Georgia "Georgie" Laura Henley was born on the 9th of July 1995 to Mike Henley and Helen Henley Wone in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England. Her father is a lawyer and often has to stay down in London. She has two older sisters, Rachael and Laura.
Georgie attended Ilkley Upstagers' Drama Club from the age of 6 to 10 years old, and was a student at Moorfield Girls' Private school until July 2006. In September 2006, Georgie began attending Bradford Grammar School, where she is currently in Year 11.
Appearance
She has brown hair, blue eyes and is 5ft 4in tall.
Rise to Fame
When she was 5 and a half, she starred in a Christmas play meant for 10 year olds. She was brilliant. Her drama teacher signed her up to Ilkley Upstagers' Drama Club, where she starred as a Little Morris Dancer in 2003 and the Loud Growling Monster in Monster Mash in 2004.
In April 2003, the casting director of Narnia visited her drama group, where a number of the younger girls were questioned and interviewed. When Georgie was asked what book she was reading, she said she was reading The Bed and Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson. She was also asked who she would eat first if her and her family were stuck on a desert island. She said she would eat her sister. And then she went into great detail of how!!!
Georgie later got a call beckoning her down to the Tabernacle in Nottinghill, London in July. Unfortunately, Georgie's parents almost pulled Georgie out of the auditions. The director, Andrew Adamson, had to have dinner with them to persuade them. Not long afterwards, Georgie was cast as Lucy Pevensie.
On the 20th of May 2004, Georgie participated in the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts, where she did a vocal solo (up to age 9) and came in 2nd place. It was held at the Riddings Hall. at 2.00pm. She also did a memorised prose (to 8 years) Section A.
In June 28th 2004, the first day of filming in New Zealand began. They filmed the evacuation scenes at the station. On the 12th July 2004 she met the Prime Minister of New Zealand whilst filming a cricket scene.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released on the 10th of December 2005.
Filmography/Theatre
Baboushka
December 2000
Moorfield Primary School
Baboushka the Russian Granny
The Pied Piper
Unknown Date
Moorfield Primary School
The Mayor
Unknown
2003
Ilkley Ustagers Drama Club
Little Morris Dancer
Monster Mash
Early 2004
Ilkley Upstagers Drama Club
The Loud Growling Monster
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the WItch and the wardrobe
June 2004- February 2005
New Zealand, Czech Republic
Lucy Pevensie
Babes in the Wood
January-February 2006
Ilkley Upstagers @ KIng's Hall, Ilkley
A Babe
Jane Eyre (BBC)
February-June 2006
England, Scotland
Young Jane Eyre
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
February-September 2007
New Zealand, Czech Republic
Lucy Pevensie
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
July-November 2009
Australia
Lucy Pevensie
Trivia
Books she has read:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- The Chronicles of Narnia series (which she read at the age of 6)
- The Bed and Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson (age 6)
- Prince Caspian: Fight for the Throne (special edition, age12)
- Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
- The Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce
- The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- To Kill a Mockingbird (age 15)
- Cheese and grape sandwiches
- Cheese and jam sandwiches
- Cheese and apple sandwiches
- Cherry tomatoes (and apple juice sometimes)
- Popcorn, Haribos, donuts, cake (especially chocolate)
- Asian platters
- Hot chocolate
- Marshmallows
- Pizza
- Ketchup
- Beef, brocolli and carrots
- "Sprite" drink
- Vanilla yoghurt she has at school
- Kings of Leon
- Bloc Party
- Muse
- The Strokes
- Brandon Flowers
- Taylor Momsen
- White Lies
- Natalie Portman
- Kate WInslet
- Julia Roberts
- Johnny Depp
- Robert Pattinson
- Russel Brand
- Kristen Stewart
- Simon Cowell
- Topshop (Leeds)
- HP.R London Fashion Agency
- REVOLVEclothing.com
- Moschino.com
- Lagarconne.com
- BerubeBoutique
- Frat House America
- Car
- Train
- Plane
- Boat
- Helicopter
- English
- French
- Latin
- Russian
- a little Spanish (at Primary school)
- Table tennis
- Netball
- Basketball
- Billy Elliot
- Disney's Sleeping Beauty
- Narnia: 1,2 and 3
- Shrek 2
- Star Wars 3: Revege of the Sith
- Twilight
- Inception
- Adventureland
- Moulin Rouge
- Pirates of the Caribbean 4
- "The Pillar of Secrets" and "The Snow Stag" , which she sold to the WWF charity for wildlife
- The Diary of a Bully
- She used to dictate her stories to her teacher and she would type them up on her laptop
- Guitar
- Recorder (a little bit at primary school)
- A dog with a very short tail before 2007
- A cat called Ruby-the-killer-cat-Henley, who apparently brings in rabbits through the catflap! She has had this cat since 2010.
- She used to be in a little band when she was 10! This band was just with her friends.
- She can horse-ride, do archery, swim, scuba dive (although she failed her junior licence because she fainted underwater), act, write stories, play guitar, write songs, play Kings of Leon on guitar and can skim pebbles across water.
- As a thank-you for being in the first Narnia film, the director gave each of the Pevensie actors an iPod. Georgie thanked him gratefully, but when he walked away, she turned to her mum and said "What is it?"
