Alpha: 2012 Judy Geeson Q&A Panel

Introduction

Warnings

• Quoted items may sometimes be mild paraphrases or compressions.
• Unquoted statements are more heavily paraphrased or compressed, but some phrases may still be as originally spoken.

Details

• In S19, she enjoyed playing a role with a split personality. She stated that she did not have to audition for the role?
• "The Lords of Salem": three others turned down the role she got, perhaps because it was a low-budget production. She stated that after her audition for her role in it, Rob Zombie (the producer?) stated something to the effect that "she understands what I wrote, book her." Regarding that movie, but later in the panel, Paul Bens indicated (he heard?) the not as much blood and gore compared to other Rob Zombie productions. She stated RZ is an old-fashioned soul, and that it was a very happy set.
• Long-time friend of Roy Dotrice.
• One S19 publicity photo is of Judy on the set with a camera taking pictures. She was asked if she has any of the pictures she took, but she answered that she was pretty certain that it was not her camera.
• She agrees that ... UXB is a historically accurate and fantastic series. "The whole thing was shot in London."
• "The higher up the ladder, the sweeter the person." (I think she explained something along the lines of no longer having to go out and make their mark, or something like that.)
• She told a story from filming "Fearing the Light" (?). Peter Cushing had heard that she had a cockatoo (sp?), and asking that she bring it (named Benjamin but later discovered it was a female -- but has kept the name) to the set. One(?) time as he walked by, it said, "Hello."
• For Mad About You, she knew the show runner, but you just could not get the role that way.
• She stated Star Maidens was fun but that Space: 1999 was "superior in every way."
• In Star Trek: Voyager, she played a holodeck character named Sandrine. "They [cast and crew] had been going for so long, it was not personal... it was quick."
• When asked what role she is asked about the most, she replied without hesitation, "To Sir With Love" -- to which she added: "Every time. Every time."
• Asked when she decided to move to Los Angeles. She was doing "The Real Thing" (here in the U.S.), but was going to return to the U.K. to do another show. When that was canceled, she decided to remain for awhile. Then she met a man, and got married. Though she later divorced, she had SAD and liked the warmth [and light?] in the L.A. area. She still loves and visits England, but has lived here for over thirty years.
• She then invited "the men" (at least Prentis and probably Anton and Chris as well) to join her on the panel.
• Prentis asked her if she had "any dirt on Nick." She replied, "Not really."
• Asked "Does playing the Space: 1999 role take a lot out of you," she replied, "Not really; just stay in the moment."
• Asked about differences in acting in the U.S. vs. U.K., she stated there was no real (major?) difference except "tea time" in the U.K., which when called meant everything was dropped.
• Someone (probably Judy) on the panel stated that the U.K. is changing to have more auditions [similar to the U.S.?]. "You're a good actor, but are you right for the role." Also stated by one of the panelists: "You can survive bad actors and directors, but you cannot survive bad writing."
• Back on S19, Judy stated: "I remember the joy of having two brains."