Genevieve Gaunt

Genevieve Gaunt
Gaunt in 2022
Born
Genevieve Wilhelmina Gaunt

(1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 (age 34)
London, England
Citizenship
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
[1]
Alma materNewnham College, Cambridge
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Websitegenevievegaunt.com

Genevieve Wilhelmina Gaunt (born 13 January 1991) is a Dutch-English actress and voice over artist known for portraying Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Wilhelmina "Willow" Moreno Henstridge in The Royals.

Early life

Gaunt was born and raised in London, England, the daughter of Dutch actor Frederik de Groot and British actress Fiona Gaunt. Gaunt attended the Godolphin and Latymer School in London. She graduated with a double first in English from Newnham College, Cambridge.[2]

Acting and Audio

Gaunt portrays young Diane Keaton in Sky Cinema's 2024 film Arthur's Whiskey starring Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lulu, Boy George, David Harewood, Bill Patterson and Lawrence Chaney.[3]

In 2023 Gaunt wrapped on film Strictly Confidential directed by Damian Hurley.

Gaunt portrayed Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Jessica Fuller in The Face of an Angel.[4] She portrayed Princess Isabella in Knightfall in 2019 and Wilhelmina "Willow" Moreno on The Royals from 2015 to 2018.[5][6]

In 2022 she led new play Ghosts of the Titanic by Ron Hutchinson at The Park Theatre and Lyric Theatre, Belfast.

In October 2022 Dame Harriet Walter and Gaunt performed a staged reading of The Dame and the Showgirl by Simon Berry at The Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly. The play is about the meeting between Dame Edith Sitwell and Marilyn Monroe. The play was previously produced as an audiodrama in 2021 for Audible with Emma Thompson and Sinead Matthews.[citation needed]

In 2020 Gaunt narrated The Discomfort of Evening (Winner of the Booker Prize International) and played the lead little boy in Code Name Bananas by David Walliams. Genevieve is the voice of Lady Penelope and Grandma Tracy in Thunderbirds with Jon Culshaw as Parker.

In October 2022 she narrated Maggie O'Farrell's novel The Marriage Portrait for which she won the AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award.[7] Her narration of The Memory of Animals by Clare Fuller won the AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award in 2023.[8]

Writing and Broadcasting

In 2021, Gaunt produced podcast The Cupid Couch[9] where she interviewed Rose McGowan, Buck Angel and Kathy Lette. It was listed by The Radio Times in their '34 Best Podcasts of 2021'.[10]

In October 2022 Gaunt co-curated The Braemar Literary Festival at The Fife Arms in Scotland with HM the Queen Consort's 'Reading Room', St Margaret's, local cultural partners and Tom Parker Bowles. Guests included Sebastian Faulks, Jeremy Lee, Angela Hartnett, Jackie Kay, Ian Rankin, Sam Leith, Dr Frank Tallis, Justine Picardie, Stephen Page and Kate Mosse.[11]

Gaunt interviewed writer Amor Towles for magazine A Rabbit's Foot, published 9 December 2023.[12]

Gaunt adapted Thunderbirds comic 'Mr Steelman' (original comic by Alan Fennell) for audiodrama as part of the series 'Danger and Deception' for release in January 2024. Cast includes Jon Culshaw, Genevieve Gaunt, Wayne Forester, Justin T. Lee, Anna Leong Brophy and Joe Jameson.

Gaunt writes book reviews for The Spectator.[13]

Filmography

Theatre

Year[14] Title Role Director Notes
2013 Assassins by Stephen Sondheim Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme Maria Montague Edinburgh Festival
2015 French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan Diana Lake Paul Miller Orange Tree Theatre
2018 Monogamy by Torben Betts Amanda Alastair Whatley Park Theatre
2022 Ghosts of the Titanic by Ron Hutchinson Emma Hinton Eoin O'Callaghan Park Theatre
2022 The Dame and the Showgirl by Simon Berry, with Dame Harriet Walter (reading) Marilyn Monroe Harry Burton The Criterion, West End
2022 Thunderbirds Concert: Stand by for Action Lady Penelope Jamie Anderson Birmingham Symphony Hall
2023 House of the Wicked by Torben Betts (reading) Marilyn Monroe Sir Trevor Nunn National Theatre
2024 The Marilyn Conspiracy by Vicki McKellar Marilyn Monroe Guy Masterson Park Theatre[15]

Radio

Year Title Notes
2020 The USA Trilogy by John Dos Passos BBC R4
2021 The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann BBC R4
2022 Macbeth (With David Tennant) BBC R4
2022 Pretty Vacant (With Tim McInnerny) BBC R4
2022 Ghosts of the Titanic by Ron Hutchinson BBC R4
2022 The Painted Hall (With Hugh Bonneville) BBC R4
2022 The Age of Anxiety by W.H Auden BBC R3
2022 A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson BBC R4
2023 Macbeth with David Tennant[16] BBC R4
2023 Twelfth Night with Toby Jones[17] BBC R4

