| Geraldine Somerville | |
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| Born | Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville May 19, 1967 County Meath, Republic of Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | William Osbourne-Young |
Geraldine Margaret Agnew-Somerville (born 19 May 1967) is an Irish-born British actress best known for her role as Penhaligon in Cracker and as Harry's mother, Lily Potter, in the Harry Potter film series.
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Geraldine Agnew-Somerville was born in County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of the retired financial expert, Sir Quentin Charles Agnew-Somerville, 2nd Baronet, and Margaret April Irene, Lady Agnew-Somerville (née Drummond), an antiques dealer, but was brought up on the Isle of Man.
Her mother is a daughter of John Drummond, 15th Baron Strange, and sister of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange.[1] She has an elder sister, Amelia Rachel (who owns and works in a restaurant with her husband in the Australian rainforest), and a younger brother, James Lockett Charles Agnew-Somerville, who worked in Hong Kong and writes poetry.
Somerville attended dance classes from the age of six, and at eight was sent to The Arts Educational School, a boarding school in Tring, Hertfordshire. There she was taught ballet. She left at 16, but continued her studies in London.
Somerville trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1989) in London. She did stage work and appeared on TV in episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty (1993) before landing the role of Penhaligon (or 'Panhandle') in Cracker.
Somerville has recently played Lady Stockbridge in Julian Fellowes's Gosford Park and Harry Potter's mother Lily in all six Potter movies. In May 2007, she played author Daphne du Maurier in the BBC TV drama Daphne.
Somerville married William Osbourne-Young in December 1995 with whom she has three children; her oldest son Casper was born in May 2002.
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