In education:* University College London, a public research university in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London* Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels, Belgium...
.
To date, Moffat is perhaps best known for her role of Abigail Stock in Channel 4's Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
.
In early 2009, she hosted the BBC show "The Almost Perfect Guide To Life"..
Georgina began modelling part time when she was 15 and continues to do so now, on occasion. In 2008, Georgina worked with / was the subject of a number of photographs shot by Magnum Photographer Eli Reed.
Georgina uses an alias for her music career, and since finishing skins, she has been writing, singing and arranging under that name. She was approached in mid 2009 by machine management and Sony Columbia to be in a 3 piece girl band, but it didn't pan out. She then started working on writing and arranging/producing her own material, under different management.
Family
Georgina is the great, great granddaughter of RADARada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
founder Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and her grandfather Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat was a British screenwriter and associate producer who, with Fred Guiol, was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's novel Giant into the film Giant....
was an Oscar nominated screenwriter, hollywood socialite and producer who wrote (among others) the 1965 film, Giant, Shane, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night
Tender is the Night (1962 film)
Tender Is the Night is a 1962 film directed by Henry King, based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The soundtrack featured a song, also called "Tender Is the Night", by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster , which was nominated for the 1962 Academy Award for Best Song...
". His mother and Georgina's great grandmother Iris Tree
Iris Tree
Iris Tree was an English poet, actress and artists' model, described as a bohemian, an eccentric, a wit and an adventuress....
was an eccentric bohemian poet, muse, and actress (known for playing herself in Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
's La dolce vita
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
and for being artists Jacob Epstein
Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE was an American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British citizen in 1911. He often produced controversial works which challenged taboos on what was appropriate subject matter...
, Augustus John
Augustus John
Augustus Edwin John OM, RA, was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom....
's and Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. Primarily a figurative artist, he became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form...
's muse.) She was married to New York artist and Man Ray
Man Ray
Man Ray , born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal...
collaborator Curtis Moffat
Curtis Moffat
Curtis Moffat was an abstract photographer, color still life and society portraitist. At times he collaborated with Man Ray.-Biography:...
, who was Georgina's great grandfather. The actor Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his burly screen presence. Reed exemplified his real-life macho image in "tough guy" roles...
was one of Georgina's uncles. On a different branch of the family, she is the great granddaughter of William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (who previously owned the W.H.Smith chain).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Skins series 1 | Abigail Stock | |
| 2008 | Skins series 2 | Abigail Stock | |
| 2009 | The almost perfect guide to life | Herself (celebrity mentor) | |