Georgina Hagen Explained

Birth Name:Georgina Kimberley Hagen
Birth Place: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).[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Magic GrandadNikkiTV series (3 episodes)
2005The Story of Tracy BeakerRebecca ChalmersTV series (series 5)
2008Britannia HighLauren WatersTV series (9 episodes)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998AnnieKate / MollyVictoria Palace Theatre
2002Chitty Chitty Bang BangSewer ChildLondon Palladium
2004–2013Starlight Express - The 3rd DimensionControl (voice)UK Tour
2009We Will Rock YouMeatUK Tour
2010Starlight ExpressDinah the Dining CarBochum, Germany
2011Pearl the Observation Car
2014EvitaMistressLjubljana Summer Festival
2015Shelley ParkerSouthwark Playhouse
Like MeAshleyWaterloo East Theatre, London
Judy - The Songbook of Judy GarlandHerselfUK Tour
2016Groundhog DayNancy TaylorThe Old Vic
2018Starlight ExpressPearlBochum, Germany
2020The Sound of MusicSister MargarettaTallinn, Estonia
2021Ms Fleming / Veronica’s MumUK Tour
2022But I'm a Cheerleader: The MusicalMary BrownTurbine Theatre, London
2023Disney100: The ConcertVocalistUK and Europe arena tour
2024Everybody's Talking About JamieAlternate Margaret / Understudy Ray / Miss HedgeAlso resident director, UK Tour[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgina Hagen on Internet Movie Database. IMDb. 16 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Georgina Hagen Biography on We Will Rock You Website . 8 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100302023112/http://www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour/cast_and_crew/principals/georgina_hagen/ . 2 March 2010 .
  3. Web site: Starlight Express GmbH Cast List. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210173706/http://starlight-express.de/DARSTELLER.1593.0.html. 10 December 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Georgina Hagen as Alternate Margaret/Understudy Ray/Miss Hed . 2024-04-26 . everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk . en.