Audiobooks

Year Title
2020 Code Name Bananas by David Walliams
2020 The Discomfort of Evening (Winner of the Booker Prize International 2020)
2021 Lampie by Annet Schaap
2021 Magma by Thora Hjörleifsdóttir
2022 The Kiss by Santa Montefiore
2022 An Italian Girl in Brooklyn by Santa Montefiore
2021 The Heights by Louise Candlish
2022 The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (WINNER of the AudioFile Earphones Award for Best Narration)
2023 Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
2023 The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
2023 The Black Feathers by Rebecca Netley
2023 Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler
2023 Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook[18]
2023 Fervour by Toby Lloyd[19]
2025 First Action Bureau: Damaged Goods by Richard James

Audiodrama

Year Title
2021 Ask Arizona Children's Series (Audible)
2021 Soft Voice (QCode)
2022 Medea by Euripides (Open University)
2021 Ajax by Sophocles (Open University)
2021–2022 Thunderbirds: Terror from the Stars, Operation Asteroids, Peril in Peru, The Space Mirror, The Vanishing Ray, Brains is Dead, Blazing Danger (Anderson Entertainment)
2017–2022 Doctor Who: The Silent City, Warlock's Cross, The Helliax Rift, Red Planets (Big Finish)
2021 Fireball XL5 (Anderson Entertainment)
2020 First Action Bureau (Anderson Entertainment)
2019 The Prisoner (Big Finish)
2019 The Human Frontier (Big Finish)
2018 The Waringham Chronicles (Audible)

Film

Year Title Role Director
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Pansy Parkinson Alfonso Cuaron
2010 Between You & Me Eleanor
Hippie Hippie Shake Trudi Beeban Kidron
2011 There I Am Ruth
2012 The End Madeleine
2014 The Face of an Angel Jessica Fuller Michael Winterbottom
Falcon Martine
2015 Dusty and Me Chrissie Betsan Morris Evans
2016 Kids in Love Issie Chris Foggin
The Last Dragonslayer Hermione Twizzle Jamie Stone
2018 The Mercy Miss Teignmouth James Marsh
2024 Strictly Confidential Jemma Damian Hurley
Arthur's Whiskey Young Linda [20]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Heartbeat Vivienne Middleton Episode: "Hey Hey LBJ"
Lost in Austen Georgiana Episode #1.3
2009 Land Girls Susan Sykes Episode: "Destinies"
2015 Father Brown Young Evelyn Episode: "The Curse of Amenhotep"
2015–2018 The Royals Wilhelmina "Willow" Moreno Henstridge Recurring role (season 2); main role (seasons 3–4)
2019 Knightfall Princess Isabella Main role (season 2)

Awards

  • Sylvia Kristel Award (2015)[21][22]
  • Earphones Award for Audiobook Narration 2023, The Memory of Animals by Clare Fuller.[23]
  • Earphones Award for Audiobook Narration 2022, The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell.[24]

References

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  2. ^ "Genevieve Gaunt on her 'Amanda Knox' role... and how Cambridge acting helped her get a double first". Evening Standard. 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ "First Look of Arthur's Whisky, a coming-of-age story with a twist starring Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge and Lulu". skygroup.sky. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Genevieve Gaunt". United Agents. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (22 March 2016). "The Royals Ups Genevieve Gaunt; The Patriot Promotes Chris Conrad". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. ^ Swift, Andy (24 September 2018). "The Royals Officially Dead as Cancelled Drama Fails to Find New Home". TVLine. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ "AudioFile, Discover the World of Audiobooks". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ "AudioFile, Discover the World of Audiobooks". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ "The Cupid Couch on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. ^ "34 best podcasts to listen to in 2021". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Braemar Literary Festival 2022 - Fife Arms". thefifearms.com. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Amor Towles: "My characters are all inventions but every now and then something from my life will sneak into my work."". 4 December 2023.
  13. ^ "The Spectator columnists & writers". The Spectator. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Genevieve Gaunt". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  15. ^ Wood, Alex (13 May 2024). "Cast revealed for The Marilyn Conspiracy at the Park Theatre". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  16. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Macbeth, Macbeth Part One". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Twelfth Night (Part 1)". BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ^ Audible.com | Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook.
  19. ^ Audible.com | Fervour by Toby Lloyd.
  20. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (3 May 2023). "Diane Keaton, Boy George, Lulu, David Harewood, Patricia Hodge in 'Arthur's Whisky': Arclight Films to Launch Sales at Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Actrice Genevieve Gaunt wint Sylvia Kristelprijs" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Film by the Sea: Awards" (in Dutch). Film by the Sea. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  23. ^ "AudioFile, Discover the World of Audiobooks". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  24. ^ "AudioFile, Discover the World of Audiobooks". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2023.