{"id":634557,"date":"2026-10-18T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634557\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T19:00:09","slug":"georgina-cates-dead-bbc-actress-was-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/634557\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgina Cates Dead: BBC Actress Was 51"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGeorgina Cates<\/a>, the actress known for her roles in Clay Pigeons (1998) and several BBC projects, has died. She was 51.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Saturday, BBC\u2019s 2point4 Children creator Andrew Marshall announced Cates\u2019 passing, years after her breakout role as Jenny Porter on the sitcom when she was 16 years old. She had reportedly died in May, and a cause of death was not immediately made available.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m very sad to report, I have just discovered, that lovely and talented Claire Woodgate aka Georgina Cates, our first Jenny in 2p4 died last May,\u201d wrote Marshall on X<\/a>. \u201cI have no other details than than on IMDb. Sympathies to her family and children. If anyone has further details to share, please do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMarshall\u2019s post comes after Cates and ex-husband Skeet Ulrich\u2019s daughter Naiia announced her mother\u2019s death in June.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy beautiful, free-spirited mom lived a hard life and still found ways to make herself and others laugh and smile <3 now she can rest easy,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI will always see you in black and white photos, Virginia slims, baggy clothes, no bras, big sunglasses, doodling while talking, pleasers, and flip flops and everything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m very sad to report, I have just discovered, that lovely and talented Claire Woodgate aka Georgina Cates, our 1st Jenny in 2p4 died last May. I have no other details than than on IMDb. Sympathies to her family and children. If anyone has further details to share, please do.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Marshall (@AndrewM2p4c) October 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tNaiia continued, \u201cI love you, thank you for your creativity, curiosity and your bravery to always be true to yourself \u2013 no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn Claire Elaine Woodgate on April 4, 1975 in Colchester, Essex, England, Cates broke out in the first two seasons of 2point4, before appearing in such shows as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, The Bill and Chris Cross, in addition to roles in movies like An Exchange of Fire (1993), Au Pair (1994), An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Frankie Starlight (1995), Big City Blues (1997) and A Soldier\u2019s Sweetheart (1998).<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso in 1998, Cates earned acclaim for her performance as Amanda in the Ridley Scott-produced Clay Pigeons, also starring Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Pheonix.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2007, following a years-long hiatus from acting, Cates won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award for her performance in Sinner during the 41st Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tCates is survived by her children Naiia and Jakob, whom she shared with ex-husband Skeet Ulrich.<\/p>\n