Caroline Goodall
Template:Short description Template:BLP one source Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Caroline Goodall Pecorini (born 13 November 1959) is an English–Australian actress, screenwriter and producer. Awards and nominations include Best Actress nominations AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries Cassidy and the 1995 film Hotel Sorrento, a Logie Awards Nomination for the mini series A Difficult Woman, and a Best Actress award (Rome Film Festival). Her film appearances include Hook (1991), Cliffhanger (1993), Schindler's List (1993), Disclosure (1994), White Squall (1996), The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Best of Me (2014).
Early life
Goodall was born in London to a publisher father and journalist mother. She attended St Leonards-Mayfield School and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and English from the University of Bristol.[1] Caroline was a member of the National Youth Theatre.
Career
Goodall has appeared extensively on stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and then the National Theatre. Her roles for the RSC include Lady Anne in Richard III, Australian tour opposite Sir Anthony Sher and Hypatia in Misalliance; while for the National Theatre she played Rebecca in Command or Promise. She played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the Shaw Theatre, Viola In Twelfth Night ( Plymouth) starred at the Manchester Royal Exchange, Royal Court Theatre as Susan in Jonathan Gem's comedy Susan's Breasts; Alan Ayckbourn's Steven Joseph Theatre in Scarborough and as Isobel in David Hare's US premiere of The Secret Rapture at the SCR.
Goodall was cast for the 1991 film Hook. She went on to appear as Kristel in the film Cliffhanger (1993), as Emilie Schindler in Schindler's List (1993), and then ] in Barry Levinson's Disclosure (1994). In Australia, she co-starred with Russell Crowe in The Silver Brumby in 1993, and was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1995 film Hotel Sorrento. She had previously been nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a TV film or miniseries for the 1989 miniseries Cassidy. In 1996, she appeared in the BBC miniseries The Sculptress. In 1998, she was nominated for a Logie Award for Best Actress for A Difficult Woman, which also won best TV mini series at the New York Festival in 1998. She appeared opposite Jeff Bridges in Ridley Scott's White Squall (1996); as Helen Thermopolis in Garry Marshall's The Princess Diaries (2001), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and opposite Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill in The Cold Light Of Day (2012). European credits include appearances in Urs Egger's Opernball (1998) The Thief Lord (2006), and Denis De La Patelliere's Épées Des Diamants. She appeared in Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Vol. II (2013) and won a RIFF Best Actress Award for her role in Massimo Cogliatore's two-hander thriller The Elevator (2014). In 2015, she played Elsbeth Beaumont in Jocelyn Moorhouse's film The Dressmaker, with Kate Winslet and Judy Davis. Other films include Hunter Killer (2018) The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) and Grace Vessler in Fred and Freddy Macdonald's Sew Torn (2024)
As a producer and screenwriter, in addition to The Bay of Silence, Goodall's credits include screen adaptations of Rupert Thomson's Dreams of Leaving for HKM Films.
Goodall has appeared in many TV series including The White Queen (2013) and its sequel The White Princess (2017), portraying Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, the mother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. In 2016, she portrayed Kelly Frost in the CIA spy-thriller TV series Berlin Station.
Personal life
Goodall married Nicola Pecorini on 17 September 1994. The couple have two children. Her sister is producer Victoria Goodall.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Nurse Sally | |
| 1991 | Hook | Moira Banning | |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Kristel | |
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Elyne Mitchell | |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Emilie Schindler | |
| 1994 | Disclosure | Susan Sanders | |
| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento | Meg Moynihan | |
| 1996 | White Squall | Dr. Alice Sheldon | |
| 1997 | Casualties | Annie Summers | |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jenny Field | |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Johanna Pollack | |
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Helen Thermopolis | |
| 2003 | Shattered Glass | Mrs. Duke | |
| 2003 | Easy | Sandy Clarke | |
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Michelle Foster | |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Helen Thermopolis | |
| 2004 | Haven | Ms. Claire | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mrs. Parker | |
| 2005 | River's End | Sarah Watkins | |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ida Spavento | |
| 2006 | We Fight to Be Free | Martha Dandridge Custis | |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lisa Westwood | |
| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Dr. Elizabeth Tullen | |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Lady Radley | |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Laurie Shaw | |
| 2012 | Mental | Doris | |
| 2013 | Third Person | Dr. Gertner | |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | Psychologist | |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Evelyn Collier | |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Veronica Ashler | |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Elsbeth Beaumont | |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mary | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | President Ilene Dover | |
| 2019 | Muse | The Nurse | |
| 2020 | The Bay of Silence | Marcia | Also writer and producer |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Crowley | |
| 2021 | Birds of Paradise | Celine | |
| TBA | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Baroness | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Estelle Mortenhurze | Main role |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story | Ann Bolton | TV film |
| 1985 | Gems | Anne-Marie Colman | Regular role (series 1) |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Jenny Buchanan | "Steele Searching: Part 1" |
| 1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Holly Peverill | "Wink Three Times" |
| 1988 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Helen Derwent | "Rumpole and the Quality of Life" |
| 1989 | After the War | Sally Raglan | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | Cassidy | Charlie Cassidy | TV film |
| 1990 | 4 Play | Marsha | "Madly in Love" |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Lady Yardly | "The Adventure of the Western Star" |
| 1990 | Half a World Away | Amy Johnson | TV miniseries |
| 1991 | Ring of Scorpio | Helen Simmons | TV film |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Dr. Leslie Ashton | "The Wrong Stuff" |
| 1993 | At Home with the Webbers | Karen James | TV film |
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Maddie Hodges | "Eastbridge Boulevard" |
| 1993 | Screen One | Mandy | "Royal Celebration" |
| 1993 | Diamond Swords | Liv Gustavson | TV film |
| 1995 | Spider-Man | Vanessa Fisk (voice) | "Neogenic Nightmare: Chapters 11 & 12" |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rosalind Leigh | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Bloom | Debra Loomis | TV film |
| 1998 | Opera Ball | Heather Frazer | TV film |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Rebecca | "Promised Land" |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dr. Anne Harriman | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Sex 'n' Death | Bella | TV film |
| 2000 | Love and Murder | Sally Love | TV film |
| 2000 | Trust | Anne Travers | TV film |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Joanna Liddy | "Neighbours" |
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Igraine | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Me & Mrs Jones | Laura Bowden | TV film |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Emily Ryan | "Secrets & Flies" |
| 2005 | Alias | Elizabeth Powell | "Bob" |
| 2006 | Midsomer Murders | Grace Starkey | "Dead Letters" |
| 2010 | Pulse | Juliette Randall | TV film |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Kim Palmieri | "Wrongful Termination" |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Muriel Powell | TV miniseries |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | TV miniseries |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Penelope Calder | "The Killings of Copenhagen" |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Lady Doris | "Pride & Joy" |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | Kelly Frost | Recurring role (series 1) |
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | TV miniseries |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Lady Bayswater | "Colours" |
| 2018 | Bulletproof | Deputy Mayor Charlotte Carmel | Main role |
| 2020 | The Trader | Alex Patterson | Main cast |
| 2020 | Cold Courage | Maggie | Main cast |
References
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- Living people
- People educated at St Leonards-Mayfield School
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Actresses from London
- English film actresses
- English stage actresses
- English television actresses
- English screenwriters
- British women screenwriters
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- National Youth Theatre members