Georgina Terry
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Georgina Terry is a British actress best known for her role as the title role in the 2003 ITV
production of Pollyanna
, which based upon the novel by Eleanor H. Porter
. She was twelve years old when she won the role of Pollyanna, after succeeding through five auditions and despite having little professional acting experience.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
production of Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same optimistic outlook. The book was such a success, that Porter soon produced a sequel, Pollyanna...
, which based upon the novel by Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter
-Biography:She was born as Eleanor Hodgman in Littleton, New Hampshire on December 19, 1868, the daughter of Francis Fletcher Hodgman and Llewella Woolson. She was trained as a singer, attending New England Conservatory for several years, but later turned to writing. In 1892, she married John Lyman...
. She was twelve years old when she won the role of Pollyanna, after succeeding through five auditions and despite having little professional acting experience.