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Georgina Hagen | |
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Born | Georgina Kimberley Hagen Hampshire, England |
Education | Sylvia Young Theatre School |
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Georgina Kimberley Hagen is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Rebecca Chalmers in the CBBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker (2005) and as Lauren Waters in the ITV musical series Britannia High (2008). She has also performed in a number of West End musicals.
Life and career
As a child, Hagen starred in a number of West end musicals, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium and as the voice of Control in the 2004–2013 UK tour of Starlight Express - The 3rd Dimension, on which her father, Peter Hagen, was musical director. Her mother is actress Susie Fenwick who has appeared in many West End productions. She was heard alongside actors such as Oliver Thornton and Tim Driesen. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
Hagen starred in Britannia High as Lauren Waters alongside Mitch Hewer, Sapphire Elia, Matthew James Thomas, Rana Roy, Marcquelle Ward, Sophie Powles and Adam Garcia. She went through a year-long audition process which involved dance, drama and singing workshops.
Hagen has starred as Meat in the 2009/2010 UK tour of Queen musical We Will Rock You'', and played the lead role of Pearl in Starlight Express in Bochum, Germany until May 25, 2014. She recently featured in Tim Minchin's new Musical 'Groundhog Day', in which she played the role of Nancy Taylor.
Hagen is the second cousin of Perry Fenwick, who plays Billy Mitchell in EastEnders.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Magic Grandad | Nikki | TV series (3 episodes) |
2005 | The Story of Tracy Beaker | Rebecca Chalmers | TV series (series 5) |
2008 | Britannia High | Lauren Waters | TV series (9 episodes) |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Annie | Kate / Molly | Victoria Palace Theatre |
2002 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Sewer Child | London Palladium |
2004–2013 | Starlight Express - The 3rd Dimension | Control (voice) | UK Tour |
2009 | We Will Rock You | Meat | UK Tour |
2010 | Starlight Express | Dinah the Dining Car | Bochum, Germany |
2011 | Pearl the Observation Car | ||
2014 | Evita | Mistress | Ljubljana Summer Festival |
2015 | Bat Boy: The Musical | Shelley Parker | Southwark Playhouse |
Like Me | Ashley | Waterloo East Theatre, London | |
Judy - The Songbook of Judy Garland | Herself | UK Tour | |
2016 | Groundhog Day | Nancy Taylor | The Old Vic |
2018 | Starlight Express | Pearl | Bochum, Germany |
2020 | The Sound of Music | Sister Margaretta | Tallinn, Estonia |
2021 | Heathers: The Musical | Ms Fleming / Veronica’s Mum | UK Tour |
2022 | But I'm a Cheerleader: The Musical | Mary Brown | Turbine Theatre, London |
2023 | Disney100: The Concert | Vocalist | UK and Europe arena tour |
2024 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Alternate Margaret / Understudy Ray / Miss Hedge | Also resident director, UK Tour |
References
- ^ "Georgina Hagen on Internet Movie Database". IMDb. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Georgina Hagen Biography on We Will Rock You Website". Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- Troup, Janice; Bayford, Natasha; Fearnley, Sarah (2008), Britannia High Press Pack (PDF), ITV Press Office, Manchester, retrieved 16 December 2013
- "Starlight Express GmbH Cast List". Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- "Georgina Hagen as Alternate Margaret/Understudy Ray/Miss Hed". everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.