{"id":807204,"date":"2026-10-19T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/807204\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T04:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:00:19","slug":"georgina-cates-dead-an-awfully-big-adventure-was-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/807204\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgina Cates Dead: ‘An Awfully Big Adventure’ Was 51"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGeorgina Cates<\/a>, the British actress who appeared in films including \u201cAn Awfully Big Adventure\u201d and the TV series \u201c2point4 Children,\u201d has died. She was 51.<\/p>\n

\n\tCates\u2019s death was announced by her daughter, Naiia, on Instagram<\/a> in June, though it had not been reported until now.<\/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 Naiia wrote. \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. I love you, thank you for your creativity, curiosity and your bravery to always be true to yourself \u2014 no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCates began her career on \u201c2point4 Children\u201d in 1991, in which she played the character of Jenny Porter. She went on to appear in TV shows including \u201cCasualty,\u201d \u201cAn Exchange of Fire,\u201d \u201cChris Cross,\u201d \u201cCrimewatch File\u201d and \u201cThe Bill\u201d through the early 1990s before making her feature film debut in \u201cAu Pair\u201d in 1994, which followed a young Welsh woman as she leaves her quiet country for Germany in search of adventure.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 1995, she starred in \u201cAn Awfully Big Adventure\u201d alongside Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman. She also appeared in 1998\u2019s \u201cClay Pigeons\u201d with Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn and Janaene Garofalo, in addition to \u201cJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa\u201d and \u201cEverlasting,\u201d among other projects.<\/p>\n

\n\tGeorgina Cates was born on Jan. 14, 1975 in Colchester, England, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. From 1997 to 2005, Cates was married to Skeet Ulrich, whom she met at an Oscars party, and the couple had twins, Naiia and Jakob. On Naiia\u2019s Instagram post, Ulrich commented \u201cI love you more than words can say sweetheart \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCates is survived by her daughter, Naiia, and son, Jakob.<\/p>\n