Georgina Sherrington

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Career

The Worst Witch

Sherrington is best known for her portrayal of the character of Mildred Hubble in the children's series The Worst Witch (1998–2001), as well as the spin-off series Weirdsister College - The Further Adventures of The Worst Witch (2001),[1] a British/Canadian co-production between ITV and TV Ontario, screened on HBO in North America, ABC in Australia, and on various other networks worldwide. In 2000 she won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress for her work in The Worst Witch.

Sherrington reprised her role in the first episode of The New Worst Witch (2005).[1] Her character is seen dropping off her cousin Henrietta Hubble, the titular protagonist at Cackle's Academy for Witches. Sherrington and Clare Coulter were the only cast members to reprise their roles from The Worst Witch.

She shared her memories about The Worst Witch in an interview while working on the short Stop/Eject.[2]

Short films

Sherrington has appeared in several short films[1] including Talk (2010),[3] Steamboat (2011) and Stop/Eject (2014).

Other work

Sherrington relocated back to London in 2010 after spending time in the Los Angeles area. She worked at the BBC in the Drama Commissioning team and several production companies. She is currently working as a development consultant at See-Saw Films.

Personal life

She was a student at Wimbledon High School, London, and graduated from Princeton University[1] in 2008, where she was a member of Princeton Tower Club. At Princeton, she directed Love's Labours Lost in April 2006 and a Shakespeare Festival in 2007,[4] and served as director, assistant director, and actress in various productions in 2007, including The Winter's Tale.[5][6]

In October 2020, Sherrington announced on her Instagram, she was pregnant with her first child, a boy who was born in February 2021 with her long term partner Jeremy Boote.[7]

She has three younger brothers.

Filmography

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1998–2001 The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble 38 Episodes [1]
2001 Weirdsister College Series 1 (13 episodes) [1]
2005 The New Worst Witch Episode: Give a Witch a Bad Name (Guest Star) [1]
2010 Talk Girl Short [3]
2011 The White Box The Advisor Short
Steamboat Juliana Short, Writer, Editor and Producer
2012 All in the Method Georgina Episode: The Acting Guru
2013 Stop/Eject Kate Short
2014 Tag Miss Locklee
2015 Welcome to Purgatory Skinny Shaitan Renamed Dark Ascension [1]
2016 Welcome to Purgatory II: The Journey to Hell Also known as Dark Ascension II: The Journey to Hell [8]

